Posted on 23 January 2012.
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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Posted in Burgundy, French Wines, Reviews
Posted on 09 November 2011.
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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Posted in Champagne, French Wines, Reviews
Posted on 18 March 2011.
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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Posted in French Wines, Reviews
Posted on 01 July 2010.
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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Posted in Bordeaux, French Wines, Reviews
Posted on 29 September 2009. Tags: alsace, alsace wines, french wine
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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Posted in Alsace, French Wines
Posted on 19 August 2009. Tags: burgundy, france, french wine, pinot noir
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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Posted in Burgundy, California Wines, French Wines, Pinot Noir, Reviews
Posted on 07 August 2009. Tags: french wine, Loire valley
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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Posted in French Wines, Loire Valley, Reviews
Posted on 02 June 2009.
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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Posted in Blog, Burgundy, French Wines, Pictures
Posted on 12 March 2009. Tags: alsace wines, riesling
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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Posted in Alsace, French Wines, Reviews
Posted on 07 January 2009. Tags: french wine
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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Posted in Bordeaux, French Wines, Reviews