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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.chateau-goelane.com I’ve had the opportunity over the past several years to taste through quite a number of French wines and am delighted to see the Bordeaux region making strides in its quality-to-price ratio. This gem comes to us at a very reasonable price of $13 and would make  a nice supplement [...]

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By Duane Pemberton The word, Chablis, invokes thoughts of wonderful, lively white wines that have become a gold-standard for quality the world over. This region, located in the northernmost part of Burgundy, thrives on producing Chardonnay that many have come to think of as the best in the world so it was with a lot [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website:  http://www.louislatour.com Louris Latour is a world-renowned producer from the Burgundy region of France and has a pedigree of offering-up wines that are terroir-driven, yet are very affordable.   Technical Data: Region: Mostly Côte d’Or Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir Fermentation: Open vat fermentation Aging: 12 months in oak barrels Soil type: [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.cave-ormarine.com Located in southern France, the e Picpoul de Pinet Appellation is starting to get some more attention here in the USA – this little number is a dead-ringer for the money. It’s a Picpoul grape – one that you should really take seek out for your next tasting adventure. Tech [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://theseekerwines.com/ Kobrand importers, out of New York City, is behind this wine label dubbed “The Seeker” – it’s mission is to locate wines from all over the globe that exhibit best-of-value for their respective varietal. Additionally, they go to various areas that have a reputation for doing the best-job with [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Price: $22 Not too many people get the chance to try slightly older vintages of Bordeaux and that’s unfortunate as the wines from that region of France tend to age very gracefully and pair extremely well with food. No, they don’t tend to be fruit-bombs and yes you may have to adjust [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website:  www.louismicheletfils.com/ The northern most part of Burgundy is known as the Chablis region – it produces dry, white wines that are widely considered to be some of the best in the world. Louis Michel and Fils’s 2009 Premier Cru is a Chardonnay-based wine that does an admirable job of showcasing that [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.morey-vins.com/ Price: $39 For those who haven’t had the chance to try a white Burgundy, you really are missing out in so many ways. In fact, I feel that, for too long now, the American palate at large has been somewhat homogenized to what’s possible with Chardonnay. In this country [...]

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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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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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