At the dinner I tasted a red called J'en Veux for the first time. Considering the lineup of whites as a whole, I think that they might be as good as any lineup of white wines that I've tasted from the Jura. This is Chardonnay from vines of over 100 years old. Domaine Ganevat is in the Jura, in a town called Rotalier. MORE >>

Fresh and bright with fruit, and it really showed what to my taste is typical of Meunier - a round and fleshy, very broad character with something sweet and nutty like marzipan or cashew under the fruit. The flesh of the wine tastes like marzipan here, and it shows remarkable grace and class for a big wine. loved this rosé. MORE >>

And they taste so very good. This wine is all Bouzy, a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, but it reminded me of a wine I tasted a few years ago by Moutard that is made with the obscure grapes of Champagne, things like Arbanne and Petit Meslier. And the 1999 Eric Texier Cô te-Rôtie , a wine that fooled all of us. MORE >>

Here are some that moved me, along with a few impressions: 1995 Mount Eden Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains - if California wine tasted like this, I would drink lots of California wine. 1999 Trimbach Gewurtztraminer Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre - an Alsace Gewurtztraminer with some bottle age.yum. Top notch wine. MORE >>

We are sitting in the gorgeous guest reception villa Nicholas designed to entertain journalists and other visitors, and about to taste a selection of his wines and enjoy lunch. Tasting Cheval des Andes. Nicolas tells me about a 1929 Malbec he recently tasted. Creation of Cheval des Andes. Enter the Executive Chef. Pony Escapes! MORE >>