White Bones & White Stones
Determining a winner is of academic interest only. Both are elegant wines with precision,…
Browsing: Grapes – General
Stadt Klingenberg – A New Rising Star In Franconia
It’s easy to define Würzburg and the surrounding villages as Franconia. That is, Franken…
Impressions From Franken
1997. My very first wine trip. Destination? Franken. 16 years later; Franken revisited. Four…
Reynvaan; In The Rocks & Stonessence
When it comes to Syrah I know what I want. That is; how I…
Central Otago: 2011 Felton Road Block 2 Chardonnay
On the plate; a generous lobster salad. My way of saying thank you to…
Time for Alsace: 2000 Marcel Deiss Burg Bergheim
What happened with Alsace? Or rather; what happened with me and Alsace? Going back…
Côte-Rôtie: Guigal’s 2009 Château d’Ampuis
The art of seduction belongs to the 2009 Château d’Ampuis from Guigal. As I…
Côte-Rôtie – A Vinous Pilgrimage
Yes, there are some Roman remains in the city of Vienne that probably are…
Monsieur Alain Graillot – Expert On Crozes-Hermitage
There was a time when things almost got out of control. Became comical. People were…
Tokaj – Interpreting Terroir
What makes Tokaj special – at least compared to the other wine regions of Hungary?…
Domaine Auguste Clape – Cornas Greatness
Perhaps not as refined tannins as in 2010, but that is compensated by a to…
A Hommage To Hermitage – A Syrah Lover’s Pilgrimage
I must have been 22, perhaps 23, when I went on my first wine tasting.…
Vindemio – A rising star in Ventoux
It’s a never-ending learning process. Wine that is. Twenty years of intense reading about wine,…
Domaine Aléofane; A New Crozes-Hermitage & Saint-Joseph Star?
Few know of her, Natacha Chave. But if you’re into Rhône, the Chave name probably…