Stephen Bitterolf, the Wine Director at Crush , conceived of this event with an eye towards the famous La Paulée Burgundy dinners where everyone competes to bring the finest bottles and people walk from table to table tasting each others' wines. 2000 Prager Riesling Smaragd Achleiten. That's right - Austrian wine, La Paulée style.

I'm talking about a bottle of 2000 Vincent Dauvissat Chablis Les Clos that was butterscotch pudding for a while, and then turned into this detailed and focused thing of beauty. Been busy and not able to write as often, but please don't think that means I've been starving and not drinking anything interesting. This neighbor raises pigs.

The tapestry, with its bold vivid colors of burgundy, gold, and electric blue, is elegantly draped over the glass-enclosed barrel cellar below and depicts a merry feast of gorgeously dressed men and women playing instruments, dancing, and having a great time. Welcome!” Apparently, Rabelais celebrated the hedonistic pleasures of the body ….

We tend to value the idea of vinifying individual plots separately, as in Burgundy, and increasingly now in Champagne. enjoyed the 1997 and the 2000, but I have had both of these wines before and enjoyed both vintages more on those other occasions. The company was great, and so were the food and the wines. Delicious.

2000 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino Riserva * Dark plum color. 1975 Burgundy 4 stars Brunello di Montalcino 1995 2 stars 2000 France USA 3 stars 1983 Germany Anno Italiano Napa ValleyThe wines abound at harvest this year due to CV's new rule: for each ton you crush, you bring an "old" wine (old means more than 10).

Now the California wine conversation was interesting, because we were just served two wines, a Merryvale Chardonnay 2008 and a Domaine Roumieu Bonnes Mares 2000. The majority of the sommeliers, however, felt that for the price of the California chard they could have bought a killer white Burgundy. so now we are having beer (!)

Gravner 2000 Ribolla Gialla. If I had arranged for a dinner featuring Red Burgundies from 30 different appellations, I doubt anyone attending the dinner would have thought that all the Burgundies tasted the same. Orange wines are sweeping the nation! Well, something like that. Do they tell diners to call in advance? Try it out!

These wines will give Burgundy a run for its money! Lakeview Cellars Reserve 2000. Lakeview Cellars Reserve 2000. What a very curious name for a Canadian Campaign, yet oh so. First off, the seminar was very well organized. Very impressed by the wines, which had incredible minerals and high acidity. Cave Spring Cellars CSV 2007.

The first rule of Burgundy Wine Club is: you do not talk about Burgundy Wine Club. The second rule of Burgundy Wine Club is: you do not talk about Burgundy Wine Club. What do you do if you want to experience some of the greatest wines of Burgundy, but you don't have the money to make it happen? Premoxed! Corked!

2000) Tarlant Champagne La Vigne d'Antan Extra Brut Non-Grefée Chardonnay , $65, was imported by Jon-David Headrick Selections, not sure who imports it now. Awesome wine, and it's the same price as a newly released 1er cru red Burgundy from a good terroir. White Burgundy is tough to buy, I think. Very impressive. Very lovely.

The 2000, decanted from a magnum, had very ripe tannins, while the 2003 was one of my favorite wines, sultry, with very pretty fruits, great perfume, sultry high notes of vanilla and licorice. Tags: Burgundy News clive coates domaine lamarche hospices de beaune jeanne-marie de champs verticle tasting la grande rue clif coates.

And one day you spend $75 on a great producer's villages Burgundy from 2004, and you realize that it might be true that good producers make good wine in all vintages, but there are better ways to spend $75. beginning with the first ever vintage of 1997, and including 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2004. still have it, actually.

But he did open a bottle of 2000 Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur Richebourg. Just in case you're not familiar with it, Richebourg is one of the most exalted of all of the Grand Crus in Vosne-Romanée and therefore in all Burgundy. 2000 was not as hot as 2003 but it was a very warm year. mean, what if I sneezed and dropped it?

