French Wine

Les Parcelles de Pierre, Chinon at Lidl

One of the tricks to being a wine bargain hunter is to know where to shop in order to find good bargain...

Michel Chapoutier, Bila-Haut Rosé – Reliably good

This is not the first vintage of this wine I've reviewed. A couple years ago I reviewed the 2013 vintage, which was quite...

Michel Chapoutier, Vignes de Bila-Haut, Côtes du Roussillon White

Over the years I've been reviewing wines I've found myself taking notice of producers and importers who are consistently good. One of those...

L’Escoudouliere Lirac, Intense and Delicious

For ages I've found the wines from the Rhone region in southern France to be some of the greatest wines (and often some of...

Château La France, Cuvée Gallus — Earthy & Rich

Last year I started highlighting some good, yet affordable wines from Bordeaux.  Here's another wine in that category. This one comes from Château La France,...

Château Beausejour, Grand Vin De Bordeaux

Over the past year I've reviewed a few different Bordeaux wines, a category that generally isn't on the list of "cheap" wines.  But they do...

Tavel – A Rosé to Revere

If you've ever been to southern France, you know that rosé wines are the thing to drink there.  Some of them are good, some...

Michel Chapoutier, Bila-Haut Rosé

A couple weeks ago I published a review of Michel Chapoutier, Bila-Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages, at wine that absolutely blew me away by...

Michel Chapoutier, Bila-Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages – Simply Awesome!

Do you ever find yourself looking over a wine list at a restaurant and you're frustrated that you don't know any of the wines...

Château Lamothe de Haux, Côtes de Bordeaux – Old World Style

Last night I posted a review of Champs de Gaillard, a tasty Bordeaux for under $20 (which seems unbelievable).  And tonight I have...