Delicately fruity, an extraordinary finesse, a full body, the Riesling grape variety is not a copious producer but a most qualitative one. It is a noble grape, perhaps the noblest grape in […]
Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Finds: A Riesling Roundup
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: the House of Vidal-Fleury
It is regarded as the oldest wine maker still in activity in the northern Rhône Valley. Vidal-Fleury was founded in 1781 and quickly earned a reputation abroad. These wines have found their […]
Savoring Savoie
It is one of those festive occasions France is famous for. The Festival of the Cheeses of Savoie is being held for the 17th time this year on June 25th and 26th […]
Sensational Seaweed
Tomorrow, March 24th, is Seaweed Day being held within the context of the Monaco Ocean Week. Seaweed Day puts the spotlight on one of the most promising of oceanic industries: seaweed. A […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Saint-Amour
It is a ruby red wine with reflecting purple points and a delicate floral aroma. It has a lasting taste, woody and fruity at once. This is a nectar for the Gods, […]
It’s Champagne Time with Chassenay d’Arce
It is a house of winemakers, Chassenay d’Arce, a champagne-making cooperative that brings together 130 families in the southernmost reaches of the northernmost wine-making region of France, Champagne country’s Côte des Bars […]
A Family Affair
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Courting the Côte du Rhône with Christophe Pichon It is one of those great family affairs that one finds in France. The estate of Christophe Pichon […]
Being Batman
It’s all there, Batman, the super villains like the Riddler and the Penguin, crime in Gotham City, police commissioner James Gordon and Oreo cookies. The Batman, an upcoming superhero movie based on […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Sung Wine
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, that earthy, full-bodied Rhône Valley wine that can give a good Burgundy a run for its money is produced under strict quality controls in the sunny south of France just north […]
It’s Offbeat Cocktail Time with St-Germain
Paris, France — Elder flowers bring a nice note to a host of cocktails. But the elusive flower is hard to find, unless you have been initiated into the secret that is […]
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