Featured ArticleNewsDecanter: Maconnais pushes for Premier CrusDecanter has an article on the southern Burgundy region’s quest for 1er cru designation: Vineyards in Macon have reached the next stage in their battle for promotion to Premier Cru status. Mathieu Bubel, marketing director of Maison Drouhin, which produces several Maconnais wines within its négociant label, told Decanter.com, ‘Visually, you can tell there are some [...] Asimov: Chenin Blancs That Aren’t What They Used to BeNYT’s Eric Asimov discusses the results from a tasting of South African Chenin Blanc: WINE tastings are intended to illuminate, but sometimes confusion gets the upper hand. This was one of those times. The subject was chenin blanc from South Africa, a category I last addressed around five years ago. Back then, I lamented the [...] SFGate: Riesling, the greatest of the grapes?The Chronicle has this on Washington state Riesling: Washington’s original wine grape is once again the state’s most dominant variety, both in quality and quantity. While this might seem like old news — great Riesling has been growing in the Columbia Valley for more than a half-century — Washington growers and winemakers continue to find [...] Drinks Business: Bordeaux slump hits auction figuresThe Drinks Business website has this news item: The world’s five biggest auction houses have reported a 25% slump during the first half of 2012 as investors adopted a cautious approach to the big names and Chinese buyers shifted their focus towards Burgundy. Despite upbeat reports from many houses, Bloomberg reported that the big five [...] More Investigation from Don CornwellIn his latest post regarding the Rudy Kurniawan saga, Don uncovers more information regarding Eric Greenburg and Acker Merrall. An excerpt: As Maureen succinctly put it: “the physical details of the wines that I rejected matched the physical details of the wines that Mr. Greenberg had given to Acker Merrall. Based on all of that, [...] ArticlesWine Berserkers Weekly Burgundy Appellation Tasting SeriesHello everyone and welcome to Week Two of the Wine Berserkers Weekly Burgundy Appellation Tasting Series. This week, we are in Gevrey-Chambertin (and including any wines from vines planted in Brochon as is allowed). This week, there are many videos to add and tons of photos. Clos de Bèze by maisonilan Hello everyone and welcome to [...] My Wine EpiphaniesI was reading the message board at Wine Berserkers today and came across a thread that was discussing people’s wine epiphanies. I’ve always loved this subject so I began eagerly typing out my answer but as it grew in length I realized that this would be better off as a blog post, so here it [...] 2010 Lapierre Morgon: “S” vs “N”For those that do not know Lapierre makes a sulfur and non-sulfur version of their Morgan (maybe other cuvees too?). I bought a bottle of each and was interested in trying them side by side. When I first opened them they both had reduction with The “N” (non-sulfur) version having more but the “S” version [...] I am getting excited for the Burgundy Olympics – La PauleeI think it is fair to say that the most passionate group of wine geeks are Burgundy Geeks. Given this enthusiasm, it is no surprise that the annual La Paulee celebration hosted and produced by Daniel Johnnes is one of the most anticipated wine events every year in this country. Even months before the event, [...] Terrible Twos and Wonderful PinotsMy eldest son is about to turn two years old. He is a beautiful, intelligent, energetic little tyke. He loves to run around, and often mimics things that he sees me do. For instance, he saw me hammering nails into a wall to hang a few frames. Moments later, he had a plastic toy hammer and [...] Other Recent PostsNYT: The Mâconnais, Poised for RediscoveryThe New Your Times has a feature on the southernmost region of Burgundy: THE wines of the Mâconnais region of France are nobody’s idea of a new discovery. Back in the 1980s, when I began drinking a lot of wine, they were a reliable source for fresh, crisp, inexpensive whites, and they have remained so. [...] Decanter: Veuve Clicquot launches La Grande Dame 2004Decanter has a news item on the release of La Grande Dame 2004. Veuve Clicquot has launched the 2004 vintage of its top cuvée La Grande Dame – with chef de cave Dominique Demarville suggesting that future vintages could contain a much higher proportion of Pinot Noir. La Grande Dame is Veuve Clicquot’s prestige cuvée. [...] |
