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 Chenin Blanc + France
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MAY 23, 2008 Friday Night Bubbles Olivier Cousin makes natural wines, working his family's property in the central part of the Loire Valley near the area defined as Coteaux du Layon. Cousin cultivates Gamay, Grolleau, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, and Chenin Blanc - there is something for everyone in this portfolio. | DR. VINO OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman So grab a glass of wine, throw another log on the fire, grab a sandwich, channel your inner wine geek, and listen to John opine on the topics of natural wines, zero dosage champagne, some pitfalls of collecting, 2007 vintage for Port and in the Rhone, the nobility of chenin blanc, the Piedmont producer Produttori del Barbaresco and more! | | | | | |
| | | ALICE FEIRING JANUARY 13, 2009 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas Dry Loire Valley Chenin Blanc. ?Savennieres? Anjou or Chinon Blanc? Raffault or Baudry Chinon Blanc. Nicolas Les Clous Blanc (chard and chenin mix. On the other hand, I am partial to blanc de blancs. ?For Dry Loire Valley Chenin Blanc. ?Savennieres? | | | | | | | | | |
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WINE TASTING GUY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008 Polaner tasting standouts
began in a French table area and tried some Sancerres (made from Sauvignon Blanc), some white Burgundys (made from Chardonnay) and some white blends. Moving to the Rhone valley in France I tried some wines from Eric Texier. An under appreciated grape here in the Western world is Chenin Blanc. don't know. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007  Yummy Sparkling Wines at Various Prices
Yes, Champagne can be an expensive habit, but Champagne is not the only game in France. Many Loire Valley producers make excellent sparkling wine. Here are a few more inexpensive sparkling wines I've been enjoying lately: NV Charles de Fere Blanc de Blanc Reserve , $8 (Astor Wine and Spirits). Can that be done? MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2006  Domaine du Closel Savennieres
Savennieres is one of the great Loire Valley appellations, producing amazing white wines made from the chenin blanc grape. BrooklynLady and I were well into our Loire Valley trip at this point, and she was nearing the end of her well documented patience for wine traveling and tasting. Did you notice that? MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2007 Okay, Now for My Case
So for all of you who want to poke your toe in the waters of the Loire, here is my case. Not a case from all over the world like Lyle's and Joy's, but Brooklynguy's case of Loire wine, a case that I believe will make anyone who likes wine a Loire lover. 2005 Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Clos Habert , $26. And $17 - c'mon. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007  Brooklynguy Stops Being a Hater and Learns to Appreciate "Other" Sparkling Wines
Of course I'm going to start in the Loire Valley with this, as there's great sparkling Vouvray and Saumur to be had. So here are two Loire Valley sparklers that I enjoyed lately in the $12-20 price range. Their rose, which I believe is what they are better known for, is all Cabernet Franc. But that's like $25 now! MORE >>
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