She then invokes a similarity to the wines of the Rhone and lists five wines–Cos, Pontet-Canet, Palmer, Leoville-Barton, and Valandraud–with no point scores! Dry whites or Merlot year.Some superstars. Dry whites or Merlot year.Some superstars. So how did things pan out in the glass? Overall. not a Sauternes year. MORE >>

Producers visited included millionaires making quality wine from Rhone varietals to wealthy families planning to build hotels in addition to vineyards on their vast amount of land, and a sprinkle of families who inherited the wineries from their forefathers and ex-patriots who make wine and other businesses (wedding services) as well. Alorna. MORE >>

Winemaker Notes: We initially created this blend as an auction lot for the Hospice du Rhone held in Paso Robles each year. One of the great things about social networking is that you often get in contact with friends and classmates from a time when all was great, life was fun and we were all going to live forever. Here's what I learned. MORE >>

Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. The Languedoc, located in the south of France, borders the Mediterranean between the Pyrenees and the Rhone Valley. “A French insurance company owns a Chateau?” Sunday: Dinner in a Chateau. MORE >>

Africa’s most widely planted grape, though with my visit I see that Rhone varietals are taking hold. "So here i am, at Ken Forrester's 96 Winery Road restaurant in South Africa!". first met Ken Forrester in New York at a trade event in New York City focusing on wines from South Africa. Africa for many decades. During my recent trip to S. MORE >>