La Petit France

• May 2013

  Pinot has been a much celebrated topic here on Snooth over the years I've participated, and it's obviously one of the more celebrated grapes in the wine world. It'll no doubt be a story line I plan on focusing on in years to come so I thought I'd start a thread, logging experiences. Sorry in advance, Greg T.Having said that, I've been mostly dis... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Pinot Noir Thread - Domestics...

  
  

• April 2013

  Tonight some nice pinot from rrv...  Read More

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• February 2013

  France may have established that the grapes of Bordeaux go very well together, but that essential blend can now be found in excellent wines worldwide, from South Africa to Washington State.California does particularly well with the black grapes of Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. California Bordeaux ... Read More

  From the article Top 15 California Bordeaux Blend Wines Under $125

  
  

• June 2012

  Hi all,This generous group was so helpful during a previous post of mine about recommendations for my four-day trip to Sonoma this August that I'm taking advantage of that generosity again.I have a week off work this November 11-18, 2012, and am having so much fun planning the Sonoma trip that I'm tempted to do another wine-oriented trip.  On to... Read More

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• May 2012

  Is anybody drinking wine from the Languedoc region of Southern France today?  Rick Backas is sponsoring Languedoc day and you can check out what people are drinking by searching on the #languedocday hash tag on Twitter Here is what I opened tonight:Jean-Louis Denois Limoux Grand CuveeThe label says Merlot, Cab, Malbec, Syrah, Grenache (the websi... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Languedoc Day

  
  

• January 2012

  Hi, a good friend will be at SanFrancisco next days, we have shared thousands of good bottles and we have plan to use this work travel to find (and buy) some good wines from California. We are not into California wines, just know and taste some world famous names like Mondavi. I'm asking u some advices about really good bottles, price is not a b... Read More

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• December 2011

  Anyone going this year?If you were ever going to go, this should be the year since the famed 2009 vintage will be poured.For the LA event on January 20th, Wally's is offering a pre-event tasting an hour before featuring back vintages of Chateau Giscours, Vieux Chateau Certan, Troplong Mondot, Haut Bailly, Pape Clement, Smith Haut Lafite, and a c... Read More

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• October 2011

  Moving on and just in time! I'm all jet laggy and grumpy so let's keep this short. Drink Riesling and share your notes here. I'm about to jump on line and rant a bit before trying the 2008 Pacific Rim Solstice Vineyard Riesling. neither particularly sweet, nor fruity and would show exceptionally well with food. 89pts! Say what? Yes indeed you re... Read More

  Forum post in the topic GTiRiesling

  
  

• July 2011

  Interesting article from the Rare Wine Co. on a little history of the region, ageability, and pricing of older Rioja's.http://blog.rarewineco.com/?p=1217 Read More

  Forum post in the topic RWC article on Rioja's

  
  

• June 2011

  I’ve got to tell you, Sauvignon Blanc is just not that good! Seriously, what is with these wines? They lack the power, depth, complexity and aging potential of so many great white wines, yet people still gravitate towards them. What is up with that?Well I’ll tell you what I think. Most Sauvignon Blancs, while not being monuments to winemaking, a... Read More

  From the article Great Sauvignon Blancs

  
  

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