it tastes like varnish to me—maybe it’s the clean finish? Of late, the most reliable reds in your range seem to be Jadot Beaujolais (usually found for $7-9) or Chapoutier Belleruche Cotes du Rhone ($7-10). For super...

I'm not sure what pricepoints you’re looking at, but I’ve had a few fantastic wines from the February 2nd release: 2003 Chapoutier Hermitage Blanc Chante Alouette ($75, #140541) - huge tropical fruit on the nose and...

. Here are a few value regions and winemakers to get you started within your budget. Côte-du-Rhône, made from grenache, mourvèdre, syrah, and about 20 other grapes I promise one day I would remember. E. Guigal, Paul Jaboulet...

and avocado and the base was rich with the earthy flavor of roasted chile. The foie gras, as foie gras can so often be, was transcendent. We took advantage of the Sunday no-corkage policy to bring our own bottle of Chapoutier...

) afterwards, though we indulged in a bottle of M. Chapoutier Cotes du Rhone instead of anything from Napa Valley. :-)

opened too. The couple are also partners in a joint-venture with local vintner Michel Chapoutier to produce their own wine. More recently, in Lausanne earlier this year, a second restaurant was unveiled – Anne-Sophie Pic at the...

/graduation/etc). I like the idea of passing this family tradition down to my own child. Knowing that many of today’s wines are made to be enjoyed immediately or within a shorter period of time than what I'm looking for, I...

1992 M. Chapoutier Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne.

in the right mood … and would like a lovely tail. This was a nice article about the drinks. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQE/is_2_16/ai_n13489839 This article does an excellent job of capturing the look of the...

is that the poster was recommending the Caymus Special Selection Cab vs. the regular one... and the Spec Sel '01 is truly tight and shut down now, so not really ready to drink. All that being said, I'm sure that you will really...

Evolution #9, Navarro Riesling Portugal – Joao Pires (dry black muscat) Spain – Marques de Allela (pansa blanca) Australia – Hill of Content Shiraz, Pikes Riesling France – F. Pichot Vouvray, Chapoutier...

We got to La Goulue for the first time tonight. This spot in Bal Harbour has been the site of some very good, but unfortunately short-lived, restaurants (Petrossian, Elia come to mind). There was a nice crowd there and I'm...

WOW! What an open ended question! If I were going to spend approx. $150 on a CA Cab/blend or Rhone for drinking right now I would probably get a 1994 Chave Hermitage or Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon. Well... I would get the...

But isn’t a major point in this thread that many wineries that use organically grown grapes do not in fact label their wines as “organic”? Certainly this seems to be true for many European wines (i.e. M....

I'm with the vote for Wine. I had one once that was passable. I think because the market just isn’t there to sustain it.