Wine

February 14, 2017 10

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WINE WRITER: VINISUD 2017

Just over two weeks ago, my husband and I landed in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport where we hopped aboard a TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse or, in English, France’s high-speed train) that sped south to France's eighth largest city

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February 3, 2017 9

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
{Good} Accidents Will Happen

As I mentioned in my post last month, I was in Paris for Christmas and bought a couple of Provence wines for the dinners I was making in our apartment. Both wines were completely unknown to me; I chose based on the regions, labels, and the price point. Of the two whites available, I chose the one from Domaine de la Pallière; the other white sold for €3.00 bottle and, while it might have been perfectly good, it was Christmas and I wanted something a bit more special. [...]

January 27, 2017 11

TASTING AGED ROSÉS WITH MATTHIEU NÉGREL OF MAS DE CADENET

I’m a relatively new convert to the benefits of aging rosé. Readers can easily find evidence in my earlier writing (see archives) of yours truly snickering at the thought of drinking rosés from the previous year’s

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January 9, 2017 4

Catching Up with Stephen Cronk, Owner of Mirabeau-en-Provence

Mirabeau-en-Provence’s Stephen Cronk landed in Boston Saturday night, just as Winter Storm Helena, New England’s first major snow storm, was ramping up. “The flight was a bit bumpy,” Cronk told me. Cronk, in town to solidify his contract with importer Pacific Highway [...]

January 7, 2017 17

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
When in Paris…

Mark and I spent the week of Christmas in Paris. We found a really beautiful one-bedroom flat in our favorite neighborhood - the Marais.

This pairing was a really lucky guess on my part. I had already chosen the menu for the Christmas dinner we would be having and had shopped for the ingredients at the contiguous Marché Beauvau and Marché d'Aligré - markets I highly recommend!

I popped into a wine store about 50 paces from our apartment to choose a wine and asked what wines they had from Provence; aside from a nice [...]

January 7, 2017 4

Provence Wine Council Drops “Provence in the City” and Adds Sopexa

For eight years, usually in early March, rosé producers from sunny Provence have been rolling into American cities, often through thick blankets of snow but with wines in tow, to regale trade and media professionals with their dry, pale-colored elixirs. The [...]

January 2, 2017 40

Musings of a Wine Maven
A Rosé Gives Me Street Cred in France

Having a passion for wine is wonderful. Yet if people think this appreciation has turned you into some kind of vinous savant, then beware. As I write the story of my recent experience that led to this caveat, I am reminded of a scenario from an old Hollywood western—I am a longtime movie buff—in which some folks envision you as the fastest gun around the OK Corral, and they would love nothing better than to outdraw you.

I had such a “quick draw” moment earlier this fall in Bordeaux. It was totally unexpected, as it came in the very agreeable environment [...]

December 11, 2016 16

MEET JEAN-MARIE QUEF, DIRECTOR AND WINEMAKER AT DOMAINE DE L’AMAURIGUE

Almost a year ago, on New Year's Day, I received an email from Jean-Marie Quef, Director and Œnologue of Domaine de l'Amaurigue. Responding

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November 17, 2016 5

Kevin Zraly Retires from Windows on The World Wine School and Champagne Corks were Popping

New York City wine legend Kevin Zraly bid adieu to his "Windows on the World Wine School" Monday night, ending 40 years of teaching his wildly popular 8-week wine course. Typically offered twice a year, over 20,000 people have enjoyed Zraly's words of wine wisdom across [...]

November 13, 2016 11

That Crazy French Woman Brings Her Raw Wine Fair To America

The name of wine personage Isabelle Legeron may not resonate with you. For her numerous admirers she is “That Crazy French Woman.” She is the first woman of that nation to be accredited with a Master of Wine diploma, of which there are less than 400 in the world wine trade. [...]

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