Rhône
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Grapes of the Rhone Valley: Picpoul Blanc
Tablas Creek Vineyard &bull Mar 12, 2010
The end of September is a great time to walk the vineyard. Most varieties are ripe or nearly so, but most of the fruit is still on the vines. And you get a great chance to see where everything is. We're harvesting our last Grenache Blanc and Syrah this week, and our first Grenache Noir and Roussanne. Mourvedre, Counoise, and Picpoul are still a few weeks off. But the vineyard looks great, and we're excited with 2009. We had a break in the weather early this week, with morning fog and daytime highs in the mid-70s. The vineyard is poised… Full Story »
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2006 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers (France, Rhone, Northern Rhone, Crozes-Hermitage)
Pelz on Wine &bull Mar 6, 2010
This is an expensive wine, and an even more expensive Crozes-Ermitage (at $40 retail). But this Varonniers more than delivers both as a Crozes-Ermitage, as well as a Northern Rhone wine. It's a packed wine that delivers perfect balance from… Full Story »
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Bitten by the Wine Bug
Grape Radio &bull Feb 8, 2010
Shane Finley had been bitten by the wine bug. So, in 2001 he decided to ditch the New York corporate insurance world and try his hand at something different - making wine. After contacting Wells Guthrie at Copain to ask… Full Story »
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Mas du Boislauzon Cotes-du-Rhone Villages 2007 Wine Review (NW)
The Wine Cask Blog &bull Feb 7, 2010
Tasting notes: Plum, wild berries, and roasted meat on the nose Full bodied and intense on the palate Long finish of raspberry, cocoa, and spice The 2007 Rhone wines from France have been showing up on shelves. Prices are up… Full Story »
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Twitter Lingo for Wine Geeks (Part II: #Hashtags)
Enobytes &bull Feb 2, 2010
If you managed to survive our last post on how to find and follow wine twitters, your’re ready to dive into our next topic, #hashtags, so lets get down to business. Today we’ll dig into using #hashtags efficiently so that… Full Story »
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In Search of a Green(er) Wine Bottle
Tablas Creek Vineyard &bull Jan 30, 2010
I spent this past week with winemaker Neil Collins up at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento. Unified (as everyone in the industry calls it) is the country's largest wine and grape trade show, with 12,000 attendees visiting... Full Story »
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Harry Karis, Author of The Chateauneuf du Pape Book Visits Wine Library TV- Part 1 - Episode #806
Wine Library TV &bull Jan 28, 2010
Gary interviews Harry Karis, the writer of the epic book about this celebrated Southern Rhone region. They taste 2 Chateauneuf du Papes and talk about this venerated region. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Wines tasted in… Full Story »
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Books, books, books
Shiraz Shiraz &bull Jan 28, 2010
The nightstand beside my bed has a dozen or so unread or partially read books on wine. It's a nightly reminder that I need to find the time to read more and also blog about what I read. So...... The books include Alice Feiring's " The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from Parkerization " (Harcourt Inc., 2008) which I have been reading on and off (mostly off) for at least 18 months,… Full Story »
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2005 St. Joseph Tasting - Episode #805
Wine Library TV &bull Jan 27, 2010
Gary shares his knowledge of St. Joseph, a serious Northern Rhone appellation that doesn’t have much exposure. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Wines tasted in this episode: 2005 Domaine Courbis St. Joseph RoyeSt Joseph Rouge 2005… Full Story »
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Into My Fifth Year as a Wine Blogger? From the Archives
Alice Feiring &bull Jan 20, 2010
How did this happen without me seeing it? But out of nostalgia I thought I'd repost my very first before this grew into something else, bigger than myself. First posted December 12, 2004, and I refer to the cataclysmic summer… Full Story »
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Pairings near Castleton Another Great Wine Shop
Grape Sense Blog &bull Jan 15, 2010
With a background in the newspaper business, I knew Grape Sense would not get a lot of feedback from the column. The column runs regularly in eight Indiana newspapers with a reported combined circulation of about 90,000. When I do hear from readers,… Full Story »
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Links For 2010-01-12
Wine News Review &bull Jan 13, 2010
Five tasty tips on how to boost your wine I.Q. 'Whether you are an experienced wine lover or a relative newcomer to the joys of the grape, there are many fun ways to improve your knowledge of wine. The best… Full Story »
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Winter Hermitage
Nick on Wine &bull Jan 2, 2010The concept of ordering a glass of wine at the bar in France is pretty new. Oh, one could always get un rouge at the local caf, the sort of place that used to be full of Gauloise smoke before… Full Story »
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(NW's)Top Ten Wines of 2009
The Wine Cask Blog &bull Dec 31, 2009
(Not the best I tasted- those would mostly be older, hard-to-find wines. Rather, these are the most exciting, widely available, and in most cases good values) (1) Perrin & Fils Gigondas La Gille 2005 ($26) powerful, well made, will age… Full Story »
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My favourite wine (and other drink) pairings of 2009
Matching Food and Wine &bull Dec 31, 2009
Each week as regular visitors to the site will know I pick my match of the week. Some confirm a well tried and tested combination, others come as a total surprise. As usual there are an above average number of… Full Story »
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Wine Blogging Wednesday #64: The Wrapup
El Bloggo Torcido &bull Dec 29, 2009
As you know, being a loyal reader of EBT, we are the host of WBW for December 2009. The idea this time was to choose a non-traditional winter holiday and pair a wine with it. Some very obscure holidays were... Full Story »
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Better Holiday Roasting - and Better Wine Pairing - with Barbara Kafka
Tablas Creek Vineyard &bull Dec 17, 2009
BETTER BIRDS WITH RED Barbara Kafka There is a silly tendency to think of roasted birds?for instance chicken and turkey?as foods to go with white wine. I would contend that this is an error when the birds are roasted giving... Full Story »
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Ask Alice Project: Q #10. Burgundy for Father-in-law
Alice Feiring &bull Dec 12, 2009
HI Alice, 1. Holiday gift for 80 year-old father-in-law from Montana who has begun to explore Rhone wines and discovered life beyond California. I would like to introduce him to Burgundy without breaking the bank (say under $350) -- a… Full Story »
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The Go Ask Alice Project Q:5 (wines for vegans)
Alice Feiring &bull Dec 10, 2009
#5- So my husband and I are vegans and we eat a lot of vegetable stews - with potatoes or butternut squash - can you recommend a red to go with that? Also, I am looking for a red just… Full Story »
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Microclimates Aplenty in El Dorado
Vinesse Today &bull Dec 9, 2009
Established in 1983, the American Viticultural Area in Northern California known as El Dorado includes those portions of El Dorado County located between 1,200 and 3,500 feet in elevation, bounded on the north by the middle fork of the… Full Story »
