Very interesting seminar today at the #WSS12 symposium at Meadowood. Eric Asimov read several excerpts of wine writing from famous writers and asked us to write a fast story in ten minutes. Here is what I wrote: The Ancient Press, by Marisa D’Vari “Okay,” the journalist said, carefully stepping into the deep, dark cellar [...]
Visiting Burgundian Producers with Jeanne-Marie De Champs "I like a good farmer!" says Jeanne-Marie De Champs, owner of Domaines et Saveurs Collection in Burgundy. Jeanne-Marie represents over seventy producers and exports them to various countries, including the USA and my favorite ...
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG Tasting with Marco Caprai "Very complex and elegant!" said a woman next to me, savoring a sip of 1993 Arnaldo Caprai Sagrantino DOCG, the last wine to be tasted in a vertical that lasted nearly ninety minutes. Leading the tasting ...
Discovering the Wine Properties of AXA Millesimes “A French insurance company owns a Chateau?” the woman’s voice says, incredulous. Yes, one can imagine that most people think that a top wine chateau in Bordeaux is owned by a French aristocrat, yet ...
Tasting Notes Week of January 23, 2012 Clos de la Siete 2009 (Michel Rolland) This is a luscious, full-bodied wine (50% Malbec, 30% Merlot, 10/10 Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah) from Mendoza with a rich, ripe, perfumed nose of deep luscious black fruit, a ...
Dinner (and Vino!) at Leopard at des Artistes Fabulous evening last night at the Leopard at des Artistes! Very 'old school' Italian in terms of the elegance of service, with fish deboned tableside. Bar was ... interesting ... and is someplace I would ...