Category Archives: France

A Wine Sample Policy, Say What!!

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Poor Robert

You heard it correctly, a wine sample policy. It’s the craziest thing, I’ve always purchased the wine and other products I wrote about in my blog and never gave having a sample policy a thought. Well I am now getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine, France, Hodgpodge, Sample Policy, Samples, Whimsy, Wine Samples, Wine Tasting, Winemakers, Wines | Tagged Hodgepodge, Whimsy, Wine Glasses, Wine Samples | 9 Comments

The Weekly Wine for March 6, 2016

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Poor Robert

LABRIE Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2014: I loved this wine, partly because I really like Jonathan Maltus and his wonderful sense of what works with each batch he creates (or at least releases), and also because I really like dry white … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Wines, France, Jonathan Maltus, Naked Wines, Sauvignon Blanc, Varietals, Wine, Wine Photos, Winemakers, Winemaking, Wines | Tagged France, Jonathan Maltus, Naked Wines, Sauvignon Blanc, White Bordeaux, white wine, Wine, Wine Varieties, Wines | 3 Comments

When is a Wine Ready to Drink — Know When to Hold-em and Know When to Serve-em.

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Poor Robert

One of “Poor Robert’s” readers asked me how I know when a wine is ready to drink. I thought about it and realized, I really do it intuitively. I’ve been drinking wine so long, I just have a sense with … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Hodgpodge, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting, Winemaking, Wