Le Coin du Vin
Domaine La Croix Belle: A Shining Star from France's Wine Pool
Nic_Haegeli — Fri, 01/29/2010 - 11:56am
Today, more than ever, there is a focus on “value wines”, getting the most for your money while still enjoying new sophisticated wines. One of those places can be found in France Wild Southwest, once known only for providing bulk wine to the country, but I have f
Riesling...not from Alsace
Nic_Haegeli — Mon, 01/18/2010 - 10:31am
Riesling is the white wine grape for the 21st Century. Its wines can be lighter, finer, livelier, and more refreshing than those from other grapes, but still remain at the absolute peak of refinement and all out and out sensual pleasure.
Oenotria Part 2
Nic_Haegeli — Fri, 01/08/2010 - 9:48am
What kind of wine should a producer spend time and money making? Should he make an international-style wine, a wine that Robert Parker would embrace and would then sell? This then begs the question what is an international-style wine? Some purists would suggest that modernization techniques used worl
Oenotria Part 1 of 2
Nic_Haegeli — Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:36am
The vine has a long history in Southern Italy. Oenotria, the land of vines, is what the Greeks affectionately called the modern-day ‘Mezzogiorno,’ the southern part of the Italian boot, in addition to Sicily. (It is important to know that) Southern Italy was effectively a Greek colony in the centuries befo
Getting to know you
Nic_Haegeli — Thu, 09/24/2009 - 10:47am
How do you really get to know someone? Think of your significant other, in the beginning you spent time alone together and then probably with her friends, and you thought you knew her well until...she brought you home to meet her parents, her siblings, and the rest of her family. I'm willing to bet that you really began to understand the type of person she is after be
Sonoma v. Napa VI
Nic_Haegeli — Mon, 08/24/2009 - 8:14pm
Napa’s climatic and geographic strength is her progression of cool and damp conditions in the south to hot and dry conditions in the north with a plethora of soil types from gravel and low fertility in the north to clay and silt in the south. While she does not have Sonoma’s diversity in microclimates, Napa does have good range of soils and elevation that positively affects th
Hi Nic, Perhaps becoming an
Anonymous — Wed, 09/09/2009 - 9:36amHi Nic,
Perhaps becoming an expert in international wines is just the thing we need for Public Policy...it's the 'relax and share' model.
Lois Rosenfeld
Sonoma vs Napa Part V
Nic_Haegeli — Wed, 08/12/2009 - 8:40am
Sonoma’s strength as mentioned earlier lays in her sub regions (known as AVAs for the sake of this essay) that display an alarming array of microclimates. The existence of these microclimates allows producers to successfully grow and make quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, in addition to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Zinfandel. There exist warm and dry sub regions such as th
Sonoma Part IV
Nic_Haegeli — Thu, 07/23/2009 - 4:28pm
In addition, to these regions’ keys to current success let me explore the issue of geography and climate. Napa is fairly small; in comparison to Sonoma, it only runs “34 miles north and west,” according to Tom Stevenson. Its vineyards run almost completely north to south down the backbone of the valley. Despite its small size, Napa devotes just over 400 acres
Sonoma v. Napa Part III
Timothy_Bush — Tue, 07/07/2009 - 10:00am
Conversely, Sonoma success is dependent on two main axioms. First, its plurality of climatic and geographic conditions that allow for a number of different varietals to grow successfully throughout the county, in addition to the attitude of its winemakers. Secondly, Sonoma boasts an agricultural attitude much like that of Burgundy. Its producers feel a closeness to the land, l
Sonoma v. Napa Part II
Nic_Haegeli — Mon, 06/29/2009 - 5:29pm
To begin, let me give an analogy that will help explain the success of these two regions. Napa has and can be compared to Bordeaux, while Sonoma has and can be compared to Burgundy. Although, not perfect, I believe this analogy will shed some light on the matter.
Calabria was named Enotria (
Anonymous — Thu, 11/12/2009 - 8:39amCalabria was named Enotria ( Land of the wines) that's how the ancient Greeks called , then with time the whole Italian peninsula was took the name to turn after in Italia. They are still Grapes varieties that are intact from when Ancient greeks transplanted them in Southern Italy, one of the most Famous is the Greco di Bianco, a dessert wine very rustic vine that produces a delicious dessert wine and very expensive too.