Sunshine Wines..
The March-like weather that blanketed the northeast over Memorial Weekend depressed more than the air mass. It blew away any desire to write about
Summer wines: from the serious to the playful
Memorial Day telegraphs the beginning of barbecue season and a time for drinking refreshing wines. Like Memorial Day’s Indy 500, you’ll be off to the
For the Baudry family, 1975 was a very good year
Forty-one years ago, Bernard Baudry created his winery with a five-acre vineyard in Cravant-les-Coteaux, a village in Chinon, the heart of France’s Loire Valley red
The Artistry of Domaine Charles Joguet
Winemaker Kevin Fontaine and owners Anne-Charlotte Genet and her father Jacques Genet Artistry, like water running downhill, finds its own course. Twenty-six year-old Charles Joguet
Domaine Couly-Dutheil’s Cabernet Franc Is More Than an Echo
I swear to you I was polite and professional. But I got kicked out of the sales room of Pierre and Bertrand Couly anyway. Driving
A Cave Man Bearing Wine
Rodolphe Raffault in Cave Monplaisir It was 9:58 on a sunny April morning, when Rodolphe Raffault arrived in his car as I was knocking on
Stunning Vouvrays from Loire Valley
[bt_section][bt_row][bt_column width="1/1"][bt_text] Vouvray is made in many styles, and tasting one of the best stylists is a pleasure with a glass of Philippe Brisebarre's 2005
Cabernet franc can stand on its own
Cabernet franc is not a grape that many consumers are familiar with, but that will change with a glass of the 2006 Chateau de Vaugaudry
Aging sets apart sauvignon blancs
Sauvignon blanc is one of the great grapes for making outstanding food-friendly wines like the 2007 Chateau de Sancerre blanc. Like many French wines whose
Muscadet a refreshing wine for summer
In the middle of summer, wine should be light and refreshing, like the 2005Domaine de la Louvetrie Le Fief du Breil Muscadet. If there is