Clos Saint Jean is a family estate founded in 1900 by Edmund Tacussel. Wine has been produced at Clos Saint Jean since 1910. Sons Pascal and Vincent have controlled the vinyeard since 1991 when owner Guy Maurel died. In 2003, Philippe Gambie became involved as a consultant. Cambie has been credited with modernizing Clos Saint [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Clos Saint-Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005
Posted in France, Recommended, tagged Clos Saint-Jean, Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf du Pape, Philippe Cambie on June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Eric Texier
Posted in France, tagged Brézème, Côtes du Rhône, Eric Texier, Louis/Dressner on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eric Texier worked as a nuclear engineer before deciding he would rather make wine. He became a winemaker without any industry experience or family background in vines or wines. His goals and methods developed not from years of schooling (though he studied enology for 2 years at Bordeaux in 1992 and in 1993), but from [...]
André Perret Saint Jospeh 2007
Posted in France, Recommended, tagged André Perret, Rhone, Saint Joseph, Saint Joseph Blanc on June 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
André Perret is one of the leading producers of Northern Rhône whites. In particular, his Condrieus are among the very best of the appellation. André Perret took control of the family domaine (half a hectare) in 1982. Like many small vignerons of the northern Rhône, the Perret family were small-scale farmers, growing fruit and keeping [...]
Kunin Viognier 2006
Posted in California, tagged California Rhône, Kunin Wines, Seth Kunin, Viognier on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kunin Wines was founded in 1998 with wine production growing annually from 400 cases to a current 5,800 cases. Winemaker Seth Kunin produces his wines made with grapes purchased from the vineyards of the Central Coast region of California. Kunin’s varietals include Syrah, Zinfandel, Viognier and blends of Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah. Their Viognier is [...]
