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Domaine de la Pépière “Vieilles Vignes” Clos des Briords Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2007

Posted in France, Recommended, Value Pick, tagged , , , , , , on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As I mentioned in a previous post, I made a few wine resolutions for 2010. One of them was to drink more Muscadet.
Muscadet has always been the perfect pairing with oysters, so I usually will order it in a restaurant since I don’t shuck many oysters at home. However, Muscadet is not only for pairing [...]

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Domaine Fernand Girard Sancerre La Garenne 2008

Posted in France, tagged , on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

One of my white wine resolutions for 2010 was to drink more Muscadet in 2010. I have always been a fan, but for some reason I tend to only drink it with a select number of foods — so I usually have it when I go out to eat.  But the problem with Muscadet is [...]

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Catherine and Pierre Breton Chinon Beaumont 2004

Posted in France, Recommended, Value Pick, tagged , , , on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Last night I wanted some comfort — but I didn’t want to make the effort to try and put comfort on a plate. It was a long week and I didn’t have the energy. So I went downstairs and tried to find the best bet in a bottle. I opted for the Beaumont from Catherine [...]

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Pascal and Nicolas Reverdy Sancerre Cuvée Les Coûtes 2008

Posted in France, Recommended, tagged , , on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Pascal and Nicolas Reverdy took over the running of this domaine when their father retired in 1993. In 2007, however, tragedy struck, with the death of Nicolas when he and his brother were felling a tree. Fortunately, the fine traditions of the domaine live on as Nicolas’ widow and son Pascal continue Nicolas’ [...]

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Bandol Rosé 2008

Posted in France, Recommended, tagged , , , , , on January 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The Bandol wine region, located near the coast east of Marseille and Cassis, is one of Provence’s most internationally recognized wine regions. Bandol’s vineyards are some of the oldest in France. The Romans planted the first vines some 2,500 years ago. Mourvèdre is the king of Bandol — actually Bandol is the only French [...]

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Wines of the Year 2009

Posted in Recommended on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Happy New Year! Here are my favorite wines (and some favorite wine related things as well) from the past year. These are in some sort of order, though the top four and maybe even 5 red wines would all have to be considered contenders for the top spot.
Red wines
Domaine Richaud l’Ebrescade 2005
Domaine Gramenon Sierra du Sud 2007
Edmunds [...]

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Charles Joguet

Posted in France, Recommended, tagged , , , , on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Founded in 1957, the domain’s objective is to highlight the Chinon terroirs (a combination of soil and microclimate), with a simple idea in mind: each wine is the expression of a particular terroir.
Charles Joquet studied painting and sculpture in Paris in 1949, but returned home after his father died. He worked the domain with his [...]

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