Sunday, June 21, 2009

I adore French food and drink - A Maconnais Chardonnay.

If you are on the lookout for fine French food and drink, consider the mythical Burgundy region in eastern France.

Partisans, and they are many claim that Burgundy is truly the #1 or number 2 wine-producing area in France, if not in the globe. The wine reviewed below comes from somewhere in Burgundy, whose wine production is kind of ninety percent white, just about exclusively Chardonnay. The Aligot grape is Burgundys number 2 white grape, but remains fairly unknown. To the best of our data the reviewed wine is pure Aligot and does not come from the Bouzeron area of Burgundy. The castle then went thru numerous owners till the French Revolution when it was expropriated and the hamlets name was modified to Montfranc. You will find a bargain, and I'm hoping that youll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local white Chardonnay. Among Frances eleven wine-growing regions Burgundy ranks 4th in acreage if you include the Beaujolais area, which most of the people do in spite of their substantial differences. The wine reviewed below comes from the Mconnais area of southern Burgundy, whose wine production is sort of ninety percent white, just about exclusively Chardonnay. The site contains a horse-breeding center set up by Napoleon using stone from the abbey. Do not forget to tour the city of Autun once called Augustodonum, town of Augustus. But do visit Autuns Portes ( Archways ) and the Thtre Romain, once the biggest arena in Gaul ( Roman France ) with room for fifteen thousand spectators. Every August ( do you believe thats a coincidence? ) historically costumed neighbors put on a period piece. But the artichoke and garlic salsa made this thin Burgundy, yes it's a Burgundy, even thinner. The cheese itself was more flavorsome, by contrast the wine was weaker.

Hote Cotes De Beaune

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

A way to Host a wine Party.

Looking to have a bit of fun with mates while sharing some wine? You need to consider hosting a wine tasting party. Famous Burgundy Reds. It is a truly neat way to share your wine tops and to get introduced to a selection of new and engaging wines.

You don?t need plenty of guests to have a great party.

What I have found works best is to have about 4 to 12 folk, and definitely include yourself as one of the registered guests.

Pick a fun theme, and remember the theme also determines what wines will be poured. I would suggest being awfully creative, the chances are unlimited. If you tell your local wine merchant your theme, they could be a fine source of help with wine and theme matching.

Have you heard the old chestnut "First the wine, then your menu"? If you had a theme for your party and your wines followed that theme, you may need to carry it thru with whatever food you serve.

While you should provide foods that enhance the wines provided, the food should not the spine of the party. Don not forget to have tons of bottled room temperature water and optional spit buckets available.

When all of the tasting is done, you may wish to have lots of coffee and desserts. This is also a fab time to damage out one of your favourite pudding wines.

As your love and awareness of wine grows, it is inescapable that you may wish to share your revelations with pals and family. Hosting a wine tasting party is a way to do that.

When arranging a wine tasting party, some plain questions on parameters arise. I lately hosted a wine tasting party where we tasted Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons.

To make it more engaging, we tasted two wines from Rutherford, ( valley floor ) 2 from Stags Leap, ( east hills ) and 2 from Mount Veeder ( west hills ). Desist from pouring full glasses till each wine has been tasted to circumvent the cloud of inebriation on the senses. Guarantee this does not interfere or clash with the wine tasting. Try bread or crackers and a mild, white cheddar or brie. This will create and continuing reference point and point of view as your preferences develop. This will stop any one from swirling the wine on your tablecloth or carpeting.

Step one in the tasting process is to look at the wine and take note of the color, clearness, and transparency of the wine. Older mixes could be predicted to have a little sediment.

Now the best part of really tasting the wine.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

I adore French food and drink - A Maconnais Chardonnay.

If you're looking for fine French food and wine, consider the well known Burgundy area in eastern France. Though its reasonably rare, you may even find a bargain, and I'm hoping that youll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local white wine based mostly on the Aligote grape.

Partisans, and they are many claim that Burgundy is really the #1 or number 2 wine-producing area in France, if not around the planet. The wine reviewed below comes from somewhere in Burgundy, whose wine production is nearly ninety percent white, pretty much exclusively Chardonnay. As well as Burgundy Aligot is grown in Bulgaria, a not a very-well known wine producer but one that is sometimes generates bargains. The best Aligot wines are alleged to come from the town of Bouzeron and its environs, found in the Cte Chalonnaise region of Burgundy. To the best of our information the reviewed wine is pure Aligot and does not come from the Bouzeron area of Burgundy. If you are visiting Burgundy, and you actually should, make efforts to stop by the Cte dOr town of Chteauneuf about 20 5 miles ( 40 kilometers ) southwest of Dijon in northern Burgundy. Its focus is the Chteau ( Castle ) built in 1132 and occupied by the same family for 9 generations till 1456 when Cathrine of Chteauneuf was burnt to death, it is announced that she poisoned her 2nd man, Jacques dHaussonville. With the development of the Burgundy Canal its destiny was sealed you might say. Be certain to see the castles medieval tapestries and its reflection in the canal. If you are searching for fine French food and drink, consider the Mconnais area of the Burgundy area in eastern France. You will find a bargain, and I'm hoping that youll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local white Chardonnay. Partisans, and they are many claim that Burgundy is actually the number 1 or number 2 wine-producing area in France, if not on the planet. The wine reviewed below comes from the Mconnais area of southern Burgundy, whose wine production is nearly 90% white, pretty much exclusively Chardonnay.

The site contains a horse-breeding center set up by Napoleon using stone from the abbey. Youll also wish to see the Muse Ochier, a Romanesque lapidary museum. The first name refers to Augustus Caesar who modestly described it as "the sister and rival of Rome itself. Tasting Note Pale straw color, Delicate scents of mineral,citrus, anjou pear and green apple, Dry, light bodied, with clean apple / lemon flavours, crisp astringency on finish. I doused on lots of grated Parmesan Cheese. As I continued the meal I noticed that this wine isn't puny. The final meal was a disappointing "Louisiana" style home grilled chicken sausage. Both the wine and the beef were rather tasteless, but when I added some extremely robust mustard the wines fruit perked up a bit. Burgundy in france