Thierry Puzelat, along with his older brother Jean-Marie, is responsible for a big lineup of delicious wines from the Touraine and Cheverny appellations in the eastern part of the Loire Valley. Here's what I love about these wines: they taste honest, like real representations of the grapes and soil from that place. It works. MORE >>

Not too salty, not too sweet, this cheese tastes of fresh butter, with herbs and roast nuts. Tags: Agnès et René Mosse Paul Pernot Anjou Pierre Frick Closel Loire Valley Savennières Alsace Cheese Burgundy By the Glass We've been delving further into domestic cheeses lately with some very good results, mostly. Strange. MORE >>

And they taste so very good. This wine is all Bouzy, a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, but it reminded me of a wine I tasted a few years ago by Moutard that is made with the obscure grapes of Champagne, things like Arbanne and Petit Meslier. cannot tell you how excited I am about this. This neighbor raises pigs. MORE >>

I don't mean just that they taste good and are well balanced wines, although they do and they are. Tags: Cookin' with Brooklynguy Michel Brégeon Muscadet Beaujolais Marcel Lapierre Loire Valley Who says there's nothing good out there for about $10? What do I mean by "good?" apiece. Now it's closer to $18. MORE >>

With my grilled sardines he served a glass of Fiano (I don't remember which one), but I remember how the smokiness of the wine and its great clarity made my sardines taste impossibly good. But these pieces contain more than just tasting notes, opinions, reminiscences, pairing advice, and other bloggerly type work. MORE >>