by Dustin Soiseth Cabernet Franc is my favorite grape. Before I worked at Kermit Lynch—even before I jumped into the wine business full-time—I would come to the shop to buy Loire Valley reds. Where else can you purchase the absolute best a region and domaine have to offer for about fifty bucks? Not many places. […]
Posted on July 28, 2009, 10:37 am, by Clark, under
Domaine Gramenon,
Jasnieres,
Loire Valley,
New Arrivals,
Pascal Janvier,
Red Wine,
Rhône.
In our recent email blast we featured some new arrivals that we are excited about. Here are a few more, all hailing from the 2008 vintage…
Posted on July 7, 2009, 11:23 am, by Clark, under
Bandol,
Cantine Valpane,
Corte Gardoni,
Domaine Tempier,
Eric Chevalier,
Italy,
Loire Valley,
Monthly Newsletter,
Red Wine,
Rosé,
Sesti,
Uncategorized,
White Wine.
The July newsletter is now available! Download the PDF by clicking here. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… 2007 Bandol, Domaine Tempier Pre-Arrival Yes, I just arrived at my place near Domaine Tempier and immediately visited to re-taste their great 2007s now that they are in bottle. How convenient! It is a great vintage for Tempier […]
Posted on July 3, 2009, 1:34 pm, by Clark, under
Bandol,
Domaine du Salvard,
Domaine du Tour du Bon,
Languedoc,
Loire Valley,
Red Wine,
Rosé,
St. Martin de la Garrigue,
White Wine.
The time around July 4th is when French wine sales take a little hit. Domestic wineries jump on the “buy American” bandwagon and people head to their local shops that feature their favorite homegrown wines. This makes sense, right? July 4th = Zinfandel? Why on earth would you buy a bottle of French wine to […]
Posted on May 28, 2009, 11:00 am, by Clark, under
Bandol,
Château Lascaux,
Domaine de Terrebrune,
Domaine du Gros' Noré,
Domaine Tempier,
Languedoc,
Mas Champart,
Philippe Faury,
Red Wine,
Rosé,
Staff Tasting.
The other night we tasted through our first large shipment of 2008 rosés and some other recent arrivals. Here are the highlights… 40% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault and man does that Syrah show in the 2008 Languedoc Rosé from Château Lascaux ($14.95). The Lascaux Rosé consistently has a peppery spice to it […]
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Bandol,
Faury,
Gros' Noré,
Languedoc,
Lascaux,
Mas Champart,
Red,
Rosé,
Staff Tasting,
Tempier,
Terrebrune,
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Posted on April 15, 2009, 5:26 pm, by Steve, under
A. & P. de Villaine,
Alsace,
Bordeaux,
Burgundy,
Cahors,
Château de Grandchamp,
Clos La Coutale,
Domaine de Durban,
Domaine Maume,
Loire Valley,
Red Wine,
Rhône,
Staff Tasting,
White Wine.
Well, another staff wine tasting here at the wine shop and we have photos to boot! The beauty of working at Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant is that the sales staff has ample opportunities to taste everything new, and literally, right off the boat. Our lonesome white of the night was the 2008 Vin de Pays […]
Posted on April 2, 2009, 6:18 pm, by Clark, under
Alsace,
Auguste Clape,
Burgundy,
Château D'Epiré,
Kuentz-Bas,
Loire Valley,
Pierre Guillemot,
Producer Websites,
Red Wine,
Rhône,
White Wine.
Last week’s staff tasting at the Berkeley shop featured a line-up of classic Kermit Lynch imports. Kermit likes to taste white before red, young before old, and north to south so we started off far to the north in Alsace with a couple wines from Maison Kuentz-Bas. Kuentz-Bas strives for a traditional style of winemaking, […]
Most of our staff tastings take place at night after the retail shop closes. However, when all the stars align, we taste in the morning. The presence of Aubert de Villaine in Berkeley brought together the heavenly bodies the other morning and we tasted his stunning reds and whites from the Côte Chalonnaise. Aubert is […]