World Class Wines, as wine contributor to TOUR DE FARM, is very pleased to share selections that come from our portfolio of family producers for the first Tour de Farm dinner of 2009. We picked these growers because they embrace the philosophy of naturally made, hand-crafted wines from vineyards that proudly leave a legacy for [...]
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Provence can be a spooky and unfriendly place in the winter. Winding around on narrow tree-lined roads, over treacherous bridges and aqueducts, dodging the debris kicked up by the notorious mistral winds, its hardly the sunny place depicted by Peter Mayle. It was dark by the time I arrived at the manor house of Patrick [...]
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Anyone who is a wine lover usually learns early in life that Thanksgiving is not a time to share your cellar’s treasures. Oh sure, these are the friends and family, that you would donate your kidneys to, but let’s say you’ve selected one of your slumbering babies, carefully cradled it to the table, announce the [...]
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Jason introduced Frappato in a posting last week, but I want to expand on the story (it’s a good one!)…
I visited Sicily ten years ago, and was the fortunate guest of a winemaking family on the Western side of the island, in a former tuna fishing town called Trapani. The warmth and passion of these [...]
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Paris brasseries and bistros pour thousands of glasses of Sancerre each year along with their “plateau de fruits de mers”. After all, what could be better with briny fresh oysters, cockles, crab claws, snails and shrimps? No doubt, this is why for the millions of tourists who have endured the brisk service of a [...]
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This past January I went to France motivated by the opportunity to find the newest and best emerging wine producers. I covered over 3,000 kilometers from Champagne all the down to Rousillon near the Spanish border in the span of ten days. I tasted with 114 producers and more than 1,000 wines. [...]
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I just got back from a wonderful week at VinItaly 2008. A few observations (more details at a later post):
VinItaly was better run than ever this year. Less chaotic and easier to get to on the business days.
The buzz around 2004 Barolo was evident (even Gary Vaynerchuk is in on the action). The [...]
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