Fruity and fresh reds with low alcohol by volume are perfect for enjoying on sunny Autumn afternoons and evenings. Just chill the bottles and then pop and pour for easy drinking enjoyment. Click here for my article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for my recommendations on “chillable” reds from Jochen Beurer in Germany, Jutta Ambrositsch in […]
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The quiet French village of Essoyes seems an unlikely place to discover some of Champagne’s most intriguing and delicious wines. Afterall Essoyes is over 100 miles from the epicenter of Reims, Champagne’s unofficial capital. And with just over 700 inhabitants, Essoyes is best known as Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s summer home. He painted memorable scenes on
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Within the dazzling diversity of Bourgogne red wines, discovering quality and value doesn’t have to be an insurmountable challenge. Easy-drinking gems are readily available at terrific prices. You just have to do a little digging with an open mind and palate. Consider, for example, high quality Bourgogne-Passetoutgrain red wines. GENERIC BOURGOGNE-PASSETOUTGRAINS Bourgogne-Passetoutgrains (pronounced “Boor–gawn–Pass–too–gran”) typically
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In the search for quality and value with Burgundy red wines, keeping an open mind often brings pleasant surprises. Consider the red wines of talented winegrowers Céline and Laurent Tripoz from the southern Burgundy region of Mâconnais. Notwithstanding the Mâconnais’ reputation for offering seas of white wines, Céline and Laurent also produce three delicious and
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For my family, enjoying Butternut Squash and Chestnut Soup signals the start of Winter. As snow flurries fly, markets still offer fresh Butternut Squash and Chestnuts. So the time is right for making this delightful, warming soup. Its creamy, rich texture and earthy, savory flavors hit the spot especially when paired with versatile French white
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Brisk but sunny afternoons make perfect moments to enjoy flavorful cheeses with zesty wines. Use the opportunities to discover distinctive parings to delight the taste buds. The following “can’t miss” cheese and wine combinations from Alsace, Burgundy and the Loire provide intriguing possibilities. ALSACE: MUNSTER CHEESE AND AUXERROIS WINE Autumn’s cool nights and sunny days
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On steamy summer evenings, nobody wants to heat up the kitchen, right? Try instead a “take out” meal of crispy, breaded Japanese tempura seafood rolls wrapped with steamed rice, avocado slices and savory sauces. The delicious 2017 Héritiers du Comte Lafon, Mâcon-Villages, France, a terrific white Burgundy at an attractive price around $23, makes a
Cooking at home, we occasionally enjoy seared duck breast with a sauce of black cherries and tawny port. Recently we tried this savory dish a delicious twist. Instead of tawny port, we substituted winegrower Jean-François Deu’s marvelous N.V. Domaine du Traginer, Banyuls Ambré “Vin Doux Naturel” from France. The results were fantastic!
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In today’s social media cauldron, nothing generates heated diatribes more than “natural wines.”
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In France’s southern Rhône Valley, Mont Ventoux offers plenty of drama both for cyclists and winegrowers. On 13 occasions since 1951, the tortuous switchbacks of “The Giant of Provence,” as the mountain is called in France, figured prominently in the famous Tour de France bicycle race. But while the Tour de France visits only occasionally,
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