To accompany the restaurant’s extensive charcuterie menu, wine director Michael Madrigale runs an innovative program that focuses largely on wines from the Rhone and Burgundy. The current nugget is… Eric Texier, 2000 Hermitage rouge for $69. We all want to order wine like a pro at a restaurant. Bar Boulud. 212) 595-0303.

perfect example in my opinion of going over the top and valuing the process over the results could be seen with Domaine Leroy’s wines in the great, great red Burgundy vintage of 1993. much prefer in general the 1999s or 2001s in Châteauneuf du Pape for instance, over their more highly-touted counterparts from 1998, 2000 or 2003.

The article also says that he got into wine only in the year 2000 but had already amassed a cellar of 50,000 bottles and that, “Since he started buying, prices for rare wine have skyrocketed.&#. The filing also elaborates on sales of magnums of 1982 Le Pin and 122 bottles of red Burgundy from Domaine Ponsot. William I.

Yes, it is a great white Burgundy, and yes, I got mine for $15 a bottle. You would know instantly that this is a Burgundy Chardonnay if it were served to you blind - it is that clean and true. This is focused, ultra-pure and clean Burgundy Chardonnay, lean, but balanced and delicious.

think of these wines the way I think of Burgundy wine - they are highly site specific. 2000 Michel Br é geon Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Gorgeois , $22, Fruit of the Vines Imports. I tend to think of Muscadet as a winter white wine, a wine to drink on a cold January night with a plate of raw oysters. Recently re-released by Dressner.

People mostly thought this was a Burgundy, that's how delicate and translucent it was, and how fresh and spicy. could tell without even tasting that it was a Burgundy, a big and ripe example, with a heady fruity perfume. guessed it to be either a 2002, or perhaps a 2000 from a top producer and a top site. But my friends didn't.

And by the way, put this up against a lot of white Burgundy from the same year and this will come out ahead, as there is not even a hint of oxidation. was eagerly anticipating drinking the 2000 Bruno Clair Savigny L è s Beaune 1er Cru Dominode , but it was corked. Top notch wine. Really intriguing wine. Great Beaujolais.

2000 Domaine A Cabernet Sauvignon, Tasmania. 2002 Domaine de la Romanée Conti Romanée St Vivant Pinot Noir, Vosne Romanée, Burgundy. 2000 Hardys Sir James Tumbarumba Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Tumbarumba. I’m back from the fantastic Landmark Australia Tutorial. Yes, it’s 249 bottles of wine on the wall!

This guy likes Bordeaux, so I brought a wine I thought he would enjoy, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from Provence, a naturally made wine with beautiful aromatics and a real sense of place, the 2000 Domaine du Deffends Côteaux Varois Clos de la Truffi è re. We had quite a streak, and I guess I shouldn't complain. Lame, lame, lame.

He started his career in wine retail, later worked as a sommelier with a soft spot for Burgundy, and now has embarked on the foolhardy notion of writing a bi-monthly wine newsletter, A View from the Cellar. If its not a tasting night with samples, usually red Burgundy. Best red Burgundy under $30? broke it up in to two postings.

And the 2000 Jean-Michel Gaunoux Volnay 1er Cru Clos de Chênes costs $25 at Garnet Wines in Manhattan, witht he 10% discount you get on everything in the store until December 7th. All good bloggers are supposed to tell you about the wines they will open for Thanksgiving. There was a second bottle present, so we tasted that one too.

It was first mentioned in the 1st century AD by Columella a Roman writer and agriculturalist so it is generally agreed that Pinot Noir or the pinot family is at least 2000 years old. All this history I have just explained happened in and around the Burgundy region. Researching the origin of a grape is fascinating. theory. Cheers

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Yes, the Clare Valley Initiative produced some great results with reports of their Rieslings from that famous 2000 bottling tasting wonderful now but what about red wine? This is where it gets really interesting. The question of the ability of wine to age under screwcap is a pretty deep issue. This is quite understandable. But wait a second.

