Sommelier Rachel Driver Speckan pours some wonderfully diverse and esoteric wines by the glass at City Winery Chicago. One of her latest additions from our portfolio is the Domaine de l’Ecu Muscadet Classique 2011 from Fred and Guy. Rachel was a little peeved that I wrote a silly song / poem about Jeremy Quinn and [...]
Jeremy Quinn, Sommelier at Telegraph, Reno and of course Webster Wine Bar is pouring the Muscadet Classique 2011 from Domaine de l’Ecu at Telegraph these days. No surprise, along with Craig Perman, Jeremy is one of the city’s leading lovers and promoters of single vineyard Melon de Bourgogne. Craig is in Nantes at l’Ecu literally [...]
Jo Landron and Fred Niger are good friends. Jo and Fred both love great bubbles, and they both make great bubbles. Mark Hayes, from Pastoral here in Chicago, loves Jo Landron’s bubbles. I mean, this dude loves Atmospheres. So it was with some trepidation that we introduced Fred to Mark at Rootstock. Would it [...]
Bar Pastoral has opened to rave reviews from a number of critics and publications around town, not the least of which is Chicago Magazine’s inclusion of them on their list of the Top 6 Wine Bars in the city. Steve Dolinsky, aka ABC 7′s The Hungry Hound, focuses more on the creative small plates, all [...]
Grace has opened to much fanfare, and our friend Huge Galdones and his camera were offered a front row seat in the back of the house for a night of service at one of the country’s most inspired new restaurants. The wine list features many selections from Candid Wines to go with the vegetable and [...]
Chef Curtis Duffy and Sommelier Michael Muser open Grace tonight. I share this news with tremendous gratitude and appreciation for their extensive selection of Candid Wines, including offerings from Jean Schaetzel, Klaus Peter Keller, Jo Landron, Pascal and Beatrice Lambert, Guy Bossard and Fred Niger, Cosimo Maria Masini and Fred Scherrer. Perhaps it’s no surprise I’ve had [...]
Pastoral Artisan Cheese Bread and Wine shops and Wine Bar are dedicated to the details. To help launch the opening of their new wine bar, they invited us in to pour a selection of Muscadets, exploring the effects of age and soil on Melon de Bourgogne when grown by people like Jo Landron and Guy [...]
From the domaine’s web site : The nose mixes notes of minerals, dried grass, smoke, almonds, white fruits, apple and citrus fruits. The mouth is precise, lively, with a fine effervescence and great freshness. Give your friends a blind taste of this wine… « A new design on the base wine with a blend [...]
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