This is clearly a win-win situation. The stunning Hortus wine estate is hosting the annual jazz festival Hortus Live! on July 22nd with the Wax Tailor group at the top of the […]
Jazz and Wine in the Wilds of Languedoc
It’s Champagne Time with Pommery and Yet Again Another Extraordinary Experience
Reims, France — It is always an imposing and sweeping site turning into the wide driveway of the 19th century Vranken-Pommery Estate in Reims in the heart of Champagne country. It is […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sparkling Wine Find from the House of Bouvet Ladubay
Paris, France — These are fine, crisp sparkling wines, the sparkling wines of Saumur. The fresh taste reposes on the Chenin blanc grape variety used in the fashioning of the sparkling wine […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Family Wine Find: Celestial Chablis from the house of Jean Durup Père et Fils
Paris, France — Chablis, the word alone brings to mind blissful Chardonnay sipping moments. The wines of the family-owned estate of Jean Durup Père et Fils are clearly a standout. Their vineyards […]
It’s Champagne Time with the House of Charpentier and Gourmet Cheeses
Paris, France — It was probably one of the most surprising and successful of food and wine pairings. Two of France’s great gastronomic specialties — raw milk cow cheeses and champagne — […]
A Gourmet Gazette Wine Find: Fine Family Wines
Paris, France —It was that time of year in early October to board a moored boat overlooking the Seine in Paris to taste wines from the 17 family-owned estates of the Vignobles […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Wineries of the Great State of New York
Paris, France — Paris made a great discovery when the wines of New York were displayed and tasted at the 18th century manor Hôtel de Talleyrand which is part of the U.S. […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Sumptuous Seyssels
Celebrations are on the agenda in the lovely wine producing region of Savoy. Here the little known and delicious wines of the Seyssel are celebrating 80 years of their Protected Designation of […]
The Royal Road to Rosé in Anjou Saumur
Followed by a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show It is a rather royal region nestled into the heart of the Loire Valley, here where names of the towns immediately conjure up visions of […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Marvels from the Maison Mirabeau
It’s simple and refined and highly refreshing and comes straight out of the good earth of Provence. The Maison Mirabeau was founded over ten years ago by Jeany and Stephen Cronk and […]
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