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Winemakers do a number on Wine Spectator
Call Central Casting and request a flamboyent French winemaker who epitomizes joie de vivre and bonhomie, and they’d probably send you Jean-Charles Boisset. Boisset is the scion of a famous Burgundy family who in recent years has embarked on a … Continue reading
Posted in California, Film, France, Humor, Wine, Wine Humor, writers
Tagged Boisset, Buena Vista Winery, Dan Berger, French Wine, Mondovino, Robert Mondavi
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A Matter of Style
Here are two very good wines, both from the Languedoc region of southern France, both costing about $23 retail, and each showing subtle differences in style. Though they’re not from the same vintage, the terroir is similar and recognizable, but … Continue reading
Montirius Côtes du Rhône 2007
Montirius hits the stony, mineral side of Rhône wines. It is tight and focused, delicious and very much alive. Increasingly I find myself saying “focused†and “lively†about wines that impress me. This one impresses me. I won’t recite a recipe … Continue reading
Posted in Biodynamic, France, Rhône
Tagged Biodynamic WIne, France, French Wine, Wine
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Domaine Brusset “Les Travers” 2006 $20
From Cairanne, in the Côtes du Rhône-Villages, this wine is dark and dense, with earthy hints of the garrigue – that wonderful word wine lovers love because we can pronouce it. And because we can define it – garrigue smacks … Continue reading
Posted in France, Rhône, Washington Post
Tagged French Wine, Mistral, Rhone, Rhone Wine, Wine
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