Chris Mercier of Wine & Spirit IQ will host this zoom tasting on Thursday August 26th – starting at 630pm. He will share general content about the tiniest of French appellations, and cover the following 5 wines from Stephane Tissot’s stable: Chardonnay Patchwork 2018 Arbois Savagnin 2016 Poulsard Vieilles Vignes 2018 Trousseau Singulier 2018 andContinue reading “Domaine Tissot Zoom tasting Aug 26th, 2021”
Tag Archives: france
Organic Chardonnay from Limoux
The Languedoc region is vast, and we tend to forget the pockets of cooler climes such as Limoux, a region whose bottled-fermented sparkling precedes even fine Champagne. It appears that viticulteurs here have been silently working one some fine Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling wines that are sold all over France, but almost unheard ofContinue reading “Organic Chardonnay from Limoux”
Domaine Robert Denogent, Maconnais
To quote from legendary U.S. wine importer Kermit Lynch “I consider the whites of the region, Macon, Saint Veran, and Pouilly Fuisse, to be proper white Burgundies. Here we have similar soils, the grape is Chardonnay, and the difference between the appellations are no more than passionately interesting questions of personality. Deciding whether to serveContinue reading “Domaine Robert Denogent, Maconnais”
The teddy bear of Cornas
Someone once told me there is geological strata from Dijon in Burgundy going south to Ampuis in the Northern Rhone and then as far as Alba (Barolo, Barbaresco) in Piedmont. And this is why the wines from all these three regions have similar appeal to many wine lovers, despite being made from totally different grapeContinue reading “The teddy bear of Cornas”
Black wine is back, Cahors
In 2014 we traveled to Montpellier, France to attend the organic wine fair Millesime Bio. Planning ahead, various samples from leading Cahors estates who did not participate in the show, were sent to the hotel. This mission was quickly set back after tasting the traditionally-made Black Wine from Malbec after breakfast. The nose was not givingContinue reading “Black wine is back, Cahors”
A gift of gold
The village of Meursault ranks among the 3 most illustrious names for white Burgundy (Chardonnay) with Puligny Montrachet and neighboring Chassagne Montrachet. While there aren’t any Grand Cru vineyards the very best 1er crus are distinctive with fatness, richness and nutty-butteriness. Surely on the top of every collector’s favorite will be Coche Dury or Comte Lafon, knownContinue reading “A gift of gold”