2007 Domaine Lafond Roc Epine Lirac
As Twisting Vines has previously noted, 2007 was a great year for Rhone wines. The three grapes that go into the region’s famous Châteauneuf du Pape are Grenache, Mourvédre, Syrah.
The Domaine Lafond produced a terrific Châteauneuf du Pape that received 91 points from Robert Parker. Although the wine has come [...]
Time to Stock Up on Champagne
According to the New York Times wine critic, Eric Asimov, there are now some pretty good Champagnes in the $30 to $40 range. A panel of experts, including Asimov, set up blind tasting of 20 Champagnes under $40 and found some seriously good wine. This is quite a change from [...]
Champagne
The holiday rush, those weeks from November to New Year’s Eve, is when the Champagne houses reap most of their annual profits.
Americans are the second-largest drinkers of Champagne – outside France. Shipments of the bubbly to the United States plummeted 41.2 % this year – yet sales of cheaper sparkling wines – typically from Spain [...]
2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The hottest wine going into 2010. Robert Parker said this is the best vintage since 1998.
“This is the greatest vintage I’ve ever tasted in the southern Rhone.”said Parker, at the CIA tasting in St. Helena. “The $12 and $15 wines from the Rhone from ‘07 were also the best I’ve ever tasted.
Most Châteauneuf-du-Pape is [...]
Christian Louboutin and Piper-Heidsieck Team Up
Wine Spectator – October 8, 2009
Market watchers, take heart: The continuing world economic crisis hasn’t dampened some Champagne houses’ enthusiasm for over-the-top displays of decadence.
Case in point: “Le Rituel,” Piper-Heidsieck’s collaboration with famed haute couture shoe designer Christian Louboutin, who has created a crystal stiletto heel-shaped “Champagne flute” that Piper-Heidsieck [...]
Champagne Grapes Will Rot as Producers Protect Prices
By Adam Sage – TimesOnline
Hopes of a glut of cheap champagne are set to be dashed when vineyards meet next week to agree on a big cut in production to prop up prices.
With sales falling, producers may be ordered to leave up to half their grapes to wither [...]
Muscadet
Summertime and the livin’ is easy. It doesn’t matter if you live near the ocean, a lake, a cool river or a swimming pool, when the weather heats up we all enjoy being by the water. A very dry, zesty white wine from France, Muscadet is perfect for sipping on a hot summer day. It’s [...]
Louis Latour Pouilly-Vinzelles en Paradis 2006
A great summer wine made of Chardonnay grapes from the same limestone hills in Burgundy as it’s pricier cousin, Pouilly Fuisse. Aromas of pear and spice. Full flavors of apple compote and poached pear. Medium body and balanced with a slight mineral finish. Perfect with seared scallops or roast chicken. [...]
Wine Terrorism
France is in the throes of a wine crisis. After centuries of world domination, demand for its wines is diminishing because of declining wine-drinking at home and through losing ground to new wine-producing nations abroad.
A cruel irony is inherent in France’s polarised industry today. While wine buffs can’t get enough of the acclaimed crus [...]
Riesling “Les Princes Abbes” Domaines Schlumberger 2005
Light yellow color with a hint of green. Dry, floral aromas of honey blossom on the nose. Concentrated peach, citrus and mineral flavors with hints of dried spice and honey. A light to medium-bodied wine, nicely balanced with a clean, dry finish. At 12.5%, a great choice for warmer [...]
