All Posts from May, 2010

2008 New Beaujolais, Château Cambon

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Weird weird weird… a bit too weird in the end for me. I’m still trying to get a hold of what this wine is meant to be. An attempt of explanation: I assume Christophe Pacalet tried to make a natural wine that comes close to a Beaujolais Nouveau in style in order to reinterprete what Beaujolais Nouveau could be. He ironically named this wine “New Beaujolais“. Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: Bourgogne,France

Champagne Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve

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Lange hatte ich keinen so guten Schaumwein mehr im Glas. Das liegt auch daran, dass ich generell eher mehr zum stillen Wein greife.
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Aber trotzdem: Meistens hab ich bei Champagner höchstens gutes Mittelmaß im Glas. Das war heute gänzlich anders. Ins Glas kam ein Billecart Salmon Brut Résèrve bestehend aus Pinot Noir, Chardonnay und Pinot Meunier aus verschiedenen Jahrgängen. Es handelt sich also um Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: Champagne,France

2010 VDP Weinbörse in Mainz

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For many lovers of German Rieslings… err I mean for all folks of the trade that love German Riesling this is probably the event of the year.

All VDP estates are gathering in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz and present their new collection to a public of journalists and professionals. The focus is on the entry and mid level wines since most of the top level wines are still bubbling in the cellars. Read the rest of this entry »

Restaurant Lohninger, Frankfurt

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Nach meiner Rückkehr aus NY wollte ich mir natürlich ein paar Tage Fasten gönnen, aber das Versprechen hielt nicht lang . Als mir ein Essen in Mario Lohninger’s neuem Restaurant nahgelegt wurde, war die Verlockung einfach zu groß. Read the rest of this entry »

A craftbrew Tour through the Eastcoast Part 2

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A few days later we resumed our road trip heading South under the most apocolyptic rains. Our goal was the famous Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware, one of the precursors of the modern microbrew scene. On this picture you can see the wooden Tanks made of Paraguayan Palo Santo wood. They contain the Palo Santo Ale which has an awful wood aromatic. A shame since those tanks have cost a small fortune to build. But that’s only my palate striking here and I do like that Dogfish Head isn’t scared to experiment. Clearly a few very interesting beers have come out of this spirit. Read the rest of this entry »

A craftbrew Tour through the Eastcoast Part 1

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Right after my arrival in NY, my friend Jeff and I picked up a rental car to tour craft breweries on the East Coast.

Beer?
Yes, you heard right: Beer! Read the rest of this entry »

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