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Bruce Sanderson
Finding the Invisible In Wine
Posted: 10:37 AM ET, 11/15/07
I had lunch a few weeks ago with Richard Geoffroy, the erudite and fascinating chef de cave of Moët & Chandon’s Cuvée Dom Pérignon. He had organized a tasting for me to showcase some recent vintages, some of which will be designated for the Oenothèque program, along with some current and past Oenothèque bottlings. Read more
James Molesworth
More Day 10: Seeing the Changes at Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Posted: 11:46 AM ET, 11/14/07
There’s been a lot of change at Paul Jaboulet Aîné since Jean-Jacques Frey, owner of Château La Lagune and Champagne Billecart Salmon acquired the winery in 2006.
The initial plan to keep Laurent Jaboulet on as winemaker was quickly scrapped—Jaboulet was let go in August of 2006 in a move that raised a few eyebrows in the valley. Read more
James Laube
Taste Memories Can Be Fond or Fowl
Posted: 12:49 PM ET, 11/13/07
Where do we come up with some of our wine descriptors? Many of our taste memories are tied to our youth and early taste sensations and they stick with us. I can still think back to feeding ducks and geese as a kid, and later with my own kids, and I know a duck pond when I smell it. Read more
James Molesworth
Day 10: One More Stop in Crozes
Posted: 11:59 AM ET, 11/13/07
Domaine Combier is now run by Laurent Combier, a third-generation vigneron. His grandfather started with a few vines along with apricot trees, and when the canal at Roche-de-Glun opened in the early '60s, he crossed the river to expand his holdings. Read more
Richard Betts
Dirt, Diesel and B.O.—The Requisite Ingredients for Good Wine
Posted: 05:18 PM ET, 11/12/07
I recently found myself in the Rhône Valley with about 30 other pickers taking refuge in the shade of an old storage shed. Mid-afternoon, we all sat hot, parched, sticky and, in my case, with a deep cut on my hand that continued to spurt blood hours after I attempted to leave that piece of my finger in the vineyard. Read more
James Suckling
Perfect with Blemishes and All
Posted: 04:55 PM ET, 11/12/07
It’s the perfect imperfect wine – 1947 Cheval Blanc. I am sure most of you have heard about this legendary red. It’s ageless. It’s also priceless. And it’s also probably the most counterfeited wine of them all.
Yet I had a perfect bottle of the wine about a week ago in Los Angeles, during a vertical tasting of the great St. Read more
James Laube
Inspiring New Wines From Saxum
Posted: 01:19 PM ET, 11/12/07
Saxum has a new-look label, with wood block prints. But more importantly, the new releases are its best wines ever.
Aside from winemaker Justin Smith’s personal achievements, which are momentous, his wines are vital to his hometown of Paso Robles because they show what can be accomplished in this still new and evolving appellation. Read more
James Molesworth
Yes, I Do Sometimes Eat While in the Rhône
Posted: 09:26 AM ET, 11/11/07
Contrary to popular belief, the life of the wine journalist on the road is not that glamorous. I’m not much of a breakfast person, so I typically skip a formal meal and instead struggle to get a handful or two of granola down while I drive to my first appointment. Read more
Harvey Steiman
Michelin Stingy with Stars in new guides to L.A., Las Vegas
Posted: 10:14 PM ET, 11/10/07
Michelin had planned on Monday, November 12 to announce the top restaurants in its first-ever restaurant guides to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, but word leaked out early thanks to a glitch on the company's web site. Saturday's Los Angeles Times contained a complete list of the star winners, the accuracy confirmed by a rueful company representative. Read more
Bruce Sanderson
A Closer Look At Cristal
Posted: 02:43 PM ET, 11/09/07
Louis Roederer’s Cristal is one of the most prestigious and widely recognized prestige cuvées from Champagne. Yet, often in my blind tastings, it doesn’t stand out.
Although the 2000 and 1999 vintages rated outstanding (91 points), I rated the 1997 88 points and the 1996 initially 90 points, before giving it 94 points a year later. Read more
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