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It's
actually ironic. I worked at a winery in
California for five years, and talked to
thousands of visitors about why they
should embrace California wines. And I
believe what I told them - there are
great wines from many, many regions in
the world. But it does not change the
fact that underneath it all, I am a bit
of a snob for French wine.
Now it could be that France is where I fell in
love with wine. It's actually also where I fell
in love with my husband, Mike (you can read the
whole story on our About Us page) so
this may also be part of the aura French
wine has for me. But it could also be that
I just really, really like a lot of French
wines - not all of them, I do concede there are
bad French wines - but many of my favorite
wines are from
France.
There is
something to be said for the fact that the
French have been at premium
winemaking for hundreds of years and
many of the great grape varieties that are now
grown elsewhere originated in the areas of
France where they first became renowned.
Bordeaux, Burgundy, Chateauneuf-du-Pape,
Hermitage, and of course - Champagne - I may
actually be a little addicted to French
wines.
If you are not afraid to catch this bug, here
are a few of my personal favorites. Good luck
finding many of them - they are made in very
small quantities and can be hard to impossible
to buy because they are closely allocated - but
they are very, very special:
2004
Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc, J. L. Chave
Selection
2001 Domaine du Pegau, Cuvee Reservee,
Chateauneuf du Pape
1998 Alain Voge, Vielles Vignes, Cornas
1995 Chateau Latour, Pauillac
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