In the early 1980s, Marc Olivier (an engineer at the time) decided to move to the country for a slower pace of life. His father owned some vineyards in the cool Atlantic-influenced zone of Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine but was not a winemaker. He took over his father’s vineyards and bought a parcel called Clos de [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine “3″ 2005
Posted in France, Recommended, tagged Louis Dressner Imports, Marc Ollivier, Muscadet. Joe Dressner, Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine "3" 2005 on August 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Fausse Piste Viognier Découvertes 2009
Posted in Recommended, Washington, tagged Fausse Piste, Fausse Piste Viognier Découvertes 2009, Gang of Pour, Hospice du Rhone, Jesse Skiles, Peter Weygandt, Viognier, Weygandt Wines on August 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Peter Weygandt of Weygandt Selections and Weygandt-Metzler, met Jesse Skiles of Fausse Piste at Hospice du Rhone 2009. This summer, Fausse Piste wines found their way to the shelves at Weygandt Wines in Washington, DC. Fausse Piste produces very limited quantities of stellar Rhone-style reds and whites from small, well-placed vineyards in the Yakima Valley [...]
