A delicious month spent in Provence tasting wines from the splendid 2015 and 2016 Southern Rhône vintages: talk about being in wine wonderland!
A VINOUS MONTH IN PROVENCE
Jim Walker
THE CALVADOS CAPER
What’s a wine guy to do when he finds himself in a place where no wine is produced? Why, set out in search of that Normandy nectar Calvados, of course.
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSÉ GARDEN (Part 2)
Dealing with the people’s booze monopoly is certainly no bed of roses.
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSÉ GARDEN (Part I)
We get to know and love Champagne Forget-Brimont Rosé Brut 1er Cru.
A TALE OF TWO EFFERVESCENT CITIES
It was indeed the best of times when we found ourselves in the two principal cities of Champagne: Épernay and Reims.
WE FOUND TWO TREASURES IN THE LANGUEDOC
We were told about the vinous delights to be found at Domaine La Croix Chaptal in the heart of France’s Languedoc wine region, but nobody prepared us for the charms of Montpellier.
STRIKING VINOUS GOLD IN CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
Adding Domaine Roger Sabon, the iconic Châteauneuf-du-Pape winery, to our growing stable of suppliers was a lucky strike. Getting to know Jean-Jacques Sabon was the real bonanza! writes our wine correspondent, Jim […]
THE NEOPHYTE AND THE LIQUOR MONOPOLY
Listing our first wine at Vintages was not without some difficulty, but the 2004 Notturno Barbera d’Asti Superiore from Piedmont, Italy, was worth the wait.
THE UNCERTAIN LAUNCH OF ARTHUR’S CELLAR
When we began our wine club more than 10 years ago, we worried that nobody would order any of our wines. We certainly didn’t improve our chances any by featuring a rosé in […]
STRANGE ENCOUNTERS OF THE LCBO KIND
“So Jim, you are going to become a wine importer are you? Well, the perks are wonderful, but you won’t make any money.” — John Tait, former manager of the Sherwood Park […]
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