Accepting Amarone
October 12, 2011 – 9:48 am | 2 Comments

What does Amarone have to do with a Pierre Hardy sandal? Read on, my friends.

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One Great Buy: 2007 Les Aphillanthes Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
August 30, 2010 – 11:13 pm | One Comment
One Great Buy: 2007 Les Aphillanthes Vin de Pays de Vaucluse

This is one of the most enjoyable wines I’ve had all summer. And I’d say that even if it weren’t $14.99, a darn good price for a wine with this much personality.

Saturday Night Wines: Bandol Triple Threat
August 18, 2009 – 10:19 pm | One Comment
Saturday Night Wines: Bandol Triple Threat

My contribution to our beach weekend, aside from some very competent food styling work for this tomato tart, was a selection of Bandol. Whenever I have a vineyard vacation planned, like next month’s trip to Provence, I like to test-drive some wines beforehand.