Riccadonna Extra Dry Paris, France — We liked the sleek black bottle. We liked the fact that is was absolutely extra dry without a soupçon of sugar. And we really liked the […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sparkling Wine Find: The Riccadonna Extra Dry
It’s Champagne and Fine Art Time at the Domaine Pommery
Long Read Reims, France — It is an imposing and sweeping site turning into the wide driveway of the Pommery Estate in the Reims in the heart of Champagne country. The estate […]
It’s Champagne Time with the Great Champagne Tasting
Paris, France — It is a remarkable world of tastes and aromas that emerges in Paris at the immensely elegant Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild on October 23rd. No less than 70 champagne […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Château de France
A Family Affair Paris, France — It is a journey into the Paris that was. The Paris that we all loved. The Thomassin family is celebrating half a century of owning the […]
It’s Cocktail Time with a Gin for Generations
It is a new gin, made in a new place, Provence in the south of France. It is a gin marked by its geographical location nestled between the wild hills of pine […]
It’s Cocktail Time in the Palaces of Paris
Paris, France — Things are getting into the swing again and it is happening just right now during fashion week. But cocktails are on the agenda during any week in Paris and […]
It’s Champagne Time with Lucien Collard
It is a tranquil village nestled into the Montagne de Reims. What isn’t tranquil about Bouzy are its wines, some of the finest champagnes houses in France, champagne houses that aside from […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Fragrant Fleurie
Light and fragrant, Fleurie as its name implies evokes the flowers of springtime. It is a fruity and fulfilling Beaujolais that is best young and cold. The Château de La Chaize has […]
Fine Summertime Cocktail Finds
They are among the great sweet white wines of the world. Who can resist a Sauternes or its cousin, the Barsac. Winemakers of these mythical wines have joined forces to create a […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Summer Wine Find
It is one of those mythical French wines. One hundred percent Chardonnay, light, refined, yet textured and wonderfully dry. Pouilly-Fuissé hails from the Mâcon region and stands out with its golden green […]
