My wife and I really miss our friends in the restaurant industry, but are making the best of it by cooking up a storm at home. Last night I opened some tiny briny oysters from New Brunswick, sauteed a filet of black sea bass from Montauk and boiled the first spring asparagus. Nice dinner. Had a bottle of 2017 Chateau des Quarts Pouilly-Fuisse "Clos des Quarts" monopole.
Posted on April 02, 2021
John Truax
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Lavantureux is one of the unsung heroes of Kermit Lynch's book.
Posted on March 30, 2021
Joshua Cohen
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Sure, Muscadet is one of the wine world’s best secret weapons, but can it age?
Posted on March 28, 2021
JR Thomason
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The red wine also sounds too good to be true. The price is almost absurdly reasonable in today's market. And do the fruit and terroir ever sing!
Posted on March 27, 2021
Joshua Cohen
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The high desert of Santa Barbara has a stark beauty that inspires. Having fallen hard for Grenache, New Zealand native Angela Osborne entered this dry, weathered landscape on a quest to make wines of great elegance and depth.
Posted on March 26, 2021
Clara Dalzell
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Cornas is a tiny world, and if you take the plunge into Northern Rhône geekdom – we highly recommend it!
Posted on March 25, 2021
Jeff Patten
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Despite the fact that it makes some of the greatest wines in all of the Loire, Château Yvonne remains a cult name.
Posted on March 23, 2021
JR Thomason
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This high altitude, combined with mineral-rich volcanic soils provide an exceptional environment for growing grapes.
Posted on March 21, 2021
Valerie Pimpinelli
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Let’s say you need a white Burgundy that is totally delicious, with clean and precise fruit and strong minerality. One that is still fresh and energetic yet with just enough cellaring to get beyond its awkward oaky/reductive stage. Something that tastes like Meursault would be nice. And how about under $30?
Posted on March 20, 2021
Joshua Cohen
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The taut hum of acidity is harmoniously enshrined in cool red fruit, floating in a pool of minerality, the structure so seamless, so effortless. It makes you ask: Why isn't it always this good?
Posted on March 19, 2021
Clara Dalzell
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Santorini is a Grecian paradise, a speck of isolated land in the Aegean sea with sun-drenched shores, ancient ruins and a small, but flourishing wine industry. The indigenous Assyrtiko grape is the island's crown jewel, and few producers know it as well as Koutsoyannopoulos.
Posted on March 18, 2021
Clara Dalzell
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