2008 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Chassagne-Montrachet
I love cold white Burgundy at the beach. I like them fresh with bright acidity and clean, minerally, fruity flavors....
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I am nearly always lucky enough to be drinking a bottle of something interesting, whether it’s a delicious Chianti Classico with pizza in Florence or an amazing first growth Bordeaux with roasted duck in Hong Kong.
I like to tell a small story about the experience: where or who I drank the wine with; how the wine tasted or complemented the food. I usually score the wine as well.
This is always free content.
2005 Nicolas Joly Savennières Roche Aux Moines Clos de la Berger
I drank a bottle of 2005 Nicolas Joly Savennières Roche Aux Moines Clos de la Berger with friends last night over...
2002 Chateau d’Yquem Y Bordeaux
One of the most memorable wines I drank over the holidays was a 2002 Chateau d’Yquem Y Bordeaux . Most people call it...
2008 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Guardiola
I drank a bottle of 2008 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Guardiola from Sicily’s growing region of Etna a few nights...
2003 Marcassin Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Marcassin Vineyard
I drank a bottle of a 2003 Marcassin Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Marcassin Vineyard with James Orr, my colleague and film...
2011 Domaine du Vissoux Pierre-Marie Chermette Beaujolais Cuvee Vieilles Vignes
Many of you know that I am not a fan of Beaujolais Nouveau. I just don’t like the idea of drinking what seems like...
2007 Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin
The upper echelon of Hong Kong’s wine collectors are drinking the best Burgundies on earth – just about...
1996 Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche
I am a great fan of the Montrachets from Joseph Drouhin. The wine is actually produced from vineyards owned by the Laguiche...
1999 R Lopez de Heredia Rioja Vina Tondonia Reserva
I found a bottle of fine Rioja yesterday in the cool cellar of one of the most popular restaurants in Havana: El Aljibe. It...
2004 Roagna Barolo La Rocca e la Pira
I went to Il Grano restaurant in West Los Angeles a few days ago for dinner following a vertical tasting of L’Aventure...
1979 Château Pichon-Longueville-Lalande
I had a midnight wine tasting last night with one of the members of the Orange County Food & Wine Society. It probably...
2009 L'Aventure Paso Robles Optimus Estate
I had dinner last night in Los Angeles with Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos of the Cooking Channel program “Extra...