French Wine

An old French proverb ran: Burgundy for kings, champagne for duchesses, claret for gentlemen. But whatever the type, the general claim of France to produce some of the world's famous wines is unchallenged (with all due respect to California).

Bloggers about French wine may be contemplating their history, discussing its use in recipes, explaining the system of nomenclature, touring the vineyards, or addressing the sometimes vexed question of what wine goes with what dish.

Or they may be noting the changing habits of consumption around the world.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “French Wine”

• Cuvee Speciale 2006 ~ Fitou, Cave Pilote

  
  Life in France — Authority: 128
  This wine from Cave Pilote in Villeneuve les Corbieres is bursting with rich ripe red fruits, with notes of leather and a middle smoky note,. It is not to heavy or over oaked, so makes a well balance drink. There is a pleasant soft spice finish to round it off. Good value at around 5€ a bottle. The label is a bit ...
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• Author and Wine Writer Michael Steinberger Visits Wine Library TV- Part 1 – Episode #777

  
  Wine Library TV — Authority: 122
  Gary Vaynerchuk tastes wines with Michael Steinberger, a wine columnist from Slate Magazine and the Financial Times. They discuss the troubles in the wine industry and Michael’s new book! Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version . Comments on this episode(1) Leave a comment › ...
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• Le Marketing is French

  
  The LEADSExplorer Blog: Lead generation - Website visitors - CRM - B2B — Authority: 121
  Although ‘marketing’ is an English (American ?) word it are the French who have been the first and maybe still the best in marketing as many things we take for granted or have been applied first in France: - Style:   Versailles defined how to design a palace with gardens. The world followed the style. - ...
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• 2006 Domaine André et Mireille Tissot Chardonnay “En Barberon”, Côtes du Jura

  
  Vinifico! The Original Vancouver Wine Blog — Authority: 115
  Thanks to Jake over at Cherries & Clay and Matt at Kitsilano Wine Cellars, I’ve been drinking some mighty fine grape juice from France’s Jura region in the last couple of weeks. It started with the Tissot non-vintage Crémant, carried on with their very (very!) tasty Trousseau along with their beautiful Rosé ...
  5 days ago

• Le Sanglier 2007 ~ Vin de Pays du Torgan.

  
  Life in France — Authority: 128
  More good plonk from the chaps at Mont Tauch of Tuchan . Nice light and fruity, this wine is perfect for hot summer days.Good even light ripe red fruit, with just a slight tannin under note to give it a little depth of flavour. Very good value for money at just under 4€ a bottle. © The Wine Connoisseur ...
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• Meet the Reds: Pinot Noir

  
  Circle of Food Blog — Authority: 137
  I saved my favorite for last. Yes, I’ve been on a serious Noir kick for the last few years and, once again, it has nothing to do with a certain wine movie I’ve yet to watch. Although, if... >>> Enjoy this appetizer. Hungry for the full course? Visit Circle of Food.
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• Wine of the week: Louis Jadot Macon-Villages 2008

  
  The Wine Curmudgeon — Authority: 127
  Twenty-five years ago, before Robert Parker and the Wine Magazines and five-figure bottles of French wine, Americans who drank French wine mostly drank three or four kinds. They were cheap, pleasant and Gallic -- what more did one need? We drank Beaujolais, usually the Georges DuBoeuf; Vouvray (the Wine Curmudgeon ...
  1 week ago

• Estate of the Day: $28 Million French Mansion in Chicago, Illinois

  
  Exotic Excess — Authority: 436
  Chateau Villandry ( $28,000,000 ) captures the imagination of all who discern. The world-renowned Landry Design now captures the best of Villandry in Chicago by creating this classic, new remake in the French Formal aesthetic nestled near the very gem of Chicago’s lakefront. Discover all of its treasures and ...
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• Toasting a Marketing Ploy

