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Tag Archives: pinot noir
Tasting Note: Melon 2003, Deux Vert Vineyard, Yamhill County, La Bête
Melon from Oregon? Now that’s a wine that could qualify for Wine Blogging Wednesday 47, whose theme is “Brought to You by the Letter S”. ‘Cause it’s oh, so Surprising.
But no, I have another idea for WBW 47 that I will be posting later today, and for which the letter S is a much clearer [...]
Posted in Oregon, organic wine, white wine Also tagged aligoté, Deux Vert Vineyard, gamay, John Eliassen, La Bête, Melon de Bourgogne, muscadet, Wine Blogging Wednesday 47, Yamhill County 3 Comments
Canadian wines for all occasions
I was invited for a second time by CJAD host Sharman Yarnell to do a wine-related bit on her Saturday-morging show called Showtime. And since our little chat was to air soon after Canada Day (and Quebec City’s 400th anniversary, by the way), she thought it would be a good idea to take a look [...]
Posted in British Columbia, Canada, Canadian wine, Ontario, Quebec, producers, wine Also tagged Bordeaux blend, chardonnay, Château des Charmes, CJAD, Le Clos Jordanne, Les Pervenches, Okanagan Valley, Osoyoos Larose, Riesling, Sharman Yarnell, Showtime, St Davids Bench Leave a comment
On the way up, New Zealand is stopping by
In recent years, New Zealand has certainly been a growing concern on the international wine scene. The sauvignon blancs, of course, and, increasingly, the pinot noirs have been making great headway on world markets. The growth of the industry in general has been simply phenomenal.
Over the last decade, the number of wineries in New Zealand [...]
Posted in Canada, New Zealand, producers, red wine, white wine, wine, wine trade Also tagged Akarua, chardonnay, export markets, Gibbston Highgate, Kim Crawford, Konrad, New Zealand Wine Fair, New Zealand Wines, Ottawa, sauvignon blanc, Summerhouse, Toronto, wine events, Wollaston Leave a comment
Would you like some red with your eggs? Or maybe in them…
As I was going through one of my reader pages, I stumbled upon a post from The Accidental Hedonist, presenting a version of a recipe called eggs en meurette – i.e., poached eggs in a red wine sauce. It brought back memories of a restaurant called the Chanoine Kir, after the man who gave his [...]
Posted in Burgundy, Spain, wine and food Also tagged huevos a la flamenca, oeufs en meurette, Spanish wine, wine and eggs 1 Comment
Wine Blogging Wednesday #48: Back to Your Roots