I had low expectations when I signed up for Sherry-Lehmann’s New Zealand wine tasting the other night. It’s a region I know only for its premium Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough. I had heard New Zealand Pinot Noir is emerging as a contender in the realm of Pinot production. The climate certainly is conducive to grow [...]
Archive for the ‘Burgundy’ Category
Potentially Perfect Pinot?
Posted in Beaujolais, Burgundy, New World wines, pinot noir, Wine journalism, tagged Ata Rangi, Beaujolais, Bottle Shcok, Burgundy, Central Otago, Eric Asimov, Marinborough, Marlborough, Mt. Difficulty, New York Times, New Zealand, pinot noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Sherry-Lehmann, Spy Valley on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Willpower with boundaries
Posted in Burgundy, Spirited Occasions, tagged Crush Wine & Spirits, EuroCave, Raveneau 1er Cru Forêt, The New York Times on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a known fact that it takes willpower to enforce limits within life. Consumption of alcohol is one area within which many people struggle to control. While there are certainly times that I have overindulged, I find that my lack of restraint is greater when it comes down to purchasing wine. Perhaps it’s because my [...]
Pinot Proud
Posted in Burgundy, New World wines, pinot noir, tagged Beaujolais, Burgundy, Cristom, EIEIO, Elk Cove, Ken Wright, Oregon, Penner-Ash, pinot noir, Sideways, Sokol Blosser, St. Innocent on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of my Saturday coworkers and I were talking about French wines. We started off on Beaujolais moved on to Burgundy, and somehow found ourselves in the North West United States. It may seem unsophisticated or far fetched, but I am a total advocate for Oregon Pinots and believe that some of the best rival [...]
Pinot faceoff
Posted in Burgundy, New World wines, pinot noir, tagged Burgundy, California, Domaine Champy, Grand Cru, Justice Vineyard, Ken Wright, Maison Champy Clos de Vougeot 2006, Maison Champy Echezeaux Grand Cru 2006, Mark Vlossak, New World, New Zealand, Oregon, Pierre Meurgey, pinot noir, Premier Cru, rootstock, Shea Vineyard, Sherry-Lehmann, Sokol Blosser, St. Innocent, Union Square Wines, Zenith Vineyard on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Burgundy and Oregon Pinots are among my favorite (non-Italian) wines, and this week’s back-to-back Pinot tastings reconfirmed that each region churns out elegant, well made wines. Sherry-Lehmann on Wednesday evening held a special event with winemaker Pierre Meurgey of Domaine Champy in Burgundy. There were roughly a dozen and a half wines to try, 12 [...]
Wines of the times
Posted in Wine journalism, Value wines, Bordeaux, Chile, New World wines, Burgundy, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, Malbec, Argentina, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Eric Asimov, syrah, Chile, carmenere, Washington state, Oregon, New Zealand, The Pour, Sideways, The Bergen Record, first-growth Bordeaux, Grand Cru Burgundy, South America on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wine trends come and go. The 2004 movie Sideways drove consumers away from Merlot, as Paul Giamatti’s character Miles eschewed the juice. Meanwhile, in the last few years, Malbec from Argentina and Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand started accounting for significant market share as these selections became trendy. Eric Asimov’s June 1 column in The [...]
From sea to shining Chablis
Posted in Burgundy, Wine journalism, tagged Burgundy, California, Chablis, Chardonnay, Grand Crus, Jay McInerney, Kimmeridgian, Les Clos, oaky, Premier Crus, Vaudesir, William Fèvre on May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The first time I, an American, tasted the white French wine called Chablis I was with my South African friend in a bar in London. It sounds an unlikely backdrop for my first encounter with the Burgundian white, so maybe that’s why I recall it so clearly. My familiarity with California Chardonnay tainted my expectations [...]
