When one thinks of Chilean wine it’s often the big, bold and affordable red wines that come to mind. I’m certainly one who has become a big fan of the outstanding value reds that can be found from Chile. But there is a lot more diversity coming from Chile than you may realize and some […]
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been sharing the wines I’ve explored from the Côtes du Rhône region and now it’s time to summarize the results. To be clear, I did mix some Côtes du Rhône with some Côtes du Rhône Villages in this summary. If you don’t like that, too bad. My blog means […]
Although this wine is technically a Vin de Table, I’m calling it a Côtes du Rhône. Vin de Table is considered the low end of French wines, but Chante Cigale Cuvée de la Génestière is a wine of good quality despite this categorization. It technically doesn’t qualify to be a Côtes du Rhône because the […]
Domaine Brusset was established in 1947 by André Brusset and is currently run by his son and grandson. They produce a number of different wines from the Côtes du Rhône region, and in particular they have a number of wines from Cairanne which is one of the best regarded areas with the Côtes du Rhône […]
The Mas Du Bouquet vineyard, owned by the Manganelli family for over a century, consists of 45 hectares on the plateau Garrigues, just outside the village of Vacqueyras. They are most known for their Vacqueyras appellation wines, but they also release this one with the Côtes du Rhône designation. I really enjoyed this wine as […]
At first glance, the name “Louis Bernard” has a very regal appeal to it. It conjures up images of an old world wine producing family that has passed down the estate and wine-making knowledge for several generations. Ah, but how a name can be deceiving. Louis Bernard was actually established in 1976 as a cooperative […]
As we continue our tour of wines from the Côtes du Rhône region, we try this one produced by Jean and Michel Gonnet. Gonnet is most well known for producing Chateauneuf du Pape from the Font de Michelle estate, which was established in 1950. In 2002 the family purchased additional vineyards in the Gard region, […]
The Guigal family has owned vineyards in Côtes du Rhône since 1946, primarily focused in Northern Rhone appellations such as Condrieu and Côte-Rôtie. The blend in this wine is 55% Syrah, 35% Mourvedre, 8% Grenache and 2% others varieties. With Syrah as the dominant variety, it is characteristic of a Northern Rhone blend. It has […]
There are a few things about Layer Cake Côtes du Rhône that you’ll notice are different from other Côtes du Rhône wines. The first thing you’ll notice is that the brand is more Americanized than others. The name “Layer Cake” is much more contemporary than the names on most Côtes du Rhône wines and the […]
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted, in fact it’s been a few days since I’ve been online. Last weekend we had the remnants of hurricane Ike come through Cincinnati and brought 70 mph winds for several hours. That left me and hundreds of thousands of other folks without power all week. What do […]
