Reviews of wines, producers, restaurants and books
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 for aperitif and try a full bodied Madiran or Irouléguy
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 (in Sweden) for the modest sum of 158 kr (~16€),
An extensive selection from all of France with a predominance of the new stars from Southern France, but surprisingly few wines from Provence (!). Also (mainly) a wine bar and restaurant. Vin sur Vin, 18
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 get some overview of what’s on offer. Ask friendly Paul
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, including some Italian wines. Many good Southern French wines: Domaine
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 managed with great care by Raimond de Villeneuve. He took
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 Village Brissac 1998, with one year’s oak aging – very
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 have a view over their enormous assortment of spirits. You
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 by international « fusion » with exotic ingredients. The interior is designed
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 course, but you won’t necessarily feel accused of unsocial behaviour
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 of when it comes to buying wine. But the wine
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:
Classic French cuisine – very well made and nicely presented by la patronne or her staff. As the name suggests, also a good wine list. L’AOC, 14 r Fossés St Bernard 75005 Paris, +33 (0)1
One of the few wine shops in Paris with a good selection of foreign wines. They are also good at smaller, not-so-well-known French producers. Try for example Domaine de Triennes. Le Nez Rouge, 11 r
One of the ”new wave” of biodynamic producers. Makes several different cuvees of excellent wines, e.g. two full-bodied Sauvignon Blanc wines with lots of citrus freshness: ‘Agathe’ (12.60€) and ‘Plume d’Ange’ (13.80€), available at Lafayette
Well made and interesting wines. Several different cuvees, for example their base wine sold in one-litre bottles and very good value. Price: €4-15 depending on cuvee. For example, the Cuvee Orience, full of fruit made
A very interesting and ambitious producer who is not relying on bland rosés to make its reputation. A good range of wines with particularly interesting whites. And actually a good rosé made from Tibouren grapes.
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
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:
Classic French cuisine – very well made and nicely presented by la patronne or her staff. As the name suggests, also a good wine list.
One of the few wine shops in Paris with a good selection of foreign wines. They are also good at smaller, not-so-well-known French producers. Try
One of the ”new wave” of biodynamic producers. Makes several different cuvees of excellent wines, e.g. two full-bodied Sauvignon Blanc wines with lots of citrus
Well made and interesting wines. Several different cuvees, for example their base wine sold in one-litre bottles and very good value. Price: €4-15 depending on
A very interesting and ambitious producer who is not relying on bland rosés to make its reputation. A good range of wines with particularly interesting
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