Chateau de Sales

• February 2018

  Retailers report, and empirical evidence demonstrates, that Valentine's Day can be one of the busiest holidays for the wine and spirits business. Wine menu planning is a fun exercise but sometimes the rigors of workaday reality get in the way of our good time. And when it comes to wine, price doesn’t need to indicate how much you care. Wine is o... Read More

  From the article Eleventh Hour Valentine's Day Wines

  
  
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  December 2017

  Chateau de Sales 2012

  Snoothrank:

  I bought this bottle of wine back in May on my trip to Bordeaux.The Pomerol ... ... Bordeaux appellations.Chateau de Sales is the largest producer in the appellation.My bottle consists of 72% merlot,15% cabernet sauvignon and 13% cabernet franc and spent six months in oak barrels.I started it last night with my supper of roast lamb.There is s... Read More

  Wine review by duncan 906

  
  

• June 2017

  Some Burgundy winemakers pull their noses up at Beaujolais but, like it or not, these hilly picturesque vineyards just up the road from Macon are an integral part of the illustrious Burgundy region of central France. Why do some pooh-pooh their neighbour? It has a lot to do with grape varieties; Burgundy’s red is the classic Pinot Noir whilst Be... Read More

  From the article Beaujolais Wine is in Bloom

  
  

• May 2016

  A few days ago I participated in a tasting/pairing event that featured white wines. One of the wines was Chablis, and, while discussing this one, the facilitator stated that it was fermented in steel and had never seen oak.  I asked if that was common for the region and he responded that it was absolutely the case, and was so for all white wines... Read More

  Forum post in the topic White Burgundy Question

  
  

• January 2016

  Hi everybody I'm a small store owner at the edge of the rust belt, my customers rarely spend over $20 for a bottle, and I am looking to improve my selection a bit beyond what is here now. If you have a minute to help a guy out let me know what you think are the best wines that usually sell for $20 or less. Thanks ! Read More

  Forum post in the topic Best wines for under $20

  
  

• November 2015

  Hello wine lovers. Im a newby. I find that I love a Mendoza Malbec  like its oxygen and Nineteen Crimes cab is to die for ( althouth not in the way some of the criminals may have in route to australia) . I also am enjoying some less complex but well balanced red blends like Apothic. My favorite malbec so far is Alamos and Cigar Box is pretty nic... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Hello Snooth!

  
  

• November 2015

  There are hundreds of sweet wines but if we had a survey to name just one, bet your bottom dollar that Sauternes would be top of the list. This famous French sweetie is served at posh dinner parties and top restaurants around the world, usually in those silly little ‘thimble’ glasses but hey, let’s talk about the wine itself for a minute. The Sa... Read More

  From the article How to Find the Best Bottles of Honeyed Heaven

  
  

• October 2015

  It's interesting that a few new topics have popped up recently (Experiencing Cabernet Franc for one) and that my wife Sandra just today handed me an article by Dave McIntyre she cut out of a Washington Post newspaper dated 25 March 2015.  I'm starting this new topic based on this article "The wine cost four digits.  And the taste?" regarding the... Read More

  Forum post in the topic High End Cabernet Sauvignon

  
  

• January 2015

  Due to popular demand (don't ask where that demand came from or you'll spoil my fun), we appear to need some new wine discussion topics.  This topic was only relevant to Thursday as a test case but was subsequently expanded to cover the weekend too.  What ever you bring up in this topic should either occur on a Thursday - Sunday, or it could be ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Thursday (possibly into and...

  
  

• November 2014

  The south of France may soon be home to the region's first Chinese-run winery. This week China-based BHC International Wine Assets Management, an avid importer of French wines, made an offer to purchase Anne-Marie and Guilhem Durand's Chateau La Bastide in the country's Languedoc region.  The winery is situated in the north end of the Corbieres ... Read More

  From the article A First: Chinese Company To Buy Languedoc Winery

  
  

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