During our honeymoon, my husband Steve and I spent four days in the Northern Rhône. We’d had a week in Paris—identified during the planning stages as Most Romantic Honeymoon Destination Possible—a week spent eating, walking, sightseeing, eating, sleeping, and eating.-read more-
Opening a bottle of sparkling wine can be scary—here’s how and what to open. In the US, a lot of us are afraid of Champagne. We say we want to drink Champagne, we think we want to drink Champagne, but-read more-
Good lord, this was good. If fresh and clean had an aroma and a taste--it would be this wine. Amazing wet snow, mineral, and stone aromas, with some leafing out and citrus aspects. Then the wine was crisp and citrusy,-read more-
The nose is redolent of honeysuckle. The palate is tart apple and lemon cream, with a background of toast. The finish shows a bit of browned butter. This is clean and refreshing, with a good acid backbone. Drink with lighter-read more-
This is fresh and fruity, cherries and rhubarb, with a spicy cayenne and white pepper background. This is a moderately priced, juicy, fruit-driven blend. Drink it a bit cool and match it with grilled summer vegetables. WHO Paul Jaboulet Aine'-read more-
This is fresh and fruity, cherries and rhubarb, with a spicy cayenne and white pepper background. This is a moderately priced, juicy, fruit-driven blend. Drink it a bit cool and match it with grilled summer vegetables. WHO Paul Jaboulet Aine'-read more-
Another fantastic find, this one under $15, for a rose from the Touraine-Amboise region that was the most vibrant salmon color and that vibrancy was matched in the aromatic strawberry, mineral, and tangerine peel notes in the wine. Very refreshing,-read more-
This is a very interesting wine, evolving quickly from flavor to flavor, starting with zesty citrus, shifting to melon and apples, and finishing with a startling flash of something baked and mildly sweet, like pie crust. Pair it with a-read more-