Dinner with Julien Guillot @ Ordinaire
The third generation in his family to make wine at the ancient Clos des Vignes du Maynes in Southern Burgundy, the young Julien Guillot is turning out some of the most beautiful and unique Burgundies that we know of. We hope you can join us this Saturday at Ordinaire to drink and dine (at an extremely reasonable tariff!). Wines to be tasted include: Macon-Cruzille Blanc 11 Macon-Cruzille Blanc Aragonite 12 Macon-Cruzille Rouge 12 Macon-Cruzille Rouge Manganite 12 And...
read moreFoucher Against AOC Touraine
In a series of email exchanges, we asked Christophe Foucher a number of questions about the state of viticulture in the Loire and his (non)involvement with AOC Touraine. The following represents some highlights from his musings. Thanks to Thomas Yeatts for editing and translation. “In the beginning when I was getting up and running, I tried a number of times to submit my wine as AOC Touraine. At the time, wine was analyzed and then tasted, by professionals in viticulture, people with precise ideas about what wine has to be. A standard...
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