Recently, my bank account sat me down for a talk. It kindly suggested I review a few more affordable wines, pointing out that not only would it, but readers, might appreciate this fact. It has a point. I picked this up in Iceland (the shop, not the country), although it’s fairly widely available. I should […]
Category: France
Domaine D’Ourea Vacqueryras, 2021, Rhone, France.
A few days ago, an old friend, GD, was in town. So another old friend, LC, invited us both over for wine and BBQ. In keeping with gender stereotypes, LC’s husband, GM, did the actual BBQ-ing. Grilled meat seemed like a good chance to try a Vacqueryas I had. I’m a fan of the region, […]
Domaine des Trinités Le Duc, 2021, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Not a whole lot in the way of backstory to this one, except it’s been getting good press. And everyone I talked to says ‘Stick in the fridge for a bit.’ So I took it with me on a recent visit to the country estate, and enlisted TE and MT as extra special guest commentators. […]
Domaine Lampyres Anima 2022, Roussillon, France
Another Lampyres wine. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I’m slowly working my way through their range. So far, none of them have disappointed. Spoiler alert: This one doesn’t either. I might have held back in reviewing this, to spread out the Lampyres reviews a bit more, but TY was visiting, and I thought […]
Domaine des Lampyres Point Triple, 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
I don’t think I’ve had a wine I didn’t like from Domaine des Lampyres yet. So you’ll see me working my way through their wines on the blog. And this one is a skin-contact (aka orange) wine. So I’m doubly looking forward to it. In the glass It looks like an honest-to-goodness orange wine. […]