The following morning had us up early and out the door at 8:30. Our focus today was on the appellation of Margaux, so we piled into the van and headed south, approximately 25 minutes to our 9 a.m. appointment at Château Margaux. Rated as one of four first classed growths awarded in 1855, Château Margaux [...]
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Bordeaux 2010: Mumu visits Margaux
Posted in in the cellar, la route du vin - travel, tastings, tagged Bordeaux on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Over the River & Through the Woods II : Bordeaux 2010
Posted in la route du vin - travel, tastings, wine reviews, tagged Bordeaux on May 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After lunch Clyde, Mark, Kerri, Ali and myself set off for an afternoon of tastings in the Graves region. We arrived at Château la Mission Haut-Brion just in time to meet up with the rest of the party fresh K&L Bordeaux contingent (Ralph, Trey, Alex and Steve) who had just flown in from Paris. Originally [...]
Over the river and through the woods: Bordeaux 2010
Posted in food and wine, la route du vin - travel, tastings, tagged Bordeaux, cabernet sauvignon on April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Over the river, through the woods, and across a roundabout is how myself and team K&L arrived in Bordeaux not too long ago. The occasion? The Union des Grand Cru des Bordeaux was holding its annual en primeur week, where wine professionals and press from around the world descend upon the region to taste the newest [...]
A Howell Mountain original: Dunn Vineyards
Posted in in the cellar, in the vineyard, la route du vin - travel, wine reviews, tagged cabernet sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley on April 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When I first asked my colleague Mike Jordan, our domestic wine specialist at K&L, for advice regarding whom I should visit up on Howell Mountain, Dunn Vineyards were the first words out of MJs mouth. Along with Philip Togni across the way on Spring Mountain, MJ described Dunn as an “old school” family run winery [...]
Old School..New School: A visit to Ladera Vineyards
Posted in la route du vin - travel, tastings, tagged cabernet sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By the time Susan and I wrapped up our visit at O’Shaughnessy, lunch was calling..as was our friend Melissa, who was to meet us down the mountain in St. Helena. Melissa, who also works at K&L Wine Merchants, was up for the day visiting several wineries too. After a quick lunch “in town”, the 3 [...]
dateline: Howell Mountain, Napa , February 2011
Posted in la route du vin - travel, maps, tagged Howell Mountain, Napa Valley on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The first official wine trip of 2011 took my colleague Susan Thornett and I up north to the Napa Valley. Some of you might recall that just about a year ago, Scott Beckerley and I braved the stormy weather and pouring rain for a trek up to Spring Mountain. Well this time around the weather [...]
Design + Wine @ the SFMOMA
Posted in la route du vin - travel, life, vine, tagged video, wine events on January 26, 2011 | 6 Comments »
This past Monday, I found myself wanting to refresh and energize my soul with a bit of high culture. For me movies, music and museums always seem to do the trick. A great film, soulful music and a well executed art exhibit always seem to give me a little boost, a pick me up if [...]
mumu on the wine route: Sunny days at Tablas Creek Part II
Posted in in the cellar, la route du vin - travel, tastings, tagged Paso Robles, Rhone Valley on January 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After our tour of the Tablas Creek vineyards and nursery, it was time to taste some wine! Robert led us back to the Tablas Creek tasting room and past this beautiful olivier, lavender and herb garden directly outside the winery entrance. Our tasting would be comprised of a selection of wines, all of which were [...]
mumu on the wine route: Sunny days at Tablas Creek Part I
Posted in in the vineyard, la route du vin - travel, varietals, tagged Paso Robles, Rhone Valley, video on December 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This is the current scene taken from my office window. Gray, rainy and blustery. It’s been raining off and on for the past several days, which, along with the cold weather, is a firm reminder that here in the Bay Area, we are definitely deep into winter. Luckily we don’t have snow or freezing temperatures [...]
mumu on the wine route: Renaissance Vineyards Part II
Posted in in the cellar, la route du vin - travel, wine reviews, tagged Sierra Foothills, winemaking on December 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After our tour of the vineyards and estate grounds, Svetlana and I headed over to Renaissance’s lakeside tasting room. As the winter light streamed in through the large windows, Svetlana began lining up the bottles. But before we get started, let me provide a bit of winemaking backstory. Current winemaker Gideon Beinstock has been involved with [...]
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