All Posts Tagged With: "Languedoc"

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Terre d’Ardoise Vieilles Vignes – Don’t ignore the Carignan!

Terre d’Ardoise Carignan Vieilles Vignes 2007.  Pity the humble carignan grape.  Frequently blended, jugged, boxed, and overlooked.  As recently as 1998, it was the most widely planted variety in France and valued for the immense productivity of each hectare.   In the late 1990’s carignan was blamed for the over production of vin ordinaire — the [...]

28Jul2009 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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Rosé Adoration Part I – Chateau St. Martin de la Garrigue “Tradition” 2008

We’ve been pushing Rosé on our customers for the last few weeks. The response we’re getting is awesome and, predictably, one of happy surprise. Initially, many of you think that these wines are going to be sweet. No doubt that this is a hold-over conception from the peak of White Zin’s popularity. C’mon, you know [...]

8Jul2009 | Jason | 1 comment | Continued