We voted at the end of the tasting. Kermit asked, “which red did you like best, the ‘Pourpre’ or the ‘Causse du Bousquet?’” Out of the eight voters it was a split decision (Kermit was the ninth attendee but didn’t vote). Each red received four votes. What does that mean? It was close, I could [...]
Posted on July 3, 2009, 1:34 pm, by Clark Z. Terry, under
Bandol,
Domaine du Salvard,
Domaine du Tour du Bon,
Languedoc,
Loire Valley,
Red Wine,
Rosé,
St. Martin de la Garrigue,
White Wine.
The time around July 4th is when French wine sales take a little hit. Domestic wineries jump on the “buy American” bandwagon and people head to their local shops that feature their favorite homegrown wines. This makes sense, right? July 4th = Zinfandel? Why on earth would you buy a bottle of French wine to [...]
Posted on March 27, 2009, 6:14 pm, by Clark Z. Terry, under
Bandol,
Burgundy,
Domaine Tempier,
Languedoc,
Loire Valley,
Provence,
Rhône,
Rosé,
St. Martin de la Garrigue.
Any time someone uses a superlative to describe one of our wines, we tend to appreciate it and enjoy the fact that someone else out there enjoys our wines as much as we do. Kermit has long described the Bandol Rosé from Domaine Tempier as the best rosé in the world. Jeremy Parzen of the [...]