Wine Retail is like Egg Sushi, and so is Champagne. But Burgundy isn’t.
I once heard a story about sushi that really impressed me. The true sushi expert, when trying a restaurant for the first time, always begins by ordering Tamago, or egg sushi. Egg sushi may not be as exciting as sea urchin (Uni) or fatty tuna belly (Toro), but...
Too Much Champagne?
There's a glut of Champagne, but so far there's no glut of bargains.
Random Tastings
Some wines I tasted at dinner/the Grand Sonoma tasting at the Wine Blogger Conference this summer. I thought it worth telling you about them since I took the time to take notes and many are worth your time to hunt down!
Sadly, I didn’t get to taste very many wines at the Sonoma Grand Tasting. The...
What Wine Pairs With Cereal? – Episode #734
Gary Vaynerchuk has long talked about pairing wine with cereal and today he goes “there” and pairs three wines with the classic cereals Lucky Charms, Captain Crunch and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
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Wines tasted in this episode:
2007 Von Kesselstatt Spatlese Scharzhofberger RieslingMosel Riesling
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Two Weeks of Incredible Champagne
I used to write about sparkling wine every Friday in a sets of posts that I called Friday Night Bubbles. Every week for over a year, typically alternating between Champagne and other sparkling wines. It got expensive, but what made me stop this series was the fact that I wasn't satisfied with the quality...
Sunny bubbles
It's sometimes amazing how a wine can remind you of certain sights, sounds and smells. But then again, drinking wine is not just about its taste but also about the entirety of the experience, whether its hedonistic, introspective, contextual, or all t...
Champagne in crisis? (Updated)
[Note added later: for a thorough review of this issue, including some important corrections to the information here, you should read the comments below, and also this article just posted on Jancis Robinson's website. JG, 10/09.]
There's a great piece ...
A Wealth of Champagne Information
I think the advent of September, and, thankfully, a breath or two of cool breeze in NYC, has gotten me thinking about Champagne. (Of course, simply waking up in the morning can make me think about Champagne.) In any case, lately when I think about Ch...
Marc Chauvet Brut Tradition NV Champagne
Champagne, France. Cork. Approx $A50.Yesterday, I had low expectations and knew nothing of the maker. The solitary bottle had been sitting quietly in my study, gathering dust, part of a mixed case, making up the numbers (or so I thought). I can now rep...
Sir Winston Churchill Comes Alive
No, not that one, of course. Rather, I'm talking about a recent tasting I organized with some friends of Pol Roger's prestige cuvée, the Sir Winston Churchill Champagne. The great man was a big fan and supporter of the Pol Roger house, and of Champa...
Today Show: Made in America Wines
I had a good time appearing on Today this morning, recommending wines for their "Made in America" Friday whip segment. (On the whip they run through four or so variations on a topic in a speedy way.) In this case "made in America"...
Dinner with Francis and Bronwen
Had a fantastic dinner last night at Francis and Bronwen Percival’s beautifully situated flat above NYD in Borough Market. They’d gathered a jolly crowd, with Jamie Hutchinson and Dawn Mannis of The Sampler, Champagne expert Peter Liem, and Neil Be...
