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James Suckling
A Lucky Week in Wine
Posted: 03:49 PM ET, 07/11/08
I had a good week of drinking some amazing wines. I could say tasting, but these were wines that were served at dinners or lunches. And drinking is a lot more exciting than tasting. We all know that!
The best wines during the week were consumed during a dinner in London at the home of Stephen Browett, a long time friend and owner of Farr Vintners, a key wine merchant there. Read more
James Molesworth
A Few Dining Options when in the Rhône
Posted: 01:58 PM ET, 07/11/08
Though work comes first (breakfast is usually skipped and lunches are light), I do get time to take in a few meals during my semiannual tours in the Rhône Valley. For those of you looking for a decent meal in the region (sometimes tougher than you might think), here are my casual thoughts on a few newcomers, as well as some more established faces. Read more
James Laube
When Wine Prices Should Come Down
Posted: 05:27 PM ET, 07/10/08
Almost lost in the discussion (and a good one at that) about selling what could be wines of marginal quality is the whole matter of pricing older wines.
It seems to me that in many restaurants, wines are priced by age, or scarcity, and not necessarily quality. Read more
Harvey Steiman
What to Drink with Hamachi
Posted: 03:04 PM ET, 07/10/08
Hamachi, that sushi bar staple, has a distinctive flavor. White wine, it would seem, should serve it best. It's kind of a fishy-tasting fish, the sort of thing, like mackerel, that make a red wine taste odd.
So imagine my surprise when, about halfway through our tasting menu at Restaurant Charlie in Las Vegas, sommelier Desmond Echevarre brought out a red wine to serve with seared hamachi belly. Read more
Bruce Sanderson
My Last Day in the Côte d'Or
Posted: 05:14 PM ET, 07/09/08
On my last day in Burgundy’s Côte d’Or, I visited Domaine d’Ardhuy, a family-owned property of 104 acres, including the 7.5-acre Clos des Langres surrounding the ancient press house. The domaine is managed by Carel Voorhuis, who joined d’Ardhuy in 2002 and made his first wines there from the 2003 harvest. Read more
James Suckling
Repeating History with 2007 Bordeaux?
Posted: 09:19 AM ET, 07/09/08
I was thinking about 2007 Bordeaux futures this morning after reading the well-researched article on this site that addresses the failure of France’s premier wine region’s most recent campaign. It seems to me that the top names in Bordeaux were still too greedy with their pricing, even though a number of them decreased their prices significantly compared to 2006. Read more
James Molesworth
Day 10: From the Roasted Slope to the Hill
Posted: 08:54 AM ET, 07/09/08
On my final day in the Rhône, I finished up with two visits in Ampuis, with two vignerons who are polar opposites.
René Rostaing is formal and restrained; his wines loaded with black fruit, violet, white pepper and garrigue notes. Read more
James Laube
Restaurants Shouldn't Charge for Dead Wines
Posted: 05:22 PM ET, 07/08/08
Some time ago I encountered a half-bottle of 1968 Beaulieu Vineyard Burgundy Napa Valley on a great wine list at a fancy restaurant.
I was tempted to buy it, since this wine—a blend of mostly Cabernet, but also I believe some Pinot Noir and perhaps Gamay—in its youth was a delicious cuvée. Read more
James Suckling
A Great Pair in Tuscany
Posted: 04:41 PM ET, 07/07/08
I had some Italian wine producers over for dinner last night, including the owners of Casanova di Neri, Valdicava, La Massa, and Tua Rita as well as the manager of Ornellaia. They brought samples of their best 2006s and 2007s.
It was a great tasting and underlined how fabulous 2006 and 2007 are for Tuscany. Read more
James Laube
Back to a Separate Wine Reality
Posted: 02:38 PM ET, 07/07/08
Returning to the gym this a.m. reminded me that taking time off from any routine requires—no, make that forces—a re-entry reality.
Vacations are supposed to be a relaxing break from the norm. Mine was. I got plenty of exercise hiking along the North Coast of Mendocino and wrestling fish off the bottom of the ocean. Read more
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