Monthly Archives: April 2009

Cahors, the Original Malbec

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tasting at “La Cité Mondial du Vin” (above photo) with a touch of lunch, brings out part of the Cahors story. Eight hundred years of growing Malbec gives you some serious street cred. … Continue reading

Posted in Wine | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Mutineer Returns

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Triumphant return of Alan Kropf of Mutineer Magazine to New Wine Consumer! ALan was on Wine Library TV, the magazine is in book shops and you should be buying it right now.

Posted in Wine | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Bordeaux Primeurs Oblige

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Evelyne takes us through the life of a wine from harvest to its debut at harvest (“birth”) to being “raised” in barrels in the chai, bottled after 18-24 months, and finally reaching the … Continue reading

Posted in Wine | Tagged , , , | Comments Off