Tag Archives: AOC

Wine Review: Three 2013 Alsatian Pinot Blancs… Or Should I Say One and a Half?

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Stefano

Disclaimer: this review is of samples that I received from the producers’ US PR agency. My review has been conducted in compliance with my Samples Policy and the ISA wine tasting protocol and the opinions I am going to share on the wines are … Continue reading →

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An Overview of France’s Alsace AOC Appellation

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Stefano

Since I have recently received three samples of Pinot Blanc wines from Alsace which I am going to review on one of the next posts, today I am going to provide a brief overview of northeastern France’s Alsace AOC appellation … Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Domaine Chante Cigale, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, 2009

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Stefano

Our previous post provided a general overview of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the territory, the appellation and the main winemaking practices, so if you missed that you may want to go back and take a look at that before reading this post, which … Continue reading →

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An Overview of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation and Its Wines

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Stefano

As a prelude to our next post in which we will temporarily leave Italy and review a French Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine, in this post we will provide a brief overview of the southern French wine region that goes by the same … Continue reading →

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Saint Emilion Chronicles #5: Saint Emilion and its Wine Appellations

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Stefano

Now, on previous posts we have talked about the town of Saint Emilion; one of its churches; Saint Emilion sweet treats (macarons and cannelés); and the place we stayed at during our Saint Emilion visit – it is about time that we start talking about wine. This post will provide … Continue reading →

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