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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ALICE FEIRING MARCH 28, 2010 Last Minute Passover Wines For whites: Try to get anything from Alsace. Willm Riesling 2008 $35.98 Le Mourre de L'Isle Cotes du Rhone (cheap) I'm hoping for the best. I was dragging my feet because I've been hating everything and was confused. had one terrific bottle of 3 Celliers Chateauneuf du Pape @ $44 but the second one stunk. Truly not bad. oh dear. | | | | | | |
| | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MAY 5, 2008 Recession Wines - Wines Under $15 2005 Kuentz-Bas Alsace Blanc, $12, Kermit Lynch Imports (Blend of, in order, Sylvaner, Riesling and Pinot Blanc, Muscat). 2006 D'Estezargues Cotes du Rhone Les Grandes Vignes, $13, Jenny & Francois Selections (100% Cinsault!). For several months now the Euro is comfortably in the 1.5 range. Yup, it costs over $1.50 to buy one Euro. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MAY 6, 2008 Brooklynguy's Notes on Recession Wines The Kuentz-Bas Alsace Blanc is good too. The D'Estezargues Cotes du Rhone is a lovely wine. On Monday I posted a list of wines that cost $14 or less , about $15 including NYS tax. These wines come recommended by buyers at some of my favorite stores in Brooklyn and Manhattan. This might sound simple, and fine, maybe it is. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 Jenny & François Fall Portfolio Tasting This is a super-solid Alsace producer whose wines cost no more than $25, and in some cases are under $20. Jenny & François' tasting is something that I have come to look forward to. And they provide brief but comprehensive notes on their producers and wines - all in the same order in which the wines are poured. And then there is Binner. | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008  By the Glass - Purity Edition
As can be expected of an Alsace wine made using Sylvaner, this wine is very mineral. This is not a post about wines that are chaste. This has nothing to do with the new Republican Vice Presidential nominee. This is a post about "purity," a common wine descriptor that I've been thinking about lately. New oak is either used or it's not. MORE >> -
SLAKED | MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2008  Seven Days Seven Wines
Domaine Catherine le Goeuil Cotes du Rhone Village Cairanne "Cuvee Lea Felsch" 2005 - This wine didn't do it for me. The flood plains recede in Iowa, Al Gore endorses Obama, and I finally have a chance to note some of the wines we've been swirling around here. It's been a crazy week, sort of. Listed in no particular order. and peaches. Where? MORE >> -
DR. VINO | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008  Three questions with…Yves Cuilleron
Yves makes highly regarded red and white wines from the Northern Rhone appellations of Condrieu, Cote Rotie, Saint Joseph, Cornas, and Saint Peray. He paused from his pouring to answer three quick questions: What’s your favorite Northern Rhone appellation that’s not Hermitage? How was the 2008 vintage for you? MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 Chateau Mas Neuf Costieres de Nimes Tradition Red 2006
I sampled this French red wine at the Alsace & Rhone Wine Expo this week, poured by the vintner, Luc Baudet. Deep purple rose in color, It is a blend of 60% Syrah , 20% Grenache , 10% Mourvedre and 10% Carignan and is designed to go well with food, especially duck or lamb. Enjoyed this one very much MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 Domaine De Coste Chaude Cotes du Rhone Villages Visan L'Argentiiere 2005
From Rhone, France comes this blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah produced by Marianne & Marc Fues, whom I met at the Alsace & Rhone Valley Wine Expo earlier this week in NYC. Marc told me the oak the wine is aged in (for 12 months) comes from many different regions, giving it an interesting character. MORE >>
- Gustave Lorentz Pinot Gris Reserve 2007 VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008
- Interview with winemaker Luc Baudet from Chateau Mas Neuf VIGNA UVA VINO | TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008
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