2010 Verget du Sud Marsanne Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Blanc – France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vin de Pays de Vaucluse (7/16/2012) Rhubarb, ripe apple and spices on the enjoyable, fruity nose. Perfect balance between [...]

2010 Claude Riffault Sancerre Les Chasseignes – France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre (7/14/2012) Tangy white fruit (apple, pear, peach) intermingle with wet stones on the enjoyable nose. White fruit, citrus-like acidity and minerals on [...]

2009 Verget Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet – France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru (7/18/2012) Reticent nose of white flowers, citrus and ripe white and yellow fruit. Fairly ripe on the palate, refreshed by [...]

2011 Paul Thomas Sancerre Chavignol Grande Reserve de Notre Vignoble Les Comtesses – France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre (6/17/2012) Subdued aromas of white flowers, ripe white fruit (pear, apple), citrus, rose water and chalk [...]

Bordeaux Wine Trip is a new free app for smartphones and tablets with travel information for the Bordeaux wine region in France. The app is available in English, French and Chinese. With the help of  geolocalization or by choosing a specific theme (wine bars, castles, wine initiations, …) this app helps the visitor to better orient themselves in Bordeaux. The component SmartBordeaux helps Bordeaux wine lovers to identify wines and obtain information about the Bordeaux wine region. The apps can be downloaded in the app stores for iOS (Apple) and Android (Google). There is also a web version that works on all devices, including laptops and [...]

A report this week from the European Court of Auditors sharply criticized many aspects of the European Commission’s viticulture policy, which was designed both to combat the EU’s enormous wine surplus and encourage the production of grapes that [...]

2009 Cave de Roquebrun Saint-Chinian Seigneur d’Aupenac – France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Saint-Chinian (5/25/2012) Fresh toast, aromatic spices, fresh straw and ripe yellow fruit on the very enjoyable “dry” nose. On the palate this wine [...]

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2011 Domaine Clavel Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Mescladis – France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup (5/26/2012) Beautiful pink hue with a watery edge. Strawberries, raspberries, rose petals on the [...]

For a quarter century, Monsignor Ed Lofton has served as one of 86 volunteer chaplains at the Charleston County jail. … That endeavor includes Communion, and for Catholics, wine is a necessary component. For 15 years, he has consumed 1 ounce of sacramental wine during Mass without incident. Inmates partake only in the bread. But this week he lost a fight. Chief Deputy Mitch Lucas, the jail’s administrator, has told Lofton to replace the wine — brought to the jail in a TSA-approved container designed for holy water — with grape juice…