Tag Archives: Malbec

Live Wine Blogging from Charlottesville, Virginia – now, the reds

By Remy Charest | Published: July 23, 2011

Yesterday was the Live Wine Blogging session for white wines at the Wine Bloggers Conference. Today, after a great keynote speech by Eric Asimov, who insisted on tasting wine in context, we’re stepping right into this speed dating format. Ironic but fun. CalNaturale 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon I was not terribly impressed by the white TetraPak wine from [...]

Posted in Uncategorized, red wine, tasting, wine | Also tagged abouriou, Abourious, Banfi, Barboursville Vineyards, Boxwood Estate, CalNaturale, Centine, Charlottesville, Château Mukhrani, Cliff Family Winery, Decibel, Hawkes Bay, live wine blogging, Mountfair Vineyards, Octagon, Old World Winery, saperavi, Sivas-Sonoma, Tarara Winery, The Climber, Virginia, WillaKenzie Estate, Willamette Valley, Wine Bloggers Conference | Leave a comment

Cahors, I still like you – and please make some whites.

By Remy Charest | Published: January 10, 2011

One of the most notable and unusual chapters in my wine year was a trip to Cahors, last May, during Malbec Days, an event where the Cahors wine producers seek to showcase the fact that they are the original home of the grape made famous by Argentina. I was there for the event, but also [...]

Posted in France, producers, red wine, wine and food | Also tagged Cahors, chardonnay, Château de Cayx, Château Lagrézette, Dame de Grézette, foie gras, Malbec Days, Rocamadour, terroir, viognier | 9 Comments

Further thoughts about that whole Lagrézette challenge thing…

By Remy Charest | Published: May 25, 2010

Last week, in conjunction with my participation in Malbec Days, I took part as planned in a blind tasting of eight malbec wines organized by Château Lagrézette, Cahors’ best known wine producer, internationally. The whole event, as I wrote before on this blog and on PalatePress, was a “rematch”, following my review of Le Pigeonnier [...]

Posted in France, red wine, winemaking | Also tagged Cahors, Cédric Blanc, Château Lagrézette, Cuvée Dame Honneur, Jean Courtois, Le Pigeonnier 1999, Malbec Days, Palate Press, Rémy Charest, vanity winemaking | 1 Comment

Wine Blogging Wednesday 55: North vs South – a bipolar roundup

By winecase | Published: March 25, 2009

It’s always fascinating to see the many ways people can interpret a proposition. So what did the participants in the 55th Wine Blogging Wednesday make of this idea of confronting North vs South? From Michigan Riesling to Tasmania Pinot Noir, from Spanish Garnacha to Tennessee Chambourcin, there sure were a lot of possible pairings (and threesomes, [...]

Posted in Wine Blogging Wednesday, dessert wines, red wine, tasting, white wine, wine blog | Also tagged Cab Franco Files, cabernet sauvignon, chambourcin, chardonnay, chenin blanc, daiginjo sake, dessert wines, Finger Lakes, grenache, ice wine, Lenn Thompson, Long Island, Michigan, Niagara, North vs South, Shiraz, Spain, syrah, Washington merlot, WBW 55, Wine Post | 11 Comments

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