Dinner with Wine Challenge Results
Well, I did buy salmon and ingredients to make Leah of DC Gastronome‘s baked salmon and roasted potatoes, but I was too exhausted last night to actually make it. I’ll do it tomorrow. But I still wanted...
View ArticleHappy New Year (again)!
Alternative title: I love Roederer. I really do. We first were introduced to Roederer in August of 2006 while out in Sonoma. The inn keeper suggested we stop at Roederer on our way up to Bodega Bay,...
View ArticleMain Reason We Went to the Anderson Valley
Don’t get me wrong-we tasted a lot of great wine while there for the day, but the impetus behind driving up there to spend the day was to return to Roederer Estates for some fantastic sparkling wine....
View ArticleOh ’99 L’ermitage I Love Thee
I truly do. We first bought this wine while on our honeymoon nearly three years ago. Tasting the Roederer Estate ’99 L’ermitage Brut was the first time I stood up and took notice of a sparkling...
View ArticleBirthday Bubbly
Okay, so it was a day early…but every girl deserves some bubbly on or around her birthday! I knew we were pulling out a bunch of Zins for my birthday bbq dinner and I didn’t want to miss out on the...
View ArticleJust Keeps Getting Better
This wine feels like an old friend. Whenever it comes around I’m delighted to see it and I’m sad when it’s gone. I wonder when I’ll see it again. The 1999 Roederer Estate L’Ermitage Brut is way out of...
View ArticleGetting on with the Bubbly
As I told you earlier this month, I’m setting “Drink more bubbly” as one of my 2010 wine goals. Why not make a random Tuesday night special by uncorking some bubbles? In an effort to meet that goal,...
View ArticleL’Ermitage My Old Friend
Although I’d not previously had this vintage, drinking the L’Ermitage from Roederer Estate is like visiting with an old friend. My absolute favorite has been the 1999 L’Ermitage Brut, as you could...
View ArticleA Love Affair
I’ve been utterly in love with the Roederer Estate L’Ermitage Brut. If you’re a long time reader of the blog, you’ve probably heard me gush over the vintage years of this bubbly in the past. We first...
View ArticleSometimes Size Matters
When we are talking about wine, that is. Large format bottles are fun to open when you have a big group over for tasting and they impact the way that wine ages in a bottle. I particularly enjoy large...
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