home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « A Gamay In Burgundy | Main | Kermit Lynch On Sept 23/ Sante Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta on Sept. suppose I could have been in the Loire or Burgundy or the Jura instead of Bordeaux, but, what the hell. He won his label back. He won his label back. MORE >>

This is lots of fun, especially if it's not competitive, if it's about throwing out preconceived notions based on labels and prices and reputations. People mostly thought this was a Burgundy, that's how delicate and translucent it was, and how fresh and spicy. served three courses, each paired with a wine poured blind. Lot's I guessed. MORE >>

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. 1999 J Schram Brut (8+) This is Schramsberg's top label. cannot enjoy myself that way. He owes a guest post, I would say. MORE >>

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. MORE >>

Look for the letters 'RM' on the label stands for Recoltant-Manipulant, or grower-maker. 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. MORE >>