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.
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 on 12 March 2009.
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 on 07 January 2009.
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 on 02 January 2009.
The most surprising event of New Year’s Eve to me, was the bottle of Kirkland Signature Champagne we cracked open – for a price of only $26 dollars, it’s a no-brainer. Excellent floral components, good amount of bubbles and a nice, long finish make this one of the better bottles I’ve had recently and the [...]
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Posted on 01 July 2008.
We’re well into the throws of the 2008 summer and there are plenty of great reasons to keep reaching out for a glass of wine over beer; one of them is Rose’ (or Rosado). Depending on what part of the world these blush wines come from, they’ll be called either Rosado or Rose’ – both [...]
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Posted on 29 April 2008.
As a part of my ongoing effort to get folks here in the northwest – and everywhere – to expand their pallets, you’ll see me review wines like this one. It’s a 2005 Chateau Lagarosse (shah toh lah growss) from the Bordeaux region in France. In case you’ve been living under a rock or are [...]
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