Cuvee

At the foot of the magnificent hill of Schlossberg, in a setting of vines and of roses, the Domaine Weinbach (which means "stream of wine") named after the small spring which goes through it, was built in 1612 by Capucin monks. The Domaine now has 28Ha ...

... ; as well as the expected Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier there are Pinot Blanc, Petit Meslier and Arbanne.  The first cuvee of this unusual blend of all six varieties allowed in Champagne is 2010 and has only just been released.  Regretfully ...

After sleeping like a bus I awoke to the sound of the church bells and prepared for the first proper day of travel and tasting. R drove us cross-country to our first destination, Saverne where we were connecting with the remaining two members of our ...

... ; For entrees it was surf, turf and sun and a 'meatball' of cornmeal surrounding shrimp/crabmeat on spaghetti squash.  Cuvee also gave us a complimentary anniversary bombe, as our hotel had made the arrangements. As we left, we passed a formal ...

... in for the night – plus a full cooling room to keep the vintage beer at just the right temp. I started off with a 1987 Cuvee de Namur. The bartender cracked open the dusty bottle and poured what looked like a crisp, though somewhat warm beer. As it ...

May 08 Autumn continues with my birthday which seems weird as at home it is (or was before global warming) the 1st day of summer, it's just not right to be dark so early in May. After visiting my new nephew for the 3rd time in two days and getting to ...

Like Debrecen, our start in Eger was a little rocky but this time for a much different reason: for the first time in a long while, we had a tough time locating a suitable place to stay. With most of the available accommodation in Eger being expensive and ...

The first overcast day of the trip began with a venture into Chalon-sur-Saône. This sleeply town in the south of Burgundy was once a busy port but not any longer.  It's main claim to fame is Joseph Nicéphore Niépce who it seems single handedly ...

Here we go again! Another crisp and sunny morning with a quick tour around the town at 8am to see the usual French waking up routine of Boulanger's putting out the bread and the market traders arranging their cheese and vegetables.  A good ...

Today we were leaving Colmar and beginning our way back home but not before we had visited another of the top houses in Alsace, Trimbach. Trimbach's history starts way back in 1626 when Jean Trimbach, was recognised as a citizen of Riquewihr. From then ...

... mt. harlan 2006; kracher, BEERENAUSLESE CUVEE, burgenland 2006; la sirena, MOSCATO AZUL, muscat, napa valley 2005; domaine schoffit, CUVEE CAROLINE, gewurtztraminer, alsace 2006; terre rouge, LES COTES DE L'OUEST, syrah, california 2007; august kesseler, ...

... (myself and journalist from the Wall Street Journal as far as I can work out). The grapes are to be used for a special cuvee for which the winemaker of 34 years is going to do a primary fermentation in barrels for the first time ever. The staff have ...

Here we are, on the way to Nice, the longest trip we've had between destinations since Frankfurt-Marseille. It's hard to imagine that in less than two days we will be leaving France and a language we can both speak and understand to the relative unknown ...

After buying my special birthdaycake in one of the best patissiers of Valencia, "La Rosa de Jericó", we went with all the 6 bottles of "Cava Codorniu Non Plus Ultra - Cuvée Reina Maria Cristina - Brut", a purpel basket and lots of nuts and chips, into ...

Vers midi, je prends le bus pour Maipu, un petit village en périphérie de Mendoza qui semble être le point départ de la route des vins. J'arrive là-bas une demi-heure plus tard. Après avoir parcouru le centre du village, je loue un vélo pour ...

... what happened since then?). It was truly fantastic, amuse bouches of octopus, marinated feta croutons & scallop mousse (with Rose Cuvee). Fish course John Dory in potato jackets (not jacket potato) with green leaves (with Pinot Gris). Starter. Pumpkin ...

... the hurricane.  So that's what we did. Last night, for Mike's 28th birthday, we went to an amazing restaurant called Cuvee where we spoiled ourselves with decadent food and a nice bottle of sparkling wine. Perfect way to end our New Orleans ...

... big fan of champagne and have reservations about how sweet and syrupy the Almond Champagne may taste. We start with the Grand Cuvee Champagne and WOW! Light, bubbly and just wonderful!!! I can't believe I am drinking and actually enjoying champagne! Wow! ...

... it often times will take place here.  On our first afternoon we went down to have lunch at a restaurant recommended by the staff - Cuvee' and they did not have the hotel driver available to take us - but they said that they would send him to pick us ...

... order food at the counter from a case, and then a waitress takes your drink order. They had both red and white wines (the red Cuvee I had was very good)... and the food was very different. I had some sort of meat in a pumpkin broth (very tasty), and ...