Located on Metairie Rd., Chateau du Lac is becoming a favorite of mine for dining room and bar dining. http://www.chateaudulacbistro.com/ some of my repeat apps' orders are les moules, les escargots w/boursin, foie gras, and the... (4 replies, last updated by noladude July 7, 2008)

What’s going on with this place? I heard they were going to open in the old Vaquero’s on Metairie Road. Fact or Fiction? (2 replies, last updated by Robert Peyton January 18, 2008)

This looks like exactly what we are looking for for two nights in the Alsace region – a cute, small hotel with a decent dining room in a tiny village off the Route des Vins, but I can’t find a word about it other than... (0 replies, last updated by UpgradeQueen August 28, 2008)

Anyone know where I can get a bottle? I had at a NY restaurant and wanted to get my hands (and taste buds) on some more. I noticed that they only have one distributor in the US and they are East Coast based. Not a terribly... (3 replies, last updated by Jeff P-S November 8, 2002)

, floral and flint in delicate balance, reminiscent of old-fashioned Chateauneuf-du-Pape, extremely long lingering finish with sweet fruity aftertaste. OUTSTANDING 91 CHATEAU MUSAR red – Reserved and more nuanced aromas of... (9 replies, last updated by Cam D June 17, 2008)

I have 4 nights in town. I have resos at La Colombe for my husband and I. My father will join us one evening and I have resos at La Montee de Lait. Would you say these are good choices? Should I perhaps change La Montee du Lait... (10 replies, last updated by cheryl May 8, 2006)

I checked winesearcher.com and popped up the Bouscasse’s white Pacherenc du Vic Bilh in stock at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant,... (1 reply, last updated by Melanie Wong January 7, 2008)

't offer advice at the higher end of the spectrum, but that’s what I’ve noticed in my range. Of French wines, I tend to like the Cotes du Rhone and some Bourdeaux. I have never found a Syrah from any part of the world... (22 replies, last updated by wally August 28, 2005)

2001 Chateau Golan “Eliad” (Golan, Israel): This is a somewhat confusing wine, at least at first appearance – the label speaks of all five Bordeaux varietals, yet the website describes the wine as being a blend of 84 percent... (2 replies, last updated by girobike December 30, 2008)

We’ll be in Provence for a week in April and are looking for some very good non-bank breaking recs from hounds who have had memorable meals in Aix, Gordes, and CDP. Many thanks. (8 replies, last updated by yumyum February 10, 2005)

there is just one quality of wine, but it is sold in one of two types: in barrel or bottled ] Reminds me of my first visit to Avignon. Place de l’Horloge, I sit down at a café and ask for a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. No wine list,... (0 replies, last updated by RicRios January 21, 2009)

Denis Langue, Commercial Director for Château Calissanne, recently stopped by my workplace. His visit, just a couple of weeks ago, afforded the opportunity to reacquaint myself with many of the estate’s wines as well as to taste... (0 replies, last updated by David McDuff March 29, 2008)

In Chateauneuf-du-Pape, drive up to the old remnant of the Chateau, then walk down about 12 steps to dine at Verger des Papes. Excellent food at reasonable prices. Mid-day lunch 19 Euros – entree, plat, dessert (9 replies, last updated by sistereurope September 18, 2008)

I’m a New Yorker coming to Montreal for one night and being put up at the Chateau Versailles. I get in at 9PM at the airport and am thinking of going directly to Pied du Cochon but is there anything worthwhile right near my... (8 replies, last updated by CocoBean March 14, 2009)

recommended that I try. It is a white 2001 Chateauneuf-du-Pape produced by Comte De Lauze. It is also marked “Recolte”. The wine store owner was unable to obtain any notes on the wine, his sytem was down, and I... (6 replies, last updated by bobby06877 February 26, 2007)