Category Archives: Loire

A whole other kind of sangria (and a drop of rosé)

By winecase | Published: August 3, 2007
OK. A real short, fun post, here. My friend Duncan over at the Code Kitchen spends more time cooking virtual stuff (say, e-mail and web apps) than actually cooking. But when the heat is on, he gets out of the kitchen to make this lovely sake-based sort of a sangria, which sounds absolutely lovely. He [...]
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In praise of Pineau d'Aunis

By winecase | Published: July 26, 2007
There really are some amazing, virtually unknown varietals out there. Take Pineau d’Aunis, for instance. I’ve had a chance to taste this rare varietal (a little over 400 hectares cultivated, only in the Loire region) three times over the last few months, at Pullman, in Montreal, and at L’Utopie, in Quebec City. In both places, the [...]
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