Wine: Chateau Haut Dambert Entre-Deux-Mers 2014 Variety: 60% Sauvignon Blanc / 25% Sauvignon Gris / 12% Muscadelle / 3% Semillon ABV: 12.5% Imported By: Franck’s Signature Wines Score: 89 Best Enjoyed:Drink Now Aromatically lifted, with high-toned Sauvignon Blanc character of grapefruit and grapefruit oils, joined by an almost floral note to the mineral and …
In the final episode of season 2, host Leiti Hsu and Sommelier Caleb Ganzer visit one of Brooklyn’s treasured hidden gems, Petite Crevette. For almost 40 years Petite Crevette has been a neighborhood staple for lively conversation, impossibly fresh and delicious seafood and the notable and notorious personality and commitment …
Wine: La Crema Nine Barrel Pinot Noir Winery: La Crema Region: Russian River, Sonoma Vintage: 2014 Variety: Pinot Noir Score: 95 Points Only 190 cases of this wine are released each year, making it fairly limited in production and availability. The nose is luscious, with deep and concentrated blackberries and blackcurrants …
Wine: Chateau de Fontenille 2014 Region: Bordeaux Variety: 80 Merlot / 20 Cabernet Sauvignon ABV: 13.5% alc. Score: 89 pts Best Enjoyed: Now – 2020 A nose of just-dug-up mushrooms, forest floor, and melted graphite is freshened up with mixed currants that turn to a palate of currants, cherries, and a hint of drying purple …
We’ve got a secret to let you in on. There’s a quiet revolution brewing and when you learn about it, you’ll want to join the ranks. The time of year is rapidly approaching when everyone is looking for that special sparkling wine. If you’ve read anything about wine at all, …
In this episode, host Leiti Hsu and Opera singer turned Master Sommelier, David Keck, shows the versatility and range of white Bordeaux with two selections that are affordable and delicious and pair excellently with the Vietnamese cuisine of Huynh, a popular family owned and operated restaurant in downtown Houston. They …
Despite Stephen Cronk’s success in the international telecoms business, he could never escape his passion for wine, one that developed over eight years of working in the industry right after university. The dream wafting in the clouds was to move to France with his wife Jeany and their children to …
Wine: Domaine des Justices 2013 Bordeaux Superieur Region: Bordeaux ABV: 12.5% alc Score: 88 pts Best Enjoyed: Drink now Maturing nose of dark figs and plums, all spiced somewhat exotically, and a palate of bright acid zipping through graphite-tinged red cherry skin and currants.
Wine and duck is the perfect combination in France. But Bordeaux wine and New York’s Peking Duck House restaurant is a match made in heaven. Sipping on Kermit Lynch’s Château Ducasse, our ladies enjoy cuts of duck carved right at the table. The inexpensive sémillon based white Bordeaux originated from …
In this episode, host Leiti Hsu is back at the table this time with Sommelier Vilma Mazaite and chef/owner Kaiser Lashkair at Houston’s favorite Northern Indian and Pakistani restaurant, Himalaya. Himalaya is named for the highest mountain in India, representing the peak of flavor, and the flavors here definitely don’t …
Grab some popcorn and your favorite bottle of wine and cozy up for a film that is thrilling, twisted, and visually stunning. Terroir, directed by John Charles Jopson, is a startling and creative re imagining of one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most notorious tales, “The Cask of Amontillado”. The film …
Wine: Chatreau La Dame Blanche 2014 Sauvignon Blanc Region: AOC Bordeaux Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc ABV: 13% Imported By: Frederick Wildman Score: 88 Points Best Enjoyed: Drink now Subtle and almost lanolin-inflected aromas have a note of waxiness to them, as well as mixed citrus pith and a hint of herb in the tarragon vein. …