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 […]
She was a pioneer in many ways, the Veuve that Veuve Clicquot champagne is named for, veuve, the French word for widow. Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin was born in 1777 and was […]
It’s cold and it’s bold and it’s beautiful. The Finger Lakes region of upstate New York is home to some of the country’s finest wineries and one of them produces landmark Rieslings. […]
We recently had the good fortune at The Gourmet Gazette to taste some New York State wines: a red from the Lake Erie region, a rosé from the Finger Lakes and a […]
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 […]
For a festive occasion at The Gourmet Gazette we returned to one of our favorite champagnes, the Blanc de Blancs from the house of Charpentier. One of the house’s signature collections is called […]
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 […]
Paris, France — It was one of those wine tastings that was clearly worth the effort of climbing up the steep incline of the Butte Montmartre. The great house of great Côtes […]
Paris, France — It was a forgotten age, yet a golden age for the decorative arts, for theatre, music and all around comfort. The highly ornamental Rococo style would begin to emerge […]
Paris, France — Dry Creek Vineyard made it to Paris all the way from Sonoma and The Gourmet Gazette was glad it did. It is rare to be able to taste California […]
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