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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! | | | | | | | | | | -
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! The Loire. German Riesling. just don’t get it. MORE >> -
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 | TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007 Notes From the Dressner Real Wine Attack Tasting If you like Loire wines, you're not going to do better than this. 005 Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Clos Habert , $26 - Yum! 2005 Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Les Bournais , $32 - sweeter than the Clos Habert, very sweet in fact. 2005 Clos Roche Blanche Touraine Cabernet Franc , $13. hauled my butt into Manhattan (!) MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007 Spring Tastings in NYC This is a tasting of an amazing portfolio of producers primarily from the Loire Valley, but also including one or two from Burgundy, Beaujolais, Languedoc-Roussillon, Bugey, Bordeaux, and Piedmont. Friday March 23 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Prospect Wine Shop and Greene Grape Wines (both will offer smaller versions of the tasting). 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 >>
- By the Glass BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007
- Sauvignon Blanc - a Mini Blind Tasting BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007
- A Tasting of Young Loire Reds BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007
- What I'm Bringing to Thanksgiving Dinner BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007
- The Finest Value Red of the Season BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2007
- WBW 37 - Indigenous Grape Varieties BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
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