Jacqueline Friedrich Loire wines site...???

originally posted by BJ:
That is so brutal, I can't imagine. I would have loved to read that book.

Her original Loire book is perhaps my all time favorite wine book. It really got me started with Loires. I like her sensibility; very thoughtful, but not taking it all too seriously. Karen, your summary is poetic and perfect. Thank you.

I've always wished she'd chime in here at some point, but I think she would find it all a bit much.
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Indeed! I bought that book on a trip to San Francisco some large number of years ago. I returned home and cancelled most of my 1995 Bordeaux orders. I still have a bottle or so of the 93 Aubuisieres Les Girardieres Demi-sec that convinced me about Chenin. I need to tee it up for a taste sometime soon, in these otherwise bleak times.
 
originally posted by Bob Semon:
originally posted by BJ:
That is so brutal, I can't imagine. I would have loved to read that book.

Her original Loire book is perhaps my all time favorite wine book. It really got me started with Loires. I like her sensibility; very thoughtful, but not taking it all too seriously. Karen, your summary is poetic and perfect. Thank you.

I've always wished she'd chime in here at some point, but I think she would find it all a bit much.
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Indeed! I bought that book on a trip to San Francisco some large number of years ago. I returned home and cancelled most of my 1995 Bordeaux orders. I still have a bottle or so of the 93 Aubuisieres Les Girardieres Demi-sec that convinced me about Chenin. I need to tee it up for a taste sometime soon, in these otherwise bleak times.
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Bob! So nice to see you post!
 
originally posted by Bob Semon:
originally posted by BJ:
That is so brutal, I can't imagine. I would have loved to read that book.

Her original Loire book is perhaps my all time favorite wine book. It really got me started with Loires. I like her sensibility; very thoughtful, but not taking it all too seriously. Karen, your summary is poetic and perfect. Thank you.

I've always wished she'd chime in here at some point, but I think she would find it all a bit much.
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Indeed! I bought that book on a trip to San Francisco some large number of years ago. I returned home and cancelled most of my 1995 Bordeaux orders. I still have a bottle or so of the 93 Aubuisieres Les Girardieres Demi-sec that convinced me about Chenin. I need to tee it up for a taste sometime soon, in these otherwise bleak times.
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Hi Bob,

I've always been interested in your posts so I second the "welcome back!"
Dom. Aubuisières made beautiful stuff in the 1990's. I have one remaining Vouvray 2ième Trie Girardières Moelleux from 1996; last opened in 2019 and I was astonished at its combination of minerality, yellow citrus fruits and richness... it had a sizzling quality even with the second trie richness.
Tasted great with halibut braised with Hatch peppers; the honeyed quality and the acidity went with the spice, to my delight.
I also opened the 1996 Vouvray Girardières A.C., last bottle in 2006 and it was fresh and brilliant; balanced, crisp with underlying yellow fruit.
I'm happy to say Hi to another fan of Jurançon (if I remember correctly)!
 
Thank you for the kind welcome. I'm drinking less furiously than in the past. Circumstances change. I have been learning about and tasting wines that are new to me. I still enjoy the same things I have for many years, and have new entries in my list of favorites. How does it go? Try new wines, but drink the old. One is silver, and the other is gold. Or something like that.

It's been quite a while since I drank any Jurancon. I'll have to dig one out.
 
originally posted by Bob Semon:
Thank you for the kind welcome. I'm drinking less furiously than in the past. Circumstances change. I have been learning about and tasting wines that are new to me. I still enjoy the same things I have for many years, and have new entries in my list of favorites. How does it go? Try new wines, but drink the old. One is silver, and the other is gold. Or something like that.

It's been quite a while since I drank any Jurancon. I'll have to dig one out.
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