Wine Review of 2016 Fromm Winery La Strada Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand Score : 91/100 Score 91/100 Fromm Winery is a respected wine producer of the famous Marlborough region of New Zealand following organic principles and committed to sustainable viticulture. Their ‘La Strada’ Sauv...
Wine Review of 2014 Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Cuvée Margot Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France Score: 89/100 Score 89/100 The Cuvée Margot Burgundy Pinot Noir by famous Puligny-Montrachet-based winery and producer Olivier Leflaive is a blend of 20 vineyards all along the Côte d’Or, from both...
Wine Review of 2011 Ca’ d’Or Selezione Grand Vintage Pas Dosé Riserva Franciacorta DOCG, Italy Score: 88/100 Score 88/100 This ‘Millesimato’ (understand vintage wine, from a single year’s harvest as opposed to a blend) was made from 55 % Chardonnay and 45 % Pinot...
Score: 88/100 Score 88/100 Tasting Notes With a bright red color of medium intensity, this Margaux comes with a spicy aromatic profile, black and green pepper, some chili can be smelt in there, while the fruity expression in discrete to the nose with subtle...
Chateau Pédesclaux, classified fifth growth of Pauillac in 1855, certainly sits on a great terroir, nestled between the illustrious vineyards of neighboring Chateaus, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild, and Pontet-Canet. But great location, and a potentially-great terroir is not all. Capturing the essence of its vineyards and bottling...
“It’s a crime of passion,” Anne Trager says about Le French Book. This small, independent publishing venture dedicated to bringing French-language books to an English-speaking audience also has a thing for food and wine by the looks of the catalog. Top draws for wine, food...
Wine Review of 2014 Bouchard Ainé et Fils Beaune Premier Cru ‘les Marconnets’ Chardonnay, Burgundy, France Score: 91/100 Score 91/100 The “Les Marconnets” vineyard is a Premier Cru site of the Beaune appellation, that spreads over 9.39 hectares (23 acres) producing both Pinot Noir...
Wine Review of 2011 Fiegl ‘Leopold’ Collio Merlot, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northe East Italy Score: 91/100 Score 91/100 The Merlot grapes for this Leopold cuvée by Fiegl winery are sourced from the estate’s historic Oslavia vineyards whose low-yielding old vines have about 60 years of age,...
Dear friends and colleagues, YouTube is rolling out new policies on February 20th that will affect small creators like myself. Essentially, channels with less than 1000 subscribers will be demonetized, and the fear is that small creator’s videos will be less prominent on the platform,...
The richness and diversity of Lyonnais cuisine is best enjoyed when accompanied with the right wine. When in Lyon, you can pick up any menu and you’ll find a whole gamut of wines, but the vineyards printed on the bottle can be far from local....
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