2004 Saumur from Château Yvonne. A Marsanne-Roussanne blend from the Rhône or California in a pinch. I also think it’d be really interesting to taste with a glass of fino or manzanilla sherry or a vin jaune from the Jura,...

My first choice would be a white Rhône, such as a Crozes-Hermitage, St.-Joseph or a white Châteauneuf-du-Pape — something rooted in Marsanne and/or Roussanne (not Viognier). California “equivalents” would...

I had dinner at Lucques on Wed night for the dine-out promo, and it was as good as usual. Try the attached link for the Sunday $35 special and see if it might be of interest. Setting is wonderful,great wines, especially that...

drank a Rose Champagne to begin, followed by Beckmen 2002 Marsanne, Abadia Retuerta 2001 Rivola and a 1989 Riussec for dessert. The tab with tip was about $260.00 We all enjoyed dinner very much and plan to return soon.

Don’t know if you’ve tried Treana, a viogner-marsanne blend. Very enjoyable and goes well with a wide range of foods. Very floral, some good fruit, rich mouthfeel and just a hint of sweetness as well. We grab this one...

blended Chard, look for Hedges CMS white blend – contains some SB with the Chard and Marsanne if that’s a deal breaker but it really tastes great. It may be creeping out of your price point soon but should be 10ish....

I’m traveling to Lyon and then on to the Oisons region of the Alps (just east of Grenoble.) Can I get a quick primer on the wines of that area ? I think I know that Rhone reds are often Syrah, and Rhone Whites might be...

A good quality Marsanne should go very well with both the ravs and the pork. This one is excellent if you can find it: '06 Domaine Astruc Marsanne, Malras, Languedoc I’m assuming bubbles to begin... that is a question of...

Last night attended a wine tasting dinner featuring Guigal’s wine. First course of vichyssoise with garlic croutons was paired with crozes-hermitage blanc, which showed an interesting balance, yet I really prefer some of the...

is strictly American, as I remember. If Lucques is the choice, try the roussanne/marsanne white wine by the glass. Truly wonderful. A bottle would also be appropriate if that matches your dinner selections. Get the reserves in...

The wine was probably Marsanne.

Tablas Creek, a joint venture involving the people behind Beaucastel, makes lovely Rhône varietals and blends. www.tablascreek.com Terre Rouge’s Enigma (Marsanne, Viognier and Roussanne) is a perennial favourite. Have never...

from the Rhône and the Languedoc (especially ones with a high percentage of marsanne, roussanne or viognier and including New World Rhône blends) and some of the fruitier chenin blancs from the Loire. Deeply coloured and flavoured...

skin, but pricey for the portions. The ‘grilled’ artichokes were okay, tasted more like grilled, canned artichokes. What bugged me more was the wine. Was 0-for-2 with glasses of wine and they were both TERRIBLE...

yeah I had the White Wines flight... two French, two California (Viognier, Marsanne, Roussane & Viognier/Roussanne blend) where a good pour... but really just Vin Ordinaire > I went with the petite Duck Confit (this was very...