Andy's birthday in Aupilhac (Photo credit: rsepulveda) Français : Vignoble du mas de Daumas-Gassac (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Ever since the 80’s when I had my first sip of a Mas de Daumas Gassac from the 1985 vintage I knew I had found “my region” of love. Twenty two years later I was married in a … Read more
I've been drinking the wines of Domaine d'Aupilihac since the 1991 vintage first showed up in the USA and that was the bottle that made me a fan of the Languedoc. Sure, prior to that there were a few, but it was the 91 Aupilhac Montpeyroux that converted me and set me on a quest … Read more
Français : Feuilles de Vignes – Grenache Blanc (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I'm not so much a white wine buyer these days, but the wine I'm very excited about and thankful that I bought two cases of is the 2011 Michel Gassier Nostre Pais Blanc, a delightful blend made from three Rhone grapes. The wine is … Read more
English: Modified version of Commons image Image:Rhone transit suspension.jpg to show the major cities, rivers and wine regions of the Northern Rhone Valley (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last night I drank a bunch of wonderful wines that just have to be noted. I was up in Seattle for a birthday dinner of a friend. The dinner … Read more
English: Modified version of Commons image Image:Rhone transit suspension.jpg to show the major cities, rivers and wine regions of the Northern Rhone Valley (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last night I drank a bunch of wonderful wines that just have to be noted. I was up in Seattle for a birthday dinner of a friend. The first … Read more
Great dinner last night at http://www.restaurant-delauzun.com/ in Gignac. I was very impressed with the wine list and the wine service. The front of house manager used to work at Terrasse de Mimosa in Montpeyroux so we had a nice catch up. Given the crowds for Vinisud will be likely finding their way here. I wanted to check out … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Last night over dinner Sylvain Fadat, the winemaker and proprietor of Domaine d'Aupilhac surprised me with two new whites he's just finsihed making, just in time for next week's Vinisud in Lattes, France. Sylvain popped the corks on his 2010 Vin De Pays Mont Baudile blanc and his 2011 Les Cocalieres Blanc. … Read more
Image of Domaine du Cayron via Snooth Knowing I'm heading to Vinisud, which is hands down my favorite wine event that happens every other year in Lattes, France (just outside of Montpellier) in a few weeks I decided to get more Rhone grape focused. Last night here in Amsterdam I was able to locate the … Read more
Image via Wikipedia Image of Domaine d'Aupilhac via Snooth Del Mar California may be about as far as anywhere from the town of Montpeyroux, France, but as far as I'm concerned, Montpeyroux and the wines of Sylvain Fadat, and Domaine d'Aupilhac is only as far as my cellar is. Last night as part of the … Read more
I now know how famed Parisian, well actually worldwide, chef Guy Savoy felt when he earned his first every three stars and broke down and cried. I felt the same way this morning after former client and friend Ray Haddow of Nokia forwarded me a link to the first ever review of the 2009 Comunicano Wine Company "Double AA" … Read more
