Beaujolais-Villages versus Moulin-a-Vent

August 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in French Wine, Red Wines

Earlier this week I was invited to take part in a Twitter tasting with several other wine writers to taste two types of Beaujolais wine. We were sent the wines in advance and were given a date and time to collectively taste them. But I messed up. Yikes!! I put it down on my calendar [...]

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Cave De Lugny “Les Charmes” Chardonnay

July 26th, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Chardonnay, French Wine, White Wines

While most of the wines in this latest series have been “new world” style chardonnay, I had this single bottle of French chardonnay on hand and really had no better place to write about it. So while some of you might find this out of place in this series, I don’t really care. It’s my [...]

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Lucien Albrecht Gewürztraminer Reserve

February 6th, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in French Wine, Gewurztraminer, White Wines

Although its name can be intimidating to those who are new to wine, Gewurztraminer is a wonderful and exciting variety that I recommend you try. But first, let’s deal with this name. It looks long and complicated, but it’s not when you break it down. Let’s start with the first half of the name, Gewürz, [...]

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Lucien Albrecht Cremant D’Alsace – Brut Blanc de Blancs

November 19th, 2009 | 3 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in French Wine, Sparkling Wine

In case you haven’t seen it yet, you might want to check out the November/December issue of Mutineer Magazine. This issue includes a column, authored by yours truly, about sparkling wines—just in time for the holidays. One of the wines included in this article is the Lucien Albrecht Cremant D’Alsace – Brut Blanc de Blancs. [...]

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Lucien Albrecht Pinot Gris Cuvée Romanus

August 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in French Wine, Pinot Grigio, White Wines

Maison Lucien Albrecht has roots in Alsatian winemaking going all the what back to 1425, when Romanu Albrecht established the family in the Alsatian town of Thann, near the Swiss border. The Albrecht family has been involved in winemaking ever since, although the family moved to Orschwir in 1698. Needless to say, there are generations [...]

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Les Deux Rives Corbières Rouge

July 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in French Wine, Red Blend, Red Wines

I’m excited to be reviewing another French wine today as so often I’ve found that French wines are stylistically aligned to my taste preferences. This wine comes from the Corbières appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in Southern France. This is along the Mediterranean Coast, south of the Cotes du Rhone region, where I’ve found many [...]

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Ruhlmann Gewurztraminer – And I Paired it with Asparagus

June 1st, 2009 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in French Wine, Gewurztraminer, White Wines

I’ve been wanting to do a Gewurztraminer review here for a while and I’m finally getting around to one today. And at the same time I’m wading into what might be the most debated wine pairing topic: Asparagus. I’m not going to spend a lot of time debating which wines go best with asparagus, I’ll [...]

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