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First of all let me share something with you that has left me somewhat baffled.
I often start a wine tasting by telling folks that we are really having a “wine smelling”. Our taste buds can only detect sweet, sour, bitter, salt and umami, whereas o...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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The history of the vineyards that surround the town of Chablis is a long one as they were planted by the early Romans about 2,000 years ago.
The soils of clay, chalk and billions of oyster shells from a Jurassic-era sea, impart a “gunflint” and “ste...
DATE: Jul 03, 2015
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On Monday the Wine Spectator magazine released their list of the “Top 100 Wines in the World” for 2014. These were selected from over 18,000 blind tasted during the year and it is based on a combination of availability, quality and price. So the odds...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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Winemakers have such a wide choice when it comes to the use of oak; should they use American or French, new or used barrels, light, medium, or heavy toasted, or even oak staves or chips? Let me give a few examples and try to explain such a complex su...
DATE: Oct 03, 2014
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Cabernet Franc is a grape that I have always admired, but it seldom is allowed to stand on its own, as it is mostly used to add structure and aroma to Bordeaux wines and blends of this ilk from around the world.
I have been paying close attention to ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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At a tasting earlier this week I shared a few wines with about 40 clients of a popular restaurant in town and so while they are fresh in my mind I would like to tell you about a few of them.
The Boisset family has a long history of winemaking in the ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2014
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I have Canadian wine on my mind for personal and business reasons, firstly because I have just come back from Ontario after settling in a son who feels that four or five years added to his previous seven at a wonderful university is time well worth s...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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You had to have been impressed during the World Cup final when the camera focused on the setting sun between the outstretched arms of that statue that dominates Rio de Janeiro from atop Mount Corcovado.
It bought back memories of a hot summer’s day i...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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As July 4th is a significant day for our neighbours in the USA this will be a brief grape history of their country.
When the Vikings arrived around the year 1,000 they called the place Vinland as much of the East Coast of North America thrived with v...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Two hundred million years ago a tropical sea covered the region in France that we now know as Chablis, and it is the deep limestone soils, formed by sea shells, that impart unique characteristics to the wines of the same name.
Chardonnay was planted ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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