This Touche is going to touch a lot of chenin freaks. The finish on this is fueled by lemon, apple and mineral like a hammer. Boing! Beautiful, edgy at 12%... read more →
Kenji is from Vancouver. We met at the Renaissance, where the cupid arrow pierced my palate. This is his first vintage, but chenin of this quality is hard to find,... read more →
Last stop for rosé. This one is pure fun with that pale color phony Provençal rosés try to emulate. It is a little ripe, a little low on the acid... read more →
Solidarity! Drink Olivier Cousin this month. If you’ve not heard, the vigneron has been hauled to court for defying the AOC. You see, he makes wine outside of the appellation,... read more →
You’ll see the price on this wine ranging anywhere between $12 and $17 on the shelf. You’ll have to forgive the range and just buy it. A gentle sauvignon, on... read more →
Former sommelier Jacques Février has made his first vintage from schist and gneiss soil in the Coteaux d’Ancenis. Where is that? Between Nantes and Angers. I kept on returning to... read more →
Glou-glou deliciousness! Didn’t I always say that grolleau and côt = pineau d’aunis? I think so. Here it’s easy and thirst quenching. When it’s hot and you are just tired... read more →
Stéphane Erissé makes subtle wines of elegance from 3 hectares of vines with an average age of 90 in Saint Georges-Sur-Layon. This chenin is subdued and extremely classy. You might... read more →
Ben’s chenin have become far more famous than his red wines but they are not to be ignored. Why is it a Vin de France instead of what it should... read more →
I watched Marie Rocher (her dad was my French publisher) go from urban planner, to bread maker and finally, upon the death of her father, to finding her place in... read more →