Have you ever expected house guests in the middle of a kitchen remodeling project? This was the situation I faced last week when two bottles of Merlot were due to arrive. Both wines are from highly respected producers that I’ve gotten to know. So, in a sense, I regard them as old friends rather than […]
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Forget Cabernet Sauvignon. Forget Merlot. If you’re looking for a deep and intense red wine, Mourvèdre is the choice for you. Mourvèdre loves, loves, loves the heat and arid, well-drained, sandy marl and limestone soils of Bandol, in the southern part of Provence, France. Bordered by the Rhône River to the west and Côte d’Azur
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Summer in Provence sounds like an idyllic dream to me. No wonder movies and books have been written about this area of southern France. Lavender fields, quaint hill-top villages, sunflowers, olive trees. Oh, and vineyards – the raison d’etre for some of us to dream of visiting Provence in the first place. The French Winophiles
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Every so often people ask, “What was the wine that ignited your passion for the grape?” I wish I could recall a specific bottle, variety or vintage. Alas, no. I can say that before I got seriously into wine, I often would bring home a bottle of Malbec, the affordable, meaty and fruity red wine
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Sweet wines have their detractors. Fact is, sweet wines get a downright bad and largely undeserved rep. A wine with a touch of residual sugar or bubbly with a slightly sweet dosage can be perfect for spicy or sweet barbecue sauce. Can’t say the same for Cabernet Sauvignon, right? I’ve said it before and I’ll
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