2000 Voirin-Jumel Champagne Millésimé , $37. 2000 Dessilani Ghemme Riserva , price unknown. Do you realize that in New York City in just over a week from now, about 400,000 kids, literally, are going to write short essays with almost the exact same title as this post? Another summer comes to an end. love summer in New York City.

There was everything from Grand Cru Burgundy to Barolo to Sancerre ros é. 2000 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre. The Burgundies were not so impressive, on the whole. Maybe mature Burgundy doesn't show as well when surrounded by bigger, more obvious wines. Same is true with wine, I would say.

They even have wines from Israel (which you all know I think is great) as well as a very enviable "reserve list" mainly comprised of Bordeaux & Burgundy (with some Napa Cab, & Barbaresco thrown in for good measure) ranging in price from about $200 per bottle up to $1750 for a 2000 Chateau Margaux. Because it was.

Or is it in the style of Burgundy, with more of an emphasis on delicate aromatics, balancing acidity, and earth tones? The estate vineyard was converted to organic farming in 2000 and they began to use some of the principals of biodynamics in 2005. Is it a new world style wine, dense, concentrated, and fruit forward?

began in a French table area and tried some Sancerres (made from Sauvignon Blanc), some white Burgundys (made from Chardonnay) and some white blends. Hubery Lamy of Burgundy presented 3 wines. Denis section of Burgundy. Got back from the West Coast this morning and I hope to write up about day 1 of my wine country trip tomorrow.

Just like in Burgundy - they say you should drink your 2001's and 2004's while waiting for your 2002s to mature. might compare 2001 in Oregon to 2001 in Burgundy. 2000 Domaine des Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny La Marginale , $12 (secondary market). BrooklynLady and I loved this wine when we visited Adelsheim Winery. Inspiring.

Bouchard is an infant of a Champagne house, created in 2000 and located in the Côte des Bar, the southern part of Champagne where the climate resembles that of Burgundy, and where Pinot Noir is the most common grape. NV Cedric Bouchard Blanc de Noir Inflorescence , about $55, Polaner Selections. I'm so glad we did - we both loved it.

stuck with Burgundy and grower Champagne. Back in January I lamented my past wine splurge results. Many of you commented with excellent suggestions, some of which I wound up using for Splurge 2007. Yeah, just like the NY State legislature, my budget comes out later than it's supposed to. More like $550. C'mon folks, I didn't buy that wine.

And now, I can recommend them to you: The first of two were recommended back in November as part of Wine Blogging Wednesday's Silver Burgundy theme. I'm always interested in finding excellent Burgundy at good prices so when I saw this at Moore Brothers in Manhattan, trying it one was a no-brainer. Very pure and fresh. So sue me

We drank a 2004, a vintage that might not need as much time to unwind as say, 2000, 2003, or 2005. The one negative thing I can say is this: the wine doesn't have the same energy that I experience in my favorite wines from Burgundy, Beaujolais, or the Loire Valley. I'm not trying to stoke the fires of the debate. Do you do that?

guessed the 2000 Smith Haut-Lafitte Blanc. Wine 2 - Burgundy shaped bottle, deep impression on the bottom, small rectangle shaped label.It Wine 3 - Burgundy shaped bottle, seemed kind of wider than most, felt like a white wine, and a minerally wine, something edgy. must say, I've never seen this, but I believe that it's true.

If I had to make a generalization about the wines, it would be this: they are absolutely individual, as are the wines of Burgundy or any other great region. 2000 Chartogne-Taillet Cuv é e Fiacre Brut , $55 - I like Chartogne-Taillet's wines. think this will continue to rise, and at a faster clip. Much better. Beautiful wine.

2000 Paul Pernot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles , $64. And a few ill-advised Burgundy purchases - why spend so much on village wine, even if the producer is Roumier or Mugnier? Just like you, I have my limits on what I'll spend on a bottle of wine. Why $50? That's about 13% of my cellar that I would classify as a splurge.

I've become such an old world wine nut that I seem to reach for a Burgundy every time I want Pinot. have tasted Shea Wine Cellars wines from several vintages in the past and enjoyed them very much, notably the 2000 and 2003 Estate wines (a blend of grapes from many of the vineyard blocks). I'm talking about Mark Vlossak at St.

