Tag: terroir
A Wine for the Devil’s Throat
A Wine for the Devil’s Throat
“The ancient Egyptians believed the god Anubis met each of us on the other side, and that he...
Le Moulin Rose
On the Tasting Bench
Famille Querre, ‘Le Moulin’ Brut Rose
A sparkling wine made in the traditional ‘bottle fermented’ method, from 100% Merlot, in the...
A Thing of Kalimna (Beauty)
A Thing of Kalimna
I partly organized and then wholly attended a small ‘trade-&-friends’ dinner last week; it had a ‘bring-a-bottle’ theme, which is an...
Topaz: Darren Gall picks 3 wines from our Cellar
Darren Gall picks 3 wines from our Cellar
Lavau Condrieu, Viognier, Blanc 2012
The Condrieu region, Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) sits in the northern Rhone, close...
The White Album – Track One: Chardonnay
Catalina Sounds ‘Sound of White' Chardonnay, Marlborough New Zealand, 2019
From the Sound of White vineyard in the Waihopai Valley, Marlborough wine region, New Zealand....
On The Bench – Champagne Deutz
On The Bench – Deutz Champagne
Deutz Classic Brut NV
Pale straw in colour with lemon hues and faint accents of salmon pink...
The Beast
The Beast
Mont Ventoux; for the world's finest cyclists its name is legend, “The Beast of Provence”, a will-sapping, heart-breaking, soul-destroying stage of the...
Chateau d’Etroyes
Chateau d’Etroyes
Mercurey
The village of Mercurey was an important trading post for the Romans in the days of Empire. Set along the Arles-Lyon...
Ruminantia Noir
Wine of the Week - Le Grand Noir, Pinot Noir
Robert Joseph
Caveat Emptor; The ‘Le Grand Noir’ is owned in part by Robert Joseph, a...
Stones of Gold
Stones of Gold
Situated near Lyon, at the southern, warmer end of Beaujolais, is a little village called Charnay. On the northwest edge of the...