Tant mieux indeed! The perfect adult strawberry soda. 100% poulsard, 9.5 % alcohol, probably 2.5 atmospheres of pressure and a bit of residual sugar. My favorite rosé of the season (so far) and a truly unique pink fizz. I love Bornards savagnin based wines but who would’ve thought that you could do something like this here? [...]
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Tasting: Bornard Rosé NV “Tant-Mieux” – Jura
Posted in vini veri, wine, tagged bornard, jura, natural wine, palate food and wine, palate wine merchant, pet nat, petillant naturel, petnat, poulsard, tant mieux on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tasting: La Clarine Farm Viognier “Orange” 2009
Posted in vini veri, wine on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, orange wine. Not unusual if you’re hip to the natural wines from the likes of Gravner, Radikon, Valentini et al but if you’ve never experienced one of these, you might be tempted to send the bottle back as flawed at first glance. The fact that this wine is made right here in California, land [...]
Christian Venier Cheverny Le Clos des Carteries 2008
Posted in vini veri, wine on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I love the Loire Valley and its incredibly diverse array of wine styles. As much as I love the wines of Piemonte, Burgundy and Germany, I would have to choose the Loire if I could only have one source of wine. The fact that wine critics continue to ignore this region is a great thing in my mind. RMP (His [...]
