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 Picks + Provence
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | VIGNA UVA VINO NOVEMBER 23, 2010 6 Rosé Wines for Thanksgiving Picking a wine that will work with a turkey dinner can be tricky, here are six Rosés that will do the job without overpowering the dish: Carpineto Rosato 2007 Bouquet: floral characteristics, particularly rose, acacia and grape flowers; fruity fragrances like apple, currant and sour cherry are evident. | | | | | |
| BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE APRIL 18, 2010  The Handsell If you wandered into a retail store, would you have picked out a bottle of $24 Granite de Clisson? Some wines sell themselves. don't think so. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JUNE 22, 2009 Two Kinds of Ripe If alcohol levels are higher now, then it seems clear that grapes are now picked at sugar levels that are higher than they used to be. Perhaps it was a collective decision to pick later, encouraging maximum ripeness. So what's else could be behind the increase in alcohol levels if it's not a conscious decision to pick later? | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JUNE 7, 2009 It Comes in Waves Funny, I used to think that I couldn't pick out a corked bottle. This guy likes Bordeaux, so I brought a wine I thought he would enjoy, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from Provence, a naturally made wine with beautiful aromatics and a real sense of place, the 2000 Domaine du Deffends Côteaux Varois Clos de la Truffi è re. | | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008  Jenny & Francois Follow Up
This is a blend of Carignan, Syrah, and Grenache. BrooklynLady picked out sea water too, which I understood in the context of the mineral streak running underneath the fruit. 2005 Comptoirs de Magdala Côtes de Provence Escapade , $16. You know what this means? This is important, as the dollar buys less and less wine these days. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007  WBW #33 - Mid-Priced Midi Wines
The Languedoc-Roussillon, also known as the Midi, is a huge area west of Provence, south of the Rhone Valley, just northeast of the Spanish Pyrenees, all of it draped around the Mediterranean Sea. This is hot weather France where hardy grapes thrive, like Grenache and Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan, and of course, Syrah. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 Tasing Provence and The Loire
First up was a rose form Provence. The producers name is Chateau Rouet and it was a blend of 60% granache and 40% syrah and had a beautiful pink color and a wacky curvaceous bottle. This rose was also not only from two of my favorite grapes but also from Provence; an area of France known for it's wonderful rose. Gal was torn. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006  Hooray For Vacqueyras!
strolled pass the Bordeaux that I will tackle one day and the rose of Provence. The computer said one hundred percent granache but after tasting it there might some syrah and a little mouverde in there. You could pick them out and distinguish them from each other. I am on a brief French wine kick right now. Nothing. Nothing. MORE >>
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