Bonne Année et Bonne Santé: Crémant d’Alsace for New Year’s Eve
Crémant d’Alsace’s creamy texture, savory heft, crackly citrus acidity, and affordable prices are cause enough for celebration.
Crémant d’Alsace’s creamy texture, savory heft, crackly citrus acidity, and affordable prices are cause enough for celebration.
A bottle from a tiny lieu-dit in Nuits-Saint-Georges reminded me what wine’s truly made from.
Six delicious méthode traditionnelle sparklers to help you ring in the New Year.
Domaine de Granajolo Corse Porto-Vecchio 2009 13% ABV | Price: about $14 André Boucher’s Domaine de Granjolo comprises 20 hectares in the southern tip of…
M. Chapoutier Côtes-du-Rhône “Belleruche” Blanc 2009 13.5% ABV | Price: about $13* Côtes-du-Rhône “Belleruche” Rosé 2010 13.5% ABV | Price: about $13* A pair…
Franck et Jean-Francois Bailly Sancerre “Cuvée Chavignol” 2007 13.0% ABV | Price: about $25* Red Sancerre is made exclusively, in accordance with France’s AC…
Frédéric Mallo et Fils Riesling Rosacker Vieilles Vignes 2004 13.0% ABV | Price: about $26 There have been vines in the Rosacker plot since…
Jean-Marie Arnoux Vacqueyras “Vieux Clocher” 2004 14.0% ABV | Price: about $21 This wine has aged a bit and sports a brickish rim. On…
Alain Paret Côtes-du-Rhône Valvigneyre 2007 13.5% ABV | Price: about $15 Inky red-black, this wine smells like violets and black pepper and a raspberry…
M. Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie “Les Bécasses” 1999 13.0% ABV | Price: about $56 We purchased this bottle at the winery in June 2002, while on…
Domaine Lecomte Quincy “Vielle Vignes” 2008 13.0% ABV | Price: about $20 Pale straw yellow and aromatic, with a salty, floral nose. On the…
Domaine des Varinelles, Famille Daheuiller Saumur-Champigny 2006 13.5% ABV | Price: about $25 It’s Bastille Day, so a good time to think about my…