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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Discovering delicious, unsung gems is a big part of the fun and pleasure of Bourgogne wines. The 2019 Domaine Jean-Marc Millot, Bourgogne-Passetoutgrain is just such a bottle: a high quality red wine available at a terrific price and ready for immediate enjoyment with friends and casual foods. THE GLORIES OF OLD VINES AND HARD WORK
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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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On a chilly December evening when darkness comes quickly, try a sure fire way to make the night a bit brighter. Enjoy a casual, relaxing meal of traditional chicken pot pie paired with a reasonably priced red burgundy wine from a good producer and a good vintage. The delicious 2108 Domaine Dubuet-Monthélie, Bourgogne-Rouge “Les Gamets”
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In Burgundy, truly accomplished winegrowers lavish meticulous care on all their wines from top to bottom. As Clive Coates, M.W. advised in “The Wines of Burgundy” (University of California Press, 2008), tasting a grower’s lesser wines in difficult vintages delivers more reliable information than tasting only their top wines from fine years. Consider, for instance,
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Take just a sip or two of Clemens Lageder’s most recent delicious whites from Alois Lageder Winery, and there’s no mistaking the young winegrower’s commitment to offering distinctive, naturally fresh wines with dazzling purity. Yet as global temperatures rise each year, Lageder takes nothing for granted. Mounting challenges hinder the winery’s quest for freshness, and
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When choosing a “white Burgundy” to drink with friends, Bourgogne-Aligoté may not come readily to mind. Not surprising. Most American importers and retailers give scant attention to Aligoté as Burgundy’s “other” white wine grape. But Bourgogne-Aligoté’s fortunes are changing. SURGING QUALITY The quality of Bourgogne-Aligoté wines has surged over the last decade thanks to dedicated
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[EDITOR”S NOTE: Sadly Becky Wasserman-Hone passed away in August 2021. Her legacy as an affable and intelligent Bourgogne champion abides.] It’s fashionable to stereotype Burgundy wines as overly complicated and too expensive. Becky Wasserman-Hone simply doesn’t buy it. She has heard it all before over her forty year career as an expatriate-American working as an
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An anonymous brick warehouse somewhere on the outer reaches of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York might seem an unlikely place to discover distinctive Alsace Pinot Noir wines. But when Isabelle Legeron, M.W.’s “2017 RAW WINE” Fair took place in the warehouse, talented Alsace grower Christian Binner’s reds provided a highlight as one hundred fifty producers
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Discovering delicious surprises always provides a large part of the fun in drinking and sharing wines. Surprises keep you honest as a wine drinker while refreshing the senses and expanding the palate. Such is the case with the N.V. South Shore Wine Company, Sparkling Pinot Noir, Pennsylvania ($19.95; available online and at the winery). from
World-Class Sparkling Pinot Noir from Pennsylvania? You Bet! Read More »