I am looking to try some boxed wines that have been getting good press lately – particularly VRAC Cotes du Rhone and Cuvee de Pena. Has anyone tried these and, more importantly, anybody know where in the Miami-Boca corridor...

, there are many others – Las Rocas Garnacha, Castell del Remei Gotim Bru, Bodegas Castano Monastrell, Capcanes Mas Donis, Palacios Petalos de Bierzo, several others I’m not currently thinking of. Some of these,...

By one of those chances I got a couple bottles of 1959 Moulin Touchais Anjou AOC Reserve du Fondateur. Main label reads “Appellation Anjou Controllée - Doué La Fontaine”. Back label reads "Réserve du Fondateur" For...

up to the cheese? 2006 Chalone Chardonnay 2007 Der Pollerhof Gruner Veltliner 2006 Gilgal Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2007 David Noyes Tocai Friulano 200(?) Kalinda Riesling Sekt Dry (from Pfaltz) With the main course: 2005 Purisima Canyon...

a mouthful of blackberries for $10. Also big, full of berry fruit rated 90 points or more by Robert Parker and around $10 are Capcanes Mas Donis from Tarragona and Castell del Remei Gotim Bru. All are imported by Eric Solomon...

Hi, I thought I had the perfect plan for my Birthday dinner. Goto Berlin on Fairmount Avenue, and then walk over to Dieu du Ciel for beers afterwards at St Laurent and Laurier. Unfortunately Berlin is now closed :( I really loved...

Warm weather brings a yearning for certain wines. Living in San Francisco, the fog can dampen the feeling but when I do escape the fog I tend to reach for Rieslings, Chenin Blancs, rosés & Zinfandels. What about you? Do you have...

, the service was accommodating, and they seemed to like children. We’d go back, anyway. HÔTEL DU CHEVAL BLANC Place de la Libération 41800 TRÔO

that can fit larger parties. MENU Ode to Julia Week September 29-October 2, 2004 Amuse Bouche: Gougere: Gruyere Cheese Puff Wine: NV Agrapart & Fils Champagne, Blanc de Blanc, Grand Cru, Avize 1st Course: Potato and leek soup with...

, CA '05 - Rock Rabbit, Sauvignon Blanc, Central Coast, California - Fish Eye, Pinot Grigio, California - Danzante, Pinot Grigio, delle Venezie, Italy - Clos du Bois, Pinot Grigio, Sonoma County, California - Ecco Domani, Pinot...

dark red fruits and earthiness on the palate. Decent finish. Decent acidity but a rounder wine. I think it would complement a lot of foods and is moderately priced. A Kermit Lynch import * 2008 Château de Lascaux Coteaux du...

Selection du sorbets du fruits frais Tour de France – maillot blanc Loire – 2003 Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé de Pouilly "Pur Sang" Rhone – 1999 Belle, Pere et Fils Hermitage Blanc, Tain-l’Hermitage Bordeaux...

(slight rs, but still dry), Coteaux-duLoir (sweet), Coteauxdu-Layon (sweet), and more . . . In contrast, most California Chenin Blanc is always “off-dry” with about 2.0-2.5 percent rs.

, and some sweetness can balance out high acidity. — Examples: Aromatic whites (Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Muller-Thurgau, Sylvaner); dry Chenin Blanc; dry or late-harvest Riesling (depending on the sauce); red or white Cotes...

Gotta totally agree with whiner on this one. Baumard, in my mind, does some really special things with Chenin Blanc that can be mindblowing in some cases. If you liked the quarts du chaumes, check out their Coteaux du Layon"Clos...