So this is an investment, not just in the Burgundy type of cash, but also in cellar space. If you spend $55 on a Burgundy, are you definitely getting the finest example? Here are notes I've saved from each of the four Clos Rougeard wines I have had, all over dinner: 2000 Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux (tasted in August, 2007).

Two holiday Burgundies worth mentioning. The 2000 Groffier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers was a disappointing mess of a wine. I'm in San Diego now at the in-law's place. My second round trip west coast flight of the week. This time I spiced up the 6 hour flight by bringing my 11 month old. She was wonderful, actually. cents.

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mean, this stuff is more expensive at the entry level than Burgundy, so to be able to taste the whole lineup like this, to learn this much at one time about Grower Champagne, to determine which are the wines that I want for my own cellar.fughedabadit. Brooklynguy is in love with Champagne. What an opportunity! Too rich for you? Me too.

decided to focus on Champagne and Burgundy, and to taste whatever Loire wine I came across, but there are not many of those in the portfolio. 2000 Schramsberg Vineyards Reserve (8) 70% Pinot Noir here. Next installment is Burgundy, and let me tell you - some fascinating and wonderful wines. cannot enjoy myself that way.

Innocent's winemaker, will be doing two outrageous wine dinners jointly with Volnay Burgundy legend (in Mark's mind anyway) Jean-Pierre Charlot of Domaine Joseph Voillot (Volnay). Both dinners will feature 2005 red and white Burgundies from Voillot and 2005 Pinot noir and Chardonnay from St. Innocent 2000 Brut Sound tasty?

He has a 2000 1er Cru Puligny Montrachet - too fancy for solo drinking I figure. The wine was DELICIOUS, and it resembled good Burgundy Chardonnay far more than any California Chard I've had. It's July 4th folks, and as an American, a Brooklynite, I feel compelled to write a little sumpthin about an American wine. Why, yes it is.

2000 Hafner Reserve Chardonay, Alexander Valley - Not in the same league as the '01 right now. I'm lucky because my father in-law likes wine and keeps some good bottles in the house. was impressed with the two wine stores I went into. Good selection and decent prices, although a bit higher on some French wines than on the east coast.

2000 Chateau Moulin Pey Labrie Canon Fronsac , $29 - You were right Joe, this is just nothing special. Warning : this is a really long post you might need to read it over several days, or during one day in which you are really bored at work. hauled my butt into Manhattan (!) Packed already, and only 1:10 PM. Impossible in this venue.

Speaking of the search for value in red Burgundy wines. If you take the train from Paris to Dijon and drive south to Burgundy, you go through Marsannay (an up-and-coming appellation), then Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Flagey-Echezeaux, and Vosne-Romanee, the powerhouses of red wine production in Burgundy.

The lineup of white Burgundies certainly was impressive on paper, with notable wines at various stages of maturity. 2000 Domaine Tollot Beaut Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru - Oaky vanilla aromas. And what of the white wines? was not so impressed, though, overall. None of them really hit me where it counts. Almondy marzipan palate.

BrooklynLady and I hosted, and we settled on the theme of Burgundy, in honor of our recent trip. BrooklynLady and I prepared a 5 course dinner and everyone was asked to bring a mature red Burgundy. We opened (an hour before eating) two white Burgundies to taste with the quiche. This bubbly was surprising in its weight and power.

Its an incredible learning experience to sample a flight of 2000 Bordeaux and then compare that to another flight of Bordeaux from 1970 to 1990. The highlight for me though was tasting 6 Burgundies, 3 of them Grand Cru wines. have never tasted Grand Cru Burgundy before and I'll tell you, it felt great - something I could get used to.

As is common in New York, a combination of artists and other intrepid souls in about 2000 began moving to Red Hook for the low rents. The wine list is called "eccentric" by reviewers, which means that there are no bottles from Bordeaux or Burgundy, even though almost every bottle on the list is French. But the food was excellent.