for the Chapoutier/Valhrona pairing i attended a decade ago in tain l'hermitage. it was a fantastic and well executed tasting and pairing. i’ll try to dig out my notes on the pairings, rhones, and chocolates. red wine and...

Craft Spago Chinois Fraiche Bistro de l'Hermitage ( and no, I’m not voting for any place with “zz” in the name; or for any SBE BS)

ordered several bottles. The 2004 Jean-Luc Columbo Crozes Hermitage was a more fruit forward wine, but also nice and would pair well with any of the meats. Lee Kaleel has done a great job of picking a varied wine list with great...

is permitted (Viognier). In the Northern Rhône . . . Côte-Rôtie — red wine only: min. 80% Syrah; the wine may include anywhere from 0-20% Viognier. Hermitage — red: Syrah; white: mostly Marsanne, some Roussanne. Crozes-...

’arenberg Dead Arm, McLaren Vale, OZ (I think it’s just at your price-point). A great counter-point would be an E. Guigal Croze-Hermitage, but might be above US$25/btl. 8.) Pinot Noir – Acacia, Central Coast. Don’t know my...

, three times disrespected by owner & staff alike. If I need attitude, I fish w my brother-in-law. Bistro de L’Hermitage (Culver City) – Solidly uninspired food. Uncomfortable setting. Frosty proprietors. If I need...

waitress’s recommendation for a 1er cru white Burgundy (maybe Puligny-Montrachet?) that was very pleasing and the 96 CHAVE Hermitage. The Chave was a matter of some debate over whether we should go outside of Burgundy, was...

Champages are. Fabian knew and offered a great pairing. The first course was a Mushroom Tortellini with a very flavorful jus and sweet garlic puree. The wine chosen was an ‘04 Paul Jaboulet Aine Crozes Hermitage, La Mule Blanche....

. Rhône Syrah, like an Hermitage, for my duck. Still, the Zin went well and the PN was OK. I did not know this producer, and was a tad disappointed in it. Normally, when all but the lightest white fishes are the entrées, I love...

2001 CDP $145 list / $50 retail (2.9) The Modern (NY) -> - Grgich Hills 2005 Chard $70 list / $20 retail (3.5) - Ch. Montelena 2004 Cab $89 list / $35 retail (2.5) - Graillot Crozes Hermitage 2005 $72 list / $30 retail (2.4) Bouchon...

In some diners in the South, fried bologna is offered as a breakfast meat. The fried bologna and eggs at the Hermitage Café in Nashville is, well, breakfast all right...

several people that their “White Coat” is good. I do not know if it is or not, nor am I really interested in finding out — not when I can get a great Crozes-Hermitage blanc for $12. I just don’t see any...

The salt for sugar fiasco made me think about someone else’s disaster that I witnessed—in this case a cooking demonstration by a French chef, Michel Blanchet, from L'Hermitage, which was the fanciest restaurant in LA...