All of the wines have starring (Lopez de Heredia, Clos Roche Blanche, Dard & Ribo) or supporting (all the others) roles in my book, were tasted blind. It tastes so much better than it smells. think the grit was misjudged) #3-2005 Clos Roche Blanche Cot $19 Grapes: Cot (malbec) Touraine, Loire (a crowd splitter. Many thanks! MORE >>

09 Touraine Blanc le P'tit Blanc--cheap and extremely cheerful. What did I love? Jean-Paul Brun always has something surprising to show. And If you're looking for a great Cremant, he's got one. Cremant de Bourgogne, NV--fizz and mineral. Totally refreshing. House sparkling stuff. VDP Roussane '08! Charming. Charming. Charming. VA on the MORE >>

Wine can be enjoyed by just about anyone - it tastes and feels good. We sat on the deck on a lovely summer evening with a bottle of the 2007 Christian Venier Touraine Le Gautrie Sauvignon , $17, Savio Soares Selections, and a well known Loire Valley (from nearby Poitou, actually, but close enough) goat cheese called Le Chevrot. MORE >>

How do you make a screwcap-sealed wine taste and smell like rotting cabbage or burning rubber- put it in the cellar for a few years. But the damage starts faster than that- were you at the big Penfolds’ tasting here in New York a couple of months ago? German Riesling. And I really don’t understand why. just don’t get it. The Loire. MORE >>

At a recent southern Rh ô ne Wine & Spirits tasting, the reigning critic Tara Thomas declared that a particular wine was corked, and it most certainly was. There was a second bottle present, so we tasted that one too. love everything I've tasted so far (Huët , Dirler, Boxler, and there's more), so why not roll with it? MORE >>