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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO MARCH 26, 2009 Randall Grahm - the way back is the way forward - part II Consider that in 1992 he bought a vineyard in Soledad, a town then best known for a large prison, and decided to call the resulting wine “Big House Red complete with a cartoon jailbreak on the front. Randall Grahm is one of America’s most fascinating winemakers and winery owners. But Grahm has had a change of heart. Absolutely. | | | | | | | -
A WINE STORY | MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 Discovering the Wine Properties of AXA Millesimes It had fallen into disrepair after the socialist era, and since AXA acquired it in 1992, it received the investment necessary to bring it back to its former glory. Soil consists of the complex terroir of Villafranchian gravel over red clay and alluvial soils. He is here to help explain the magic of this gorgeous terroir. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2009 Final Burgundy Trip Tidbits On the uniqueness of terroir, even if vineyards are adjacent to one another, separated by only a few meters - "Please do not make me tell you a most vulgar story about two things that are incredibly close to each other, yet smell and taste entirely different." To the right is the 1992 Pousse D'Or Pommard Jarolières. Thanks Mounir! MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 Domaine Pierre Morey, Meursault Perhaps the finest and most memorable lesson that I received in Burgundy terroir came at the hands of Pierre Morey. He also makes the wines of Morey-Blanc, a négoce operation he created in 1992 order to work with an expanded group of vineyards. And we were thrilled and awed. Peter, Tista, and Pierre Morey walking in Meursault. MORE >>
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