The first traces of the vineyards in the good earth of La Gordonne in Provence hark back to the first century B.C. The Romans would bring their vine plants to this sun-filled […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Château La Gordonne
Bread, the Beloved
Pantin, France — It has seemingly been with humanity forever and a star of the staple foods. Bread was one of the first baked items in the world and it remains with […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Singularity of Savoy
Followed by a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show There has always been mindful, independent thinking at work in mountainous regions and the winemakers of Savoy are no exception. Here in this region — […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sustainable Cocktail Find: Rhum J.M
Paris, France — It was one of the highlights of April in Paris and a run-up to Earth Day as the house of Rhum J.M, producer of fine rums from the island […]
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 Bar […]
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 […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Food and Wine Find: La Bonne Franquette
Paris, France — It is a black and green and white and gold house on the side of a hill. Not just any hill, but one of the most famous hills in […]
It’s Champagne Time with the House of Charpentier
This is a champagne for connasseurs, champagne that has been carefully curated by the Maison Charpentier, a house that brings out complex champagnes, champagnes for a simple champagne time, but, too, for […]
Going the Great Gourmet Way with Sébastien Gaudard
Chambord/Paris, France — He is one of France’s finest pastry chefs, Sébastien Gaudard. It is one of the most elegant castles in all of the land, the majestic Chambord Castle, the brainchild […]
Armchair Traveling
Gourmet Gazette Fine Cheese and Wine Finds from The Canary islands When it comes to wine and cheese pairings, France immediately comes to mind, or perhaps Italy. The Canary Islands, however do […]
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