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Even More Macho Rosé: "Harri Gorri" 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
Domaine Brana has been covered here before; you'll find background information here. Domaine Brana “Harri Gorri” Rosé 2012: This was produced from 70% Tannat and 30% Cabernet Franc. It is named for t...
Leverano Rosato: "Yeah, that's good." 20 Aug 2013 | 09:51 pm
In a way, it's kind of embarrassing to be writing a note about Leverano Rosato. I've known about it for years, and I've certainly drunk a whole bunch of it, but I never thought to review it. It was ju...
Summer wines: An aristocratic Sancerre; a gulpable Rosé 6 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm
Summer wines, high and low: A Sancerre of aristocratic origins, and a pink from the Costières de Nîmes meant for gulping. The names of winemakers Jean and Ginette Thomas—and their children Julien an...
Pledging Allegiance To Roussillon 18 Jul 2013 | 08:15 pm
It is a commonplace among people who write about wine and food--especially Old World (France, Italy, Spain, Germany, etc.) wine and food--to recommend drinking the local wine with the local cuisine. I...
Macho Rosé 3 Jul 2013 | 08:18 pm
I think it was the spring of 2003 when The Chef and I and our friends Harry and Susan were exploring downtown Biarritz one evening, looking for a tapas joint, or in the local jargon a place for "bocas...
Dinner at Rouge Tomate, or A Love Song To Pascaline 30 Jun 2013 | 01:26 am
The Chef and I went to New York last weekend to attend the anniversary of some old friends. We had a night free, and when I asked some local wine folk where to go for dinner, the consensus pick was Ro...
Lapeyre Jurançon: A Heightened State Of Alertness 28 Jun 2013 | 12:40 am
When the Pyrenees thrust themselves up to the Earth's surface about 500 million years ago--long before the Alps--the result was a chaotic terroir where chalk, clay, schist, and sandstone formed layer ...
Wine Lolly 11 May 2013 | 11:40 pm
No, I haven't posted lately. Yes, I have many reviews to write. Later. For now, The Wine Lolly Video: Now, go get yourself a bottle of rosé. It's time.
Two For Summer: Boas Vinhas Branco and Tramontane Côtes du Roussillon 28 Mar 2013 | 09:32 pm
Two wines for summer: One for grilled seafood, the other for grilled sausage. Nuno Cancela de Abreu, who heads Sociedade Boas Quintas, has made the production of high quality wines in the Dão region ...
Giocato, Ostatu, Quinta do Alqueve: Values From Slovenia and Iberia 20 Mar 2013 | 09:50 pm
Edi Simčič is something else. After years as a grower, supplying his local co-op, he started making wine in 1990. His home base is Goriška Brda in Slovenia, 500 yards from the border with the Collio G...
