Not long ago, a couple shopping in the wine store where I work on Saturday afternoons mentioned that they frequent Wine Library, a Springfield, New Jersey-based store from where owner Gary Vaynerchuck hosts his online wine show. The program is called Wine Library TV. I’ve not commented on him prior, partly because I’m not sure [...]
Archive for the ‘pinot noir’ Category
Big Personality, Big Impact
Posted in Beaujolais, pinot noir, Wine education, Wine Stores, tagged California Cabernet, De Ponte Cellars Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, Domaine de la Noblaie Chinon Les Chiens-Chiens, Donatiello Russian River Valley, Gary Vaynerchuck, Guy Breton Morgon Vieilles Vignes, Pierre Peters Cuvee De Reserve Brut, Wine Library, Wine Library TV on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Terroir or terror?
Posted in Beer, California, pinot noir, tagged Anderson Valley, Burgundy, Carneros, Central Otago, Church Key Holy Smoke Scotch Ale, fining, Germany, Imperial Smoked Porter, Mosel Valley, pinot noir, Riesling, Rogue Smoke Ale, Stone Smoked Porter, Terroir, Willamette Valley on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Terroir is a French word that refers to distinctive attributes coming from a vineyard location as a result of soil, climate, slope, etc. It is believed that the terroir gives a varietal a special and unique characteristics that make the pinot noir in the Willamette Valley taste different from that in Carneros, Central Otago and [...]
