Hanging Out in St. Julien With Didier and Anne Cuvelier: Tasting the Leoville...
Second growth Leoville Poyferre has been firing on all cylinders since the turn of the new century. the 2009 possibly the greatest wine they’ve ever produced! In contrast to their nearby siblings,...
View ArticleTasting the Cos d’Estournel, 2011 with Jean Guillaume Prats
A visit to Bordeaux this past summer wouldn’t have been complete without a visit with Jean Guillaume Prats, the director and force behind second growth Cos d’Estournel in St. Estephe for over a decade....
View ArticleTasting the Cos d’Estournel 2003, ’05, ’06, ’09, ’10
Wow……..it doesn’t get much better than this as Jean-Guillaume Prats, director of the Cos estate, took us through a tasting of some their finest wines over the last decade. It’s astounding how...
View ArticleTasting the 2011 Chateau Margaux and Pavillon Rouge
It’s such a pleasure to listen to Chateau Margaux general manager Paul Pontallier, speak about wine. He is so passionate about the estate wines and articulates with such precision. I was so intrigued...
View ArticleTasting the Pio Cesare Classic & Il Briccio Barbaresco
Under the watchful eye of owner Pio Boffa, the Pio Cesare estate continues to fire on all cylinders, producing world renown Barolo and Barbaresco. During our 2011 visit with nephew Cesare Benvenuto, a...
View ArticleTasting the Family of Tua Rita Wine
After tasting the 100% Merlot Redigaffi from the renown Tuscan estate Tua Rita located on the border of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas, I couldn’t wait to try the rest of their wines. The entry...
View ArticleTasting the 2011 La Mission and La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion
Considering the challenges of the 2011 growing season (blazing heat in the spring, wet cool summer), the ’11 Grand Vin and it’s second wine, La Chapelle, were highly successful, even more than I could...
View ArticleTasting the Fourth Growth Bordeaux Branaire Ducru: 2005 & 2011
It’s always an eye opener for me to discover a world class wine that somehow slipped by me over the years. Branaire Ducru, the fourth growth Bordeaux wine estate situated in St. Julien, was taken over...
View ArticleOlivier Bernard has been making both the rouge and white wine at the Graves...
The always passionate and animated Olivier Bernard has been making both the rouge and white wine at the Graves Domaine de Chevalier estate going on thirty years! His reds maintain that outstanding...
View ArticleTasting the Domaine de Chevalier 1982 & 2002 with the always animated and...
Olivier took over the estate in 1983 so while he bottled the ’82, a very strong vintage and one that many claim was the turning point for the modern era in Bordeaux, the vineyard and winemaking...
View ArticleSPEAKING OF WINE…Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2000 Saint Estephe Bordeaux
A 30 second video wine review of Chateua Cos d’Estournel 2000 Saint Estephe Bordeaux.
View ArticleTasting at Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron
The Pichon Longueville estate, while having a history of producing classic Pauillac wines for nearly three centuries, has really elevated the quality of production since the turn of the century. During...
View ArticleSPEAKING OF WINE…MollyDooker Enchanted Path 2005
A 30 second video wine review of MollyDooker Enchanted Path, McLaren Vale, South Australia, 2005
View ArticleTenuta dell’Ornellaia produces some the finest Bolgheri red blends in the world…
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia produces some the finest Bolgheri red blends in the world, from the entry level Le Volte & Serre Nuove to the always gorgeous Ornellaia and of course, the renown 100% Masseto....
View ArticleSpeaking Of Wine…Trimbach Riesling 2009 Ribeauville
A 30 second wine review of the Trimbach Riesling 2009 Ribeauville.
View ArticleChateau d’Yquem, the world’s finest sweet wine estate.
Well camouflaged from public view, set back from the rural road in Sauternes, sits the world’s finest sweet wine estate, Chateau d’Yquem. In fact, considering the raw size and beauty of the estate,...
View ArticleSPEAKING OF WINE…Domaine Saint Prefert Chateauneuf du Pape 2005
A 30 second wine review on the Domaine Saint Prefert Chateauneuf du Pape 2005.
View ArticleTasting Roberto Voerzio Merlot
Roberto Voerzio and his son Davide, produce some of the most prodigious single vineyard Barolos in Piedmont, While they produce these outstanding wines, in addition to their wonderful Dolcetto, you...
View ArticleSPEAKING OF WINE…AALTO PS Ribera Del Duero 2004
A 30-second wine review of the AALTO PS Ribera Del Duero 2004
View ArticleSpeaking Of Wine…Joseph Faiveley Chablis 2009
A 30-second wine review of Joseph Faiveley Chablis 2009.
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