It is one of the noble wines of France. Powerful, aromatic and of a brilliant ruby red bordering on deep purple. Gigondas emanates from the Rhone River Valley, that 100-mile stretch of […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: A Great Gigondas
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, […]
700 Years of The Experts, the Wine Experts
Paris, France —These are the experts, these are the men and women who make sure wines are as they should be, they take an oath before the Commercial Court of Paris and […]
It’s Champagne Time with Marie Copinet’s Natural Champagnes
The vineyards have been cultivated organically since 2021 and the house just released its first champagnes aged in egg-shaped casks made from the local clay. It is all about getting down to […]
The Twelve Days of Christmas: the Tenth Day of Christmas
Paris, France — As we head into the 10th Day of Christmas for this Christmastide that began on December 25th, glowing jewels from the Parisian house of Isabelle Langlois are a great […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Corbières Calling for The Second Day of Christmas
Portel-des-Corbières, France — The Romans came first. The Romans came first to this enchanted land covered with vineyards at an altitude of 950 feet (300 meters) that seemingly plunges directly into the […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Cabernets of Coonawarra
Iron oxide colors the loamy and vivid red soils in the Coonawarra wine region of southern Australia. Here some of the world’s finest Cabernet Sauvignons are produced in this swathe of land […]
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 […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Food and Wine Find: The Return to La Bonne Franquette
Paris, France —It was one of those nasty November days. Cold, boundless endless humidity and we were climbing up a hill. The hill of Montmartre on our way to one of the […]
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