Regardless of fortune, fame or occasional financial despair... I like to get a good wine at an affordable and attractive price. Sometimes this is 25 EUR, other times it's 100 EUR ... and on rare occasion I feel tempted to push further ... but to be honest, 200 EUR should involve a full-blown vin …
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Winehog treat #2 … the aligoté “standard”
Regardless of fortune, fame or occasional financial despair... I like to get a good wine at an affordable and attractive price. Sometimes this is 25 EUR, other times it's 100 EUR ... and on rare occasion I feel tempted to push further ... but to be honest, 200 EUR should involve a full-blown vin …
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Winehog treat #1 … the pinot jar
Regardless of fortune, fame or occasional financial despair... I like to get a good wine at an affordable and attractive price. Sometimes this is 25 EUR, other times it's 100 EUR ... and on rare occasion I feel tempted to push further ... but to be honest, 200 EUR should involve a full-blown vin …
Under the gargoyles: “life-giving vitality”
Sometimes even I am lost for words ... and then through the inspiration of good and inspirational friends, I find my way through language barriers and the ever-deterioration of the written code. I have been puzzled by the French term "Frais et Legér" used much by a very good friend ".. a great …
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Alive but dead
This month, I had the pleasure of tasting old Burgundies back to 1923 from the magnificent cellar of Bouchard Pere et fils. It was a great tasting with only well-preserved and optimum bottles - for the vintage. The team of Frédéric Engerer of Domaine Artemis has done an outstanding job finding …