Wine: Pinot Noir. Variety: Spätburgunder. Vintage: 2017. Winemaker: Weingut Braunewell. Origin: Selztal, Rheinhessen, Germany. Southeast from Bad Kreuznach. Labelling: Qualitätswein. Owners: From Opa Braunewell, three generations. USP: Sekt and Rosés, products presented by my follower @moeselchen . - This wine was a little fussy, difficult to please the food pairing. The wine’s flavors is dominated by sour cherry, cranberry, the alcohol content is lower than average. It was t

Girls night out. We fancy ourselves to a nice cozy restaurant, where the joy corresponds to the delights of the Chef and to the affirmation of the Sommelier for the perfect meal. Pearls and high heals, music and laugh, the sound of the evening. Ladies, what should we order at the restaurant? I will go for Menu A: Sea bass carpaccio in a chilli-orange dressing as appetiser and Paella will be my main course. Yours? - Wine: La Dame Rousse. Vintage: 2019. Winemaker: Domaine de la

Although today they have their own appellation Bolgheri DOC, this highly reputable wine was born as a simple "Vino da Tavola". Beloved and researched by every wine lover and wine collector, the vintage 1978 was on of the outstanding years. Pioneer of the Super Tuscan, risk taker and innovator, willing to alter the taste of the traditional Chianti wine, Mario Incisa della Rocchetta brings Bordeaux blends into their winemaking production. His experiments begins end 1960's. Begi

If I may be casual in my writings, I must stress how much I love Rieslings, they are one of the top white wines within the wine geek community, but less present within the general wine consumers and I do not know if it is how we are set in these waves "White wine=Chardonnay or Pinot Gris" and so forth. Nevertheless, Dr. Loosen is actively educating remotely about Riesling and his wines and by the way, today there is a virtual wine tasting at 18:00 UK time on 15. April 2020 wi

These are my notes from many sources, but Fiona Morrison MW from her book "10 Great Families"- collection of Academie du vin Library is my main source. As Rieslings from Germany have a wide range of classification and sweetness level, I will need to write about them in many different posts. The wines from Germany, especially the whites are high demanded wine within the fine wine industry (collectors, high-end restaurants, auctions), but I am under the impression that the dry

The King of St. Julien, Grand Vin de Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases is known as the greatest of St. Julien or super seconds. Château Léoville Las Cases lies in the center of Haut-Médoc, in the north east, close to Pauillac and the city of St. Julien-Beychevelle. The terroir is mainly quaternary gravel with gravely clay subsoils, where the water filters through the stones, supplies water in the clay and the rest is drained to the river, that also creates a special microclima

At the edge of Bages plateau in Pauillac, close to the river Gironde, there is a very well respected winery called Chateau Lynch-Bages. Wine connoisseurs from Britain and from all over the world surely appreciate this bottle of wine. The deep coloured cassis with seductive character of dark chocolate with oodles of baked black berries and a hint of earthy notes, this wine is not only sets in your palate harmoniously, but it ages in the bottle for many more decades. A good ass

The god of wine, the wine of god, is how Loïc Pasquet, the owner and winemaker of Liber Pater describes his wines. His mission and purpose of life is to let us, wine lovers, collectors, consumers in general to taste the wine of "once upon a time, before a bug attacked most of the European vines, end of 1800-1920 - the pest Phylloxera. Full of conviction, knowledge, and experience, Liber Pater has its unique place in Bordeaux. The price of his bottles creates to some extent a

Roux at The Landau - My words: Roux is the synonym of “Chef of des Chefs de Cuisine in Britain”. It is a story about two brothers, Michel and Albert who with passion for French cuisine and Pâtisserie, together they built their empire in Britain; the first three Michelin starred, after the opening of “Le Gavroche”. The founders of the “Roux Brothers Scholarship”, (2019 winner, a young Sous-Chef from The Ritz) and finally the restaurant owners of the “Roux at The Landau” and “R