Burgundy wine

Ummmmmmmmmm!

The Grand Jury of EUROPEANS(and I guess a few New Worlders) released the overall/AVERAGE qualitative placement of individual chateaux over the 5 years(5 separate vintages) of blind tastings: Here's some fat to chew on: 1.Pavie 2.Ausone 3.La Mondotte 4.Haut Condissas 5.Valandraud 6.Reignac 7.Pape Clement 8.Canon-La-Gaffeliere 9.Beau-Sejour-Becot 10.Monbousquet 17.Margaux 18.Bon Pasteur 19. Quinault 21.Mouton Rothschild 24.Lafite Rothschild Petrus and Cheval Blanc didn't even crac...

Jean-Marc Bouley Volnay

Dear Ones, Jean-marc bouley Happy Easter Weekend. Here they say 'Bonnes Paques' - it just doesn’t have the same ring. This morning as I write to you, I have a collier d'agneau (lamb’s neck) braising in the oven, a stock simmering from last-night's poulet de Bresse, am thumbing through Simca and Elizabeth David recipes, putting together things for an Easter picnic in Chablis. My pop warned me that I would go to France and become a thick-ankled woman hovering over a stove… well, So here w...

Welcome to La Paulée de San Francisco 2008

We are going back to San Francisco!!!! Burgundy has been known to inspire the deepest passions in those who have experienced the beauty of the region and finesse of its wines. This year, fortunate guests will be invited to San Francisco to share in the joie de vivre of an event described by Wine & Spirits as "...a chance to taste more great Burgundy than many taste in a year, or a lifetime..." as you meet its elite winemakers, savor their wines, complemented with cuisine from America's leading...

Michel Bettane: 'We are not gurus' - decanter.com - the route to all good wine

Michel Bettane, one of France's most influential wine writers, says critics are not gurus - and Jonathan Nossiter's criticisms are 'infantile'. In an interview with Swiss newspaper Le Temps, Bettane said that the role of the wine critic is to act as interface between the producer and the public, to be constructive and to guide the consumer. 'While he has a role as a judge, his judgement must not be brutal,' said Bettane. 'He also has the role of an educator. But we must not tell people wh...

Newly Formed International Riesling Foundation Arrives

An international organization to support and promote Riesling has been formed. The International Riesling Foundation was incorporated in Washington State on 15 November. Its founding meeting, attended by major producers, was held on 30 November in San Francisco at Constellation Wines US, the world's biggest wine company. The next meeting, open to prospective members, takes place at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, a trade show, in Sacramento, California, in January.

Sonoma Coast Vineyards 2004 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

Jerome Aubin introduced me to this wine from Sonoma Coast Vineyards at his home several months ago, but there was a TCA problem so I had to be patient to get another taste -- this one came via Don Davis' Uncorked Events tasting at Club Sportiva in downtown San Francisco. Toby Trevarthen, a work-friend who's also into wine, advises the property -- I was really psyched to get a taste of this tough-to-find bottling. It is a masterfully constructed pinot, with a high dose of French Oak on the nose, ...