Napa Wine Confusion goes to Supreme Court
In earlier Briefs we have talked about the conflict between Bronco Wine Co. and the Napa Valley Vintners. Bronco is selling a wine that is
In earlier Briefs we have talked about the conflict between Bronco Wine Co. and the Napa Valley Vintners. Bronco is selling a wine that is
A charming brasserie with an interesting design made by the sculptor Armand Joncker. Well made French-Belgian food and an interesting and good-value wine list. Brasserie
For almost ten years Jean-Guy Loustau’s basque restaurant has maintained it’s position as one of Paris’s most popular wine restaurants. Start with a sweet Jurançon
You can still find some good value Bordeaux wines! Château Fourcas-Dupré in Listrac has made a very good 2000. You can find it at Systembolaget
An extensive selection from all of France with a predominance of the new stars from Southern France, but surprisingly few wines from Provence (!). Also
Also a small shop (but unrelated to the one in Paris as far as I know) where you are wise to ask for assistance to
Do you ever go to Boulogne to buy your wines? No? Well, you should try it. It’s a small shop but with a good selection,
Behind Bandol and Cassis, almost in the mountains, you find this producer where the vines grow on red clay soil mixed with limestone. It is
The brothers Vincent and Victor Lebreton in Juigné-sur-Loire makes some incredibly good-value wines, both red, dry white and sweet white. My favorite red is Anjou
Enjoy a good lunch in a relaxed atmosphere (makes a change from the boulevard outside) upstairs in one of Paris’ biggest wine shops, and you’ll
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Tokay Furmint Dry 2001, Oremus: Very well made dry wine from the Tokaj district. Crisp and elegant, citrus and some almonds and wood. ~€8 from
One of the most famous producers of Vouvray (Loire) wines, Domaine Huet, was, according to our information, recently sold to a consortium of an American
At BKWine’s and Le Cercle Suédois’ recent Wine-With-Chocolate tasting general consensus was that Banyuls goes very well, as does Madeira. To dark and therefore not
Friday March 28 Jean-Pierre Moueix died at the age of 90. He founded one of the most influential wine empires in Bordeaux, one that controls
Corinne Mentzelopoulos regains full control of Chateau Margaux buying back what she did not own from the Agnelli family. The chateau is now back in
Sur un Arbre Perché, 1 r Quatre Septembre, 75002 Paris, +33 (0)1 42 96 97 01: A small resto close to La Bourse. Kitchen inspired
Systembolaget Hötorgshallen, Stockholm: If you happen to go to Stockholm this is the most pleasant place to shop for wine. It’s still the Monopoly of
Galeries Lafayette – Lafayette Gourmet, boulevard Hausmann, 75009 Paris, +33 (0)1 48 74 15 35: A department store is not the first place to think
Many wines by the glass, both reasonably priced and very expensive. Gondolen’s Wine Bar, Stadsgården 6, 104 65 Stockholm, tel: +46 (0)8-556 960 66, www.eriks.se:
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