Archive for May, 2008

French wine taster insures nose for $8M

Although this article is a bit old, March 11 if I recall, and from the associated press, it is quite impressive.
His schnoz is not to be sniffed at. The nose of leading European winemaker and taster Ilja Gort has been insured for euro5 million ($8 million), Lloyd’s of London said Tuesday. He took out the [...]

Chateau La Vieille Cure Fronsac 2003

Chateau La Vielle Cure is my first experience with Fronsac. One of the Bordeaux wines, Fronsac is a hilly region of France along the Dordogne and l’Isle rivers, west of Saint Émilion.

Interestingly enough, if the appellation indicates “Appellation Canon-Fronsac Controlée”, as opposed to “Appellation Fronsac Controlée”, this means that the grapes are from Fronsac [...]