Similar to the Hacienda Brut and the Domaine Laurier Brut that we reviewed earlier this week, the Pol Rémy Brut comes from the Bronco Wine Company portfolio. But one thing that’s different about it is that it’s from France. I don’t know if the brand is owned by Bronco or just imported, but it is [...]
Tonight we’re continuing our pre-New Year’s Eve exploration of sparkling wines with a double-header review of crémant from Lucien Albrecht. For those of you who don’t know, crémant is a name for French sparkling wine that’s not from Champagne. And there’s something I just like about the name, particularly when it’s crémant d’Alsace. That’s just [...]
Last week we reviewed the Les Deux Rives Corbières Rosé, and staying with the “summer sippers with Rhone varietals” theme we’re checking out the white wine from this brand, Les Deux Rives Corbières Blanc. This comes from the same region in southern France as the rosé and is made from a blend of 60% grenache, 20% marsanne [...]
Ah, yes. It’s another French rosé. It’s still summer, so we need to celebrate good summer wines. This one is 100% syrah and it’s labeled as a Vin de Pays d’Oc, which means it’s a French “country wine” (i.e. Vin de Pays) from Languedoc (i.e. d’Oc). Vin de Pays is considered a step up from [...]
Yes, it’s another rosé we’re reviewing today. And it’s another wine with Rhone varietals. This one also comes from a place not too far from the Rhone — Corbières in the Languedoc. This is a region in the south of France, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. This is a great area for value wines too. I’m [...]
Tonight we’re reviewing another French sauvignon blanc. This one comes from Guy Saget Estates, located on the right bank of the Loire in appellation district of Touraine Mesland. The vineyards span 80 hectares and are planted on two types of soil: sand and clay with some limestone. The color of this wine is a deep [...]
We’ve focused a lot of our sauvignon blanc reviews on Chile and also had a few from California and New Zealand. But we shouldn’t forget about France, and so today we’re checking out a French sauvignon blanc. This wine is called Le Jaja de Jau and is produced by Château de Jau in southern France. [...]
