French wine Archives

News, Wine July 18, 2012 July 18, 2012

Wine review: Little James’ Basket Press NV

This bottle could well be the future of the much-troubled French wine business. If so, the future may not be…

News, Wine May 9, 2012 May 9, 2012

My winning streak with cheap pinot noir from the Languedoc region of France continues. First, there was the Tortoise Creek,…

News, Wine April 18, 2012 April 18, 2012

Total Wine, a large regional chain, is supposed to open in Dallas shortly. Throw in Trader Joe’s, which is supposed…

News, Wine March 21, 2012 March 21, 2012

Where do I begin to praise the Trocard ($10, purchased, available at Spec’s)? Cheap wine does not get much better…

News, Wine March 14, 2012 March 14, 2012

I have finally figured out why Americans don’t drink more rose, and it’s not what I thought — that we…

News, Wine February 8, 2012 February 8, 2012

The holiday that must not be named is next week. You want to buy sparkling wine. But sparkling wine, being…

News, Wine February 1, 2012 February 1, 2012

White wines from France’s Rhone region aren’t particularly well known and, at least in this country, don’t get all that…

News January 4, 2012 January 4, 2012

This white blend from Bordeaux has been in and out of the $10 Hall since I started it 10 years ago —…

News, Wine September 1, 2010 September 1, 2010

I was drinking rose the other day, and a question came up. Why, if so many roses are supposed to…