Here are two more Burgundies which we tasted from Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial, a small, family-owned winery in Cote Chalonnaise, which we discussed in our previous post. The 2011 Céline et Vincent Dureuil Bourgogne Blanc is a white Burgundy made from 100% Chardonnay grapes grown by organic methods in clay-limestone soil on a tiny vineyard named
During the Court of Master Sommeliers prep class at the New York Wine and Culinary Center this month, the instructors covered wines from five countries: Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Spain and Portugal. Argentina is the world’s fifth largest wine producing country, and the session on Argentina was focused on Mendoza, an arid desert region which accounts for
The New York Wine and Culinary Center (NYWCC) hosted a wine class this month to help prepare attendees for the Court of Master Sommeliers examination scheduled for this fall in Canandaigua. This program was part of a year-long series of prep classes at the NYWCC and it covered the key regions, grapes and wines of five countries: Chile,
Wines of Argentina was the topic for a seminar and tasting at Century Wines this month. Clay Harpending from Polaner Selections, fine wine importers, has visited Argentina and gave a terrific presentation on the climate, soils, wine growing regions, grape varieties and vinification methods of Argentina, the world’s fifth largest wine producing nation after France, Italy,
We enjoyed a really good seminar on the Wines of Alsace given by John McMahon at Century Wines this month. John discussed the unique terroir and style of the wines that characterize Alsace, a small wine region in extreme north eastern France adjacent to Germany and bordered by the Vosges Mountains to the west and the
The 2011 Boschendal “1685” Grande Cuvee Sauvignon Blanc is a refreshing white wine produced from 92% Sauvignon Blanc and 8% Semillon grapes grown in the Stellenbosch area of South Africa’s Western Cape. The 1685 line of wines from Boschendal commemorates the date on the original title deed of the “Bossendaal” estate and they are bottled in
At a recent wine tasting dinner at Max, we enjoyed a selection of four wines with our meal of salad, beef bourguignon and apple turnovers with vanilla gelato. 2011 Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc from Chile – pale greenish yellow in color, with aromas of fresh tropical fruits, flavors of apple, lemon and grapefruit and nice acidity
We recently attended an Italian wine seminar at Century Wines featuring wines from Castello Banfi, a family-owned vineyard estate and winery in Montalcino, Italy. Founded by John Mariani, Sr., an American of Italian heritage, the Banfi vineyard estate in the Brunello region of Tuscany consists of about 7,100 acres on gentle western slopes facing the Mediterranean, of
The 2010 Maison Louis Jadot Macon-Villages Chardonnay was more full-bodied than the Chablis from Daniel Dampt et Fils reviewed in our last post, with luscious flavors of apple and pear and it was a great wine with a meal of fish and fresh vegetables. Maison Louis Jadot has been making Chardonnay wines since 1859 with grapes
We recently enjoyed a couple of very good white Burgundy wines: a Chablis from Domaine Daniel Dampt et Fils and a Chardonnay from Maison Louis Jadot. While both of these whites are made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, they were quite different in style. The 2009 Domaine Daniel Dampt et Fils Chablis was light and crisp, with