Archive for January, 2009

On the Ninth Day of Christmas…

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

…my true love gave to me nine bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape Clos des Papes Blanc 2004.
The default setting for Chateauneuf is red - rich, ripe, the ruler of the Southern Rhone.

On the Eighth Day Of Christmas…

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

…my true love sent to me eight Bloody Marys.
I have never been a great one for New Year’s Eve

Burgundy 2008

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

In the words of Johnny Goedhuis, 2008 was a “miracle vintage” in Burgundy. For the ten days we were there, we tasted wonderful wines that were juicy, fresh, balanced and minerally pure.