Recent content by bill nanson

Exactly...!

even most of the small ones have to be ngoce too - they rent some vines, do all the work but have to 'buy' the last third (or whatever) of the grapes from the person who owns the land - they do everything, but need a ngoce license to buy that third...

albanians or elbonian`s? (oder Albanisch...)

It be YV Ruchottes - since 2002(?)

opened a camille giroud 05 bourgogne - not as delicious as 2 years ago, but with aeration, still delicious

Not even a London restaurant Pete - more of a 'provincial...'

On Fougeray, older wines do seem hit and miss, but in-line with the vintages - the 98 Bonnes Mares is in an awful sand-paper tannin place right now but gives me the impression it's been like that since day-1, the 2000 Clos Marion is in a lovely place, two bottles this week already. 05/06 at the...

Alsace is anyway a semi lottery - you never know what you will get; dry, off-dry, sweet - but at least (today) you can choose the varietal character, and my choice is 90% riesling, 10% pinot blanc. NB - that's not a blend. I only recently finished my Deiss 97 Beblenheim and St.Hyppolite...

Christophe says 'in general' wait a minimum of 8 years - 12 is better. Coupled to a vintage like '96, 'sounds like 15 to me...

Hate nail-polish - vinegar can be nice. That's why I don't typically like white Graves or Yquem...

Fogo de Cho... wine was 'okay', the food stunning - unless you are vegetarian...

I found that when I tried this, the wine became even smellier over time, and opaque too - maybe I should have cleaned out the milk better...

I am in awe - he talks some shite (rhymes with trite) but I remain in awe :o)

Talk about drift - I know it's there in Cte d'Or bottles - I'm more interested in BJ's... :o)

Thanks Rahsaan - PV 06 seems a very happy hunting ground