As summertime and rosé wine season ring in, we wanted to make sure that everyone could get in on the refreshing action. So this fine wine choice boiled down to a luscious […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Summer Wine Find
It’s Cocktail Time with Aperitivo alla Siciliana
It’s cocktail hour and there is nothing more refreshing than refreshing lemon. And this isn’t just any lemon-based cocktail. Limoncè Aperitivo alla Siciliana is a unique aperitif bringing together a lemon-based liqueur […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Food and Wine Find
The Gourmet Gazette returns to one of its fine wine finds of the year with the splendid wines of Divineo whose vineyards are in central southern France but whose oak ageing casks […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Divine Wines of Divineo
These are the mythical regions of France, named for the old provinces: Languedoc and Burgundy. And they also have that good earth, the terroirs, that France is known for and knows how […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Fortified Wine Find: A Balmy Beaumes de Venise
This is luxurious liquid gold from the good earth around the small picturesque village of Beaumes-de-Venise in the Provence region of southeastern France. The eponymous wine—Muscat de Baumes de Venise — is […]
Olympic Outings: Cocktails at the Castille
Paris, France — The countdown to the Summer Olympics Games in Paris is underway and one of the best places to become an Olympian yourself is on the inner courtyard patio of […]
It’s Cocktail Time: Nothing Like Lillet to Make Your Day
Paris, France — It’s finally feeling like summer in Paris and a new refreshing spot for cocktails has just popped up offering a place to be before, after or during the Summer […]
Wines of the Week Fit for a Prince
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, one of the great noble wines of France enjoys exceptional growing conditions: round stones lie everywhere among the vines reflecting the sun, enabling the grapes to become rich, mature and naturally […]
Wine of the Week: A Viré-Clessé in a Class by Itself
The Orfèvres du Vin (which literally means the goldsmiths of wine) have just been awarded a prestigious gold medal at the annual national farm show in France, winning in their category at […]
It’s Champagne Time with Chassenay d’Arce, Once Again
Ville-sur-Arce, France — It was a brilliant and bright September day in Champagne country, precisely in the Côte des Bar region at the southern edge of Champagne near Burgundy. The official harvest […]
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