August 27, 2009
The directions from Marie Arena, wife of Corsican winemaker Antoine Arena, were good, but my sometimes-errant map-reading ability did me in once again. And I also had help from some bored Corsican firemen in getting myself lost on my way to the Domaine Antoine Arena in Corsica’s Patrimonio wine region. Madame Arena had told me [...]
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August 14, 2009
Armagnac has been long overshadowed by France’s other grape-distilled brandy, Cognac. While Cognac has an image of elegance and sophistication (along with elevated status among the young and urban, thanks to its mention in some hit hip-hop songs), Armagnac has been saddled with what The New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov defined as a [...]
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