Simple, but good. Those were the first words out of my mouth when I sipped the 2012 La Ferme Julien Rose while watching “True Detective” and twirling some spaghetti squash with pesto and peas onto my fork earlier this week. It was such an easy-drinker I had to refrain myself from finishing more than half…
Tag: French wine
Budget Buster, Interesting Fact, Non-California
What’s the most expensive wine?
by wineforthewin •
I was thinking the other day about how much would be too much to pay for a bottle of wine. Then I saw that 12 bottles of Romanee-Conti sold for $474,000–or $39,500 each– over the weekend. That was the most any case of wine has sold for at a Christie’s auction, according to Bloomberg. The case…
Budget Buster, California, Review, Santa Barbara County
Review: 2009 Kunin Roussanne
by wineforthewin •
Kunin Wines is small on production, but big on quality. I stopped by the bungalow that houses the winery on the Urban Wine Trail in Santa Barbara when I was there this summer. The tasting room is fresh and airy, a perfect locale to sip a flight of whites. My favorite Kunin was the 2009…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Non-California, Under $10
Wine bar review: Mignon in downtown Los Angeles
by wineforthewin •
At the edge of downtown Los Angeles, in that nebulous part of 6th Street that borders Skid Row, is the cutest wine bar I ever did see. I’m serious. Not only is Mignon adorable with a very Parisian vibe, think dark wood, dim lighting, mismatched glasses and minimal seating, it has quite the wine list.…