Cabernet Franc in Chinon: Hard to find but easy to drink

Cabernet Franc in Chinon: Hard to find but easy to drink

By Jeff Thoreson The large wine store where I like to go to wander the aisles like the DIY-ers wander around the big-box home improvement centers offers just two bottles of wine from Chinon, France. Really? To me, that’s like Lowes offering just two colors of paint....
$19.95 – Carte Noire Rosé (Provence)

$19.95 – Carte Noire Rosé (Provence)

What do I think:  A good friend brought this over and the next day I bought six! Learned something about Rose. The good stuff comes from Provence, France. Very pleasing in every which way! What the Experts say: This blend of Grenache and Cinsault has long been a...
Another Round November 2020

Another Round November 2020

New category of wine – Chablis – “the Champagne of Chardonnay”   Jean-Marc Brocard Sainte Claire Chablis 2018: $28.95, France What do I think:  They don’t call Chablis the Champagne of Chardonnay for nothing!  That much more than just Chardonnay for a few bucks...
Golf Course Drinks

Golf Course Drinks

Hmmm…What can I say but … COUNT ME IN! I can’t say that I am much of a drink mixer myself, other than perhaps my Mississippi favorite – Beefeater dry gin, blue cheese martini.  Margaritas tend to hit my sweet spot, time and place is imperative to that, and...