Flank Steak Salad with Arugula

Hearty yet healthy, this salad has black beans, black-eyed peas, red onions, and sweet bell peppers.

Always the Bridesmaid

Marsanne, the ignored little sister of the Rhône whites, has good bones.

) for an Aussie twist on Champagne brunch. It’s a big, juicy wine with ripe grapey flavors accented with toasty oak and is near dry in sweetness. We had an interesting shoot-out between the E. Guigal Gigondas from my cellar...

Looking for some info on a 1996 M. Chapoutier Banyuls (lable is also in Braile)

Pinot Noir Roasted Venison Loin, Blood Sausage Crumble, Glazed Salsify, Balsamic Vinegar Jus, Smoked Black Cardamom 1998 Pierre Usseglio Cuvée de mon Aïeul 1998 M. Chapoutier Côte Rôtie La Mordorée Assorted Cheeses: Epoisse, St Agur,...

. Also glad to hear that a white with a champagne is not gauche. I'm either leaning toward the Beaucastel Blanc, which I can pick up locally, or the 2005 Chapoutier Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac, which ships from nearby Pasadena...

Go to Kit’s Wine Cellars. They currently have 25 cases of the Domain Tournon, “Shiraz or Syrah”. This is a wine by M. Chapoutier, but one of his Australian ventures. This wine used to retail for $29 but the...

HIGH-END BANYULS >Banyuls 2001, Terra Vinya, M. Chapoutier ($42.25/500 ml) 100% Grenache Noir. Complex nose of chocolate, cherry and plum. Sweet on the attack with lovely fruit and marzipan flavours. Though the finish could be...

Subtle bouquet, Red Pepper Flakes, long finish 7 Hermitage Blanc, Chapoutier, Cuvee de L’Oree" 1991 7 Chateau Grillet, Neyret-Gachet 2001 Exotic Fruit, White Cherry, Floral 8 Condrieu, Guigal, “La Doriane” 1996...

I know there has been some discussion of the food at Peter Kellys new restaurant. I ate their Friday night and it was just a fantastic meal! I want to state from the start that I'm sure my meal was not typical. It was a special...

I'm leaving next week for a trip through France on the way to Italy (and the Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre!). Traveling with my wife and 2 teenage kids (real chowhounders themselves). We don’t want fancy, but we are...

as they didn’t have the same wine on their own list, no problem, simply pay a corking charge. Fine. Fortunately, I had chosen to bring along a Rhone —a 1990 Chapoutier Cotes Rotie La Mordoree — that SONA did not...

stemware. I hopped on a bar stool to give it a whirl with a few samples. I tried 2002 Morgan Sauvignon Blanc, 2000 Chapoutier “Bellerouche” Cotes du Rhone, and 1999 Domaine Carneros Brut. Zeph, the owner, poured for me...

I'm looking for a wine to buy now that will be great down the road and that costs no more then $75. I have a wine refrigerator, so storage isn’t a problem. I have a lot of California wines, but I want to buy something...

pancetta M. Chapoutier, “Belleruche”, Cotes du Rhone, Rhone Valley, France, 2006 Roasted Atlantic Halibut Melted leeks, Peekytoe crab, rosemary & Marcona Almonds Saintsbury, Chardonnay, Carneros, 2006 Duo of...