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 France + Gamay
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO JUNE 8, 2009 249 bottles of wine on the wall 2006 Wendouree Shiraz/Malbec, Clare Valley. 2005 Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc, Great. 2005 Château Mouton Rothschild Cabernet/Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Petit Verdot, Pauillac. 2005 Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec, Clare Valley. 2008 R Wines Mod Gamay, Geelong. Day One. Day Two. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MARCH 27, 2007 Notes From the Dressner Real Wine Attack Tasting NV Renerdat-Fache Bugey Cerdon Demi-sec Petillant , $16 - this is a low alcohol (~7.5%) effervescent rose colored wine from Bugey in eastern France. Made from Poulsard and Gamay, it is sweet, fruity, and funky all at the same time, and pleasantly bubbly. 2005 Clos Roche Blanche Touraine Cabernet Franc , $13. Just yummy. | | | | | | | | |
| - Recession Wines - Wines Under $15
If you're in France, for example, and you exchange $100, you walk away with only 65 Euro, and that's before commissions and fees. Reds: 2006 Clos Roche Blanche Touraine Pif, $14, Louis/Dressner Selections (blend of old vines Malbec, young Cabernet Franc). For several months now the Euro is comfortably in the 1.5 range. So there. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007  A Tasting of Young Loire Reds
They use Malbec, Gamay, and even Cabernet Sauvignon in Muscadet, Anjou, and Saumur. But the dominant red grape in the Loire Valley, the grape that is used to craft the finest of its red wines is Cabernet Franc, known there as Breton. There are many appellations in the Loire Valley and several grapes are used to make red wine. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2007  The Finest Value Red of the Season
Actually, it's a blend of Pinot and Gamay, so maybe instead I should say that it's the finest under $15 red wine of the season. For red wine Pinot Noir, Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and the obscure Pineau d'Aunis are allowed. Can you use 99% Pinot Noir and a touch of Gamay? It costs $13.50 MORE >>
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