have no idea what 2010 will bring in the finished wines of Champagne, in Burgundy, in the Jura, or in the other places I love. Okay, now that I have your attention. From the little that I have tasted so far, I think 2010 is going to be a fantastic vintage for many of the wines that I love to drink. That sounds exciting, no? MORE >>

Since we had tasted a Coenobium Rusticum previously, I decided to go with a wine from the Jura–the Montbourgeau 2008 L’Etoile Chardonnay ($20). Then I set up a blind tasting of two 2009 pinot noirs, each about $30, one from California and one from Burgundy. “Will you wear a wool hat?,” What can you do? MORE >>

still love Pinot, but moreso the wines of Burgundy, Cheverny in the Loire Valley, or the Jura. Yes, but the key for me is to drink them without comparing them to Burgundy, to accept them as fruit-driven wines and to enjoy them as such. I bought a lot of Oregon Pinot when I rediscovered wine about 6 years ago. 2002 St. MORE >>

Instead, he offers lots of enticing wines from small Italian growers as well as some great domaines and estates in the Loire, Burgundy, Jura, Germany and the Left Coast. However, the state is one of the hardest for retailers to ship wine into. The Wine Bottega , 341 Hanover St, Boston. Vintages , 53 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA. MORE >>

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. 25th » Disconnectivity in St. story due. MORE >>