  
  The Paris Blog — Authority: 430
  Sometime in the postwar years, some commercial genius sitting behind a desk in Lyon came up with a brilliant plan. Take the gamay grapes harvested at the end of the summer, and rather than letting the wine mature according to the traditional methods, bottle it up and sell it quick. No, better than that, call it ...
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• Bastide de Garille 2006 ~ Carardes ~ Cuvée Gourmande

  
  Life in France — Authority: 128
  A decent good value table wine from the makers Vignobles Lorgeril , Aragon en Cabardes. It is medium bodied with a good depth of pleasant red fruits and sits well on on the palate. Excellent value for money. It makes a very good summer wine. © The Wine Connoisseur Bookmark It
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• 2007 Domaine Andre et Mireille Tissot Trousseau “Singulier”, Jura

  
  Vinifico! The Original Vancouver Wine Blog — Authority: 115
  Wow, what a cool bottle of grape juice. First off, let’s talk about the grape. Along with Poulsard, Trousseau is the principle red wine grape of France’s Jura region. From what I can find, it’s also known as the Bastardo grape and makes a red wine fairly light in colour with a lot of fruit [...]
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• The French Connection

  
  Eating Las Vegas — Authority: 427
  Gastronomy has been the joy of all peoples through the ages. It produces beauty and wit and goes hand in hand with goodness of heart and a consideration of others. - Charles Pierre Monselet For years the wine and food societies in Las Vegas have been the domain of the giant hotels and the booze ...
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• Lucien Albrecht Cremant D’Alsace – Brut Blanc de Blancs

  
  CheapWineRatings.com — Authority: 410
  In case you haven’t seen it yet, you might want to check out the November/December issue of Mutineer Magazine .  This issue includes a column, authored by yours truly, about sparkling wines—just in time for the holidays.  One of the wines included in this article is the Lucien Albrecht Cremant D’Alsace – ...
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• How to Open a Bottle of Wine

  
  MissTheda.com — Authority: 150
  … with a shoe. Speaking French is optional.
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• British global warming kooks say no more spaghetti, French wine, french bread or french fries

  
  Amorian — Authority: 125
  The British global warming kooks never fail to delight.  This time they are saying that global warming is going to harm the harvest for Italian pasta wheat.  But wait!!  There’s more!!  For the same crisis you can also claim that global warming will also harm the French wine grape harvest, and the Polish wheat ...
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• Good Intentions Gone Astray

  
  FRENCH LETTERS — Authority: 117
  Vaison La Romaine.  They call it that because it was a Roman town, now the site of some of the most important Roman ruins in the area.  We went there with every intention of visiting them, learning abut the history of the place, steeping in the ancient atmosphere.  Instead, food and wine captured our attention [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Best Damn Tasting Ever! presented by the Seacove Group and New World Wines

  
  Vinifico! The Original Vancouver Wine Blog — Authority: 115
  OK, so I’ve been really bad with posting lately… and rightfully so. I’ve got a life and a full-time, outside wine job. I’ve been feeling badly about the lack of posts, so I’ve resolved to writing at least a few of ‘em a week for the next while. Not only does that accomplish the more-posts-in-a-month [...]
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• Berry Bros & Rudd Extra Ordinary Claret

  
  Golly's Wine Drops — Authority: 107
  We had a mini celebration this week, which required a mini-celebration wine. I was despatched to root around and find the perfect wine. I dont do well under that kind of pressure. It wasnt aa fizzy situation, but I had no red/white bias to guide me. I wanted to make a good choice, not a flashy one, but something ...
  3 weeks ago

• Video of the Day: How to Open a Bottle of Wine without a Corkscrew

  
  Good Food on KCRW.com — Authority: 472
  Youve got to love the French. Theyll do anything to get their wine... Here a drunk guy on the street uses his shoe to open a wine bottle. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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• A Mighty Fine Bordeaux

  
  River City Food and Wine — Authority: 130
  Even though we had leftovers last night, we still pampered ourselves with a lovely 1997 Bordeaux. It took about an hour of breathing to display its full fruity complexity. Each sip better than the last...
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