Romanee Conti is regarded as one of the most expensive wines of France as well as the entire world. A set of eight bottles of Romanée-Conti, DRC 1990 was sold for $224,900 (or $28,112 per bottle) at an auction in Sotheby’s London. These are pinot noir based wines that offer rich, silky and balanced taste….
Champagne is one of the most sophisticated and elegant alcoholic drinks of the world. People across the world like to taste great champagnes when they are celebrating any occasion. Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes Francaises 1997 is one of the most expensive champagnes of the world. It will cost you $400. In the France, Champagne is…
This just in… Hospices of Sonoma will be hosting the Fourth Annual Pinot Noir Barrel Auction. Where: Warren G. Dutton Jr. Agricultural Pavillion, Shore Farm, Forestville, CA (Napa County). When: Saturday, April 21, Barret Tasting: 330-600pm; Dinner & Auction: 630-900pm. Celebrity Entertainment: 900-10pm Tickets will be sold on a first-come, frist-served basis. Call 707.823.9463 or…
What’s your number one favorite wine or your top 10? Do you prefer Sauv Blanc or Cab Sauv? Chard or Sparkling? Pinot Noir or Merlot? Zin or Petite Sirah? Or perhaps you like another blend? After tasting thousands of wines during 2006 from California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho, The Chronicle was able to hone its…
The wind kicks up eraser dust in Bouzy. In rare moments, standing alongside Grand Cru Pinot Noir vineyards and looking just a few dozen kilometers north toward the glitzy glam of Reims — the city that quite literally threw its trash here (used as fertilizer) into the late 1990s — it feels like class is…
When I eat pizza, I almost always quaff a beer. Because pizza and beer go together like ham and eggs, peanut butter and jelly, or baked potato and sour cream. But now, there’s a new wine from Ohio that calls itself Pizza Vino. It’s now available in a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Pinot Grigio. And…
We all seem to be goin gaga over pinot noir …for good reason. Check out this recommendation from FERMENTATIONS
Here’s a handy list of the best Pinot Noirs put together by Alder of Vinography after a labor-intensive day of sniffing and spitting. Print it out and keep it with you on your next trip to the store… Via Vinography
What is a good way to secure an invitation for the next party, is to show up with a good bottle and …not drink it. That’s right. Leave it behind so that your hosts will remember you when they open the bottle and say…hey, we should ask them over again! via [The Corkdork ]
Nope. They are not different grape varieties. It is a little more subtle than that. And there is a big difference between Pinot Grigio (gray) and Pinot Noir (black) so let’s take a look at this BasicJuice posting and learn to tell one from the other…and understand a little bit better what’s involved behind the…