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Dauvissat and Raveneau - A Bigger Bang

This week, a minor dream was fulfilled when I hosted a Chablis tasting at my home. Organized by my friend Nir Abramovitz, it was presented by local importer Tomer Gal , who's been importing Chablis producer Durup for years but apparently was able to kill a few key people recently in order to get a small chunk of the Dauvissat and Raveneau portfolio. Because the stocks were rather low (the Dauvissat and Raveneau 1er and Grand Crus were sold out virtually overnight), he threw in a Bouzeron and a Cote de Beaune white, which worked out as an interesting comparison with the Durup, Dauvissat and Raveneau wines. Food was supplied by the participants, so thanks, people. Will Chablis always live in the shadow of the big boys down south? Dunno, but I wouldn't complain about obscurity if it helps keep the prices down (though the Dauvissat Grand Crus cost as much as a negociant Corton-Charlemagne, they're still the least expensive Grand Crus in Tomer's catalog). It's a totally

Where Have All The Good Times Gone - An Israeli Wine Tasting

Eventually it had to happen. My wine group decided to have an Israeli wine night. The lineup included several wines we have all loved in the past (albeit different vintages in some cases). As our tastes have developed, we had left some of these wines behind, so to speak. Coming back to them now, I can't say we were thrilled by them anymore. Some would probably not have excited all of us to begin with. Others simply showed too many technical faults and were imbalanced at a very young age. And a couple were old friends about to depart for greener pastures. We started with the Vitkin, Riesling 2005 . A very sharp and focused palate but the nose felt distant and vague. We came back to it a couple of hours later and it had really cleaned up its act. Would stand up to a QBA level wine from a decent German maker and I do mean that as a compliment. In retorospect, the wine of the night. Next up was a joker. Obviously a Chardonnay, the nose was buttery and nutty in a Meursault style, with

Side Roads (Jan. 14, 2020)

It's no small irony that the first meetings I remember best are of the people I first met at wine tastings - where, theoretically at least, my memory should have been somewhat impaired. My first meeting with importer Uri Caftory was at a Chateauneuf-du-Pape tasting, way back in July 19, 2007 (so says the date of the blog post). Torn t-shirt and a short philosophical monologue. The shirts and monologues have improved since. I may not agree with everything Caftory says, but it's fun milking him for ideas. Caftory reminds me of a famous Neil Young quote. Well, it's famous if you're a Neil Young fan and then you can put it to just about a thousand uses. "Heart of Gold" put me in the middle of the road. Traveling there soon became a bore so I headed for the ditch. Caftory isn't exactly in the ditches, but it sure feels like you couldn't find some of the wines he carries with a GPS. Philippe Tessier, Cour-Cheverny, 2017 Take this, for example. Hu

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