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Tag Archives: 2009
Mistral lunch in Gigondas
The village of Gigondas is located at the foot of the impressive Dentelles de Montmirail. We were warm in the car when we drove to the center of town and saw that the terrace of l’Oustalet was open. Beautiful May … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, 2009, FOOD, France, Red, Restaurants, Rhone, TASTE TRAVEL, the road
Tagged 2009, CDR, Cotes du Rhone, Dentelles de Montmirail, France, Gigondas, l’Oustalet, Les Deux Albion, Longue Toque, May, Rhone, rosé, Rouge, St Cosme
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Veronica’s spring risotto
One of Veronica’s long time dreams was to buy food and cook it in her own kitchen in Paris. Her dream came true this spring. Saturday morning found us at the Bio market on the boulevard des Batignolles loaded down … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, FOOD, Recipes, Rhone, White
Tagged 2009, asparagus, Bio market, Blanc, Boulevard des Batignolles, Chateauneuf du Pape, chive flowers, Clos du Mont Olivet, peas, rice, risotto, Sabon, taleggio
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Did I mention the 2009 beaujolais?
I’ve been tasting a lot of 2009 Beaujolais recently, everything from Crus like Régnié, Brouilly and Morgon to plain Beaujolais. Some are just bottled or just before bottling. Everytime I stick my nose in a glass of the stuff, I … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Red, What is in my glass?, WINE
Tagged 1949, 2009, Beaujolais, Brouilly, Burgundy, Cote de Nuits, Gamay, Morgon, Régnié
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Unexpected Beaujolais Nouveau 2009
When he handed me the bread, and I realized that it was warm, I thought, “this is too good to be true”. How can you have a Beaujolais nouveau day without a glass (or three) of Beaujolais? Someone with some … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Beaujolais, FOOD, WINE
Tagged 2009, Beaujolais Nouveau, Bordeaux, bread, charcuterie, delicious, Duboeuf, Gamay, pork, SNCF
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2009 harvest @ Domaine de La Madone
Posted in 2009, Beaujolais, WINE
Tagged 2009, Beaujolais, Bererd, de-stemmer, Gamay, Harvest, La Madone, sorting table, vineyard, winery
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2009 vintage: what ripe Chardonnay looks like: gold
We didn’t have to go far with Alexandre Moreau to see some of his ripe Chardonnay in Cote de Beaune (Burgundy), we just crossed the street from his cellar and into Chassagne 1er Cru La Maltroie vineyard. Here, too, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, TASTE TRAVEL, WINE
Tagged 2009, Alexandre Moreau, Bernard Moreau, bunch, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Chassagne 1er Cru La Maltroie, Chassagne Montrachet, Cote de Beaune, flavor, flower, golden, grapes, Harvest, juice, magic, pips, ripe, shot grapes, skins, vine
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2009 vintage: tasting pinot noir grapes
Driving through Burgundy last week, I couldn’t help but be amazed by the beauty of the vines. Everything was so lush, and green, it just radiated health and vibrancy. The color of the vines was almost spring-like. No yellow, brown … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, WINE
Tagged 1er Cru Les Chaffots, 2009, beauty, bitter, Burgundy, Clos St Denis, complexity, Cote de Nuits, de-leaf, Frederic Magnien, grapes, green, hail, Michel Magnien, Morey St Denis, Pinot Noir, pips, skins, sweet, tannic, taste, vines, vineyard, vintage
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2009 begins…
The vines were flowering in Burgundy and Beaujolais last week…. Photos taken in the old vines of Meursault l’Ormeau behind Boyer Martenot.
