A pile of dessert wine (intensely jealous my UK friends get to call them pudding wines) occupies a small and lonely cellar corner. Pulling a few bottles out of their racks reminded me of the country and continental indiscrimination I apply to this wine category with bottles from Germany, France, Australia, California, South America, Italy, Portugal, and […]
Reconnecting with Cotes du Ventoux in New Hampshire
With the 2006 in distribution and the 2007 releasing, stumbling across the 2005 Chateau Pesquie Terrasses at a local New Hampshire State Liquor store last week was a pleasant surprise. I grabbed the remaining 4 bottles on sale at $10.99, ignoring the half dozen 04s and asked for more 05. With the New Hampshire State Commission selling the 04, 05, […]