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2010 Matrot Bourgogne Chardonnay – Review

By Duane Pemberton Winery website:  http://www.matrot.com/ I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the most well-versed with it comes to Burgundy wines but I can tell you that it was a “white Burgundy” that I had a few months ago that was not only the single-best bottle of wine I’ve ever had, it [...]

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Perrier Jouet Champagne Grand Brut – Review

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.perrier-jouet.com Price: $50 Perrier Jouet is a classic producer of Champagne that was founded in 1811 by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie. It now produces over 3 million bottles annually and is enjoyed around the world. In this review, I take a look at its Grand Brut style bubbly: Nose: I get a good amount [...]

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Bringing W.E.P. in Bordeaux

Like most consumers, I am all about products I pay for being worth every penny and for the longest time, in wine, that has been best demonstrated by Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Chile. Areas like Washington State in the USA are close, but not quite there yet. Tonight, I had the luxury of participating in [...]

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2007 Chateau Sainte Marie Reserve Bordeaux

By Duane Pemberton For me, it’s always a good time to enjoy a hearty red – especially one that’s well made and even better if it’s priced appropriately. While many of us look to regions like Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Chile for good values, France has been “listening” to the market as well and thankfully [...]

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A pair of 2007 Hugel Whites

Wine drinkers from around the world love the whites from the Alsace region of France due to the rather unique character and depth-of-flavor they have. Many regions try and copy them but they’re never truly equaled – Alsace’s terroir and history help that region produce some of the most complex white wines you’ll find anywhere [...]

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Pinot Noir – Burgundy vs. California

No doubt, the movie Sideways did a lot to bolster the sales of Pinot a few years ago and while I’m not at all a fan of the movie’s impact on wine sales (it shows we as a culture are too easily talked into what to drink), I do like a good pinot. To wine [...]

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A pair of 2007 Whites from Loire Valley France

For many wine drinkers, the Loire Valley region of France holds a special place on their palette as it has a history steeped in churning out wines that are truly world-class and very unique to that region. Like many parts of the “old world”, Loire Valley wineries started off as small, family-owned business – many [...]

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Old-school Burgundy Wine Cellar pics

Our friend, Dan Snyder, was kind enough to share these pictures he took on a recent trip to France – this is an old wine cellar of Domaine Trapet – located in the Burgundy region.

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A pair of affordable Alsace Rieslings

All to many “New World” wine drinkers have never heard of the gorgeous Alsace region of France which started making world-class wines long before the United States was even a pipe-dream. To this day, it still offers up some of the more interesting white wines you’ll find anywhere in the world. If you like lots [...]

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2005 Bordeaux – 4-way Shootout

There’s a huge following of the 2005 vintage for Bordeaux wines – the likes of which hasn’t been seen in quite a long time. There are literally opportunists out there who are snatching up the 2005 vintage for the sole purpose of banking on the fact the value of wines from this year will rise [...]

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