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 California + Muscadet
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | DR. VINO OCTOBER 7, 2010  In praise of mature wine But I think it’s worth pausing on California wines since it gets to the question of young people and old wine. Is mature wine relevant? | | | | | | |
| | | | DR. VINO OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman Premature oxidation of dry, age-worthy white wines–be they from Burgundy, Bordeaux or California–is a tremendous problem today, and at this point in time it does not look to me as if any meaningful progress has been made since the scourge first became readily apparent when the 1996 white Burgundies began to tank. think not. | ALICE FEIRING NOVEMBER 28, 2007 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas Organic" WAS conventional, in that it was just-the-way-things-were-done, up until about a half century ago when chemical companies began calling on farmers (I interviewed one of the patriarchs of California agriculture recently, and he was the one who turned on that lightbulb for me. Main | Hearty Burgundy at Sanford? Do check it out. | | | | | | | |
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ALICE FEIRING | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas
wanted the Pepiere muscadet, but they only 1/2 carafe it and she was hankering for vodka. California Chadonnay. Maybe its the season, maybe its my taste buds or my mood, or my recent plague of hives(and Im not talking bees) and the mood altering prednisone that was required to fix me up.but NOTHING has been pleasing me. JEALOUSY! MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010  The Handsell
Not being in the business myself, I don't know for sure which wines these are, but I'm guessing things like high end Bordeaux, cheap Malbec or rosé, or most any California wine in the $20 and under price range. The bottle is shaped funny, and what the heck is Muscadet anyway? Some wines sell themselves. don't think so. MORE >> -
ALICE FEIRING | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 December '09 Party Wine , Party #2
11.99 **Terres Dorees (Jean-Paul Brun) 2008 Beaujolais Chardonnay Your guests will fall in love with you, even the california drinkers. 14.99 * Bregeon, Michel 2007 Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie You know the way I feel about Muscadet. Expect a touch of that old natural VA. Real burgundy. Lovely. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009 Some like it hot and high alcohol – others don’t
Many of the pairings reaffirm the classics such as oysters with muscadet and sauternes with foie gras , so score one for intuition. For what it’s worth, I think he’s right; try spicy Thai dishes with high-alcohol gewurztraminer from Alsace or red zinfandel from California and be amazed by the synergy. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009  Screwcaps, scores, riesling, the Loire, Cali cab: John Gilman part two
So buckle up and get ready to hear his thoughts on what’s wrong with Riesling from Austria and Australia, screwcaps and their problems, the Loire, California cab then and now, indigenous yeasts, roto-fermenters, small oak barrels, wines over 14% alcohol and why he uses scores! California cabs from the 70s. German Riesling. MORE >>
- Bad Wine Lately BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008
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