This Champagne is delicate enough that I prefer to drink it on its own - no almonds, no nibbles, nothing. Tags: Luneau-Papin Bandol Eric Asimov Muscadet Provence Dirler Cedric Bouchard Sherry Champagne Alsace Equipo Navazos Domaine Tempier This is misleading, as I have been doing this for only three and a half years. MORE >>

I'm a big fan of the wines from this Alsace estate. They are pure expressions of Alsace grape varieties and Alsace terroir. But as I drank it I thought of something that Peter Liem said about extra Brut wines : Non-dosé Champagne is highly fashionable in the Champagne region right now, but few people really do it right. MORE >>

[Before launching into this post, be sure to get a laugh with this spectacular, poppin' Champagne video from Japan , posted here earlier this year!]. “We’re selling a lot of Prosecco,&# a leading Manhattan retailer told me recently as he has observed consumers trading down from Champagne this fall. Say it ain’t so! MORE >>

This one is more in the Italian style (no surprise, given the name), as opposed to the Alsace style that Oregon, the major new world Pinot Gris player, has adopted. C'mon, I can buy a fantastic small grower Champagne for that, or a lovely NV Perrier-Jouet. I'm already a believer in Long Island wine. already like them. alcohol. Yummy. MORE >>

wanted to serve something interesting as an aperitif, I didn't feel like defaulting to Champagne. opened a bottle of Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer, an Alsace producer I have been meaning to try for a while now. That phrase alone is enough to send shivers down the spine of many of us. 2004 Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Wintzenheim, $28. MORE >>