Month: April 2009

'Wherever excellence is placed before profit, organic and biodynamic techniques seem poised to become the methods of choice in vineyards and wineries.'

'What good Bordeaux offers is not dubious sex, but deep and intriguing flavours that enhance young red meat.'

'The nose on this crimson wine has aromas of red fruit, black pepper and wood.'

'I don’t care if you’re on the subway, at your kitchen table, sitting at your computer or reading on your BlackBerry in a crowded commuter train. Just say “Sancerre” quietly and you’ll get an initial sense of the built-in appeal of this white wine from the Loire Valley.'

Many of the vineyards are quite young, and a lot of winemakers are still experimenting to coax maximum expression from their grapes.

'As soon as I took my first whiff, I knew I was in for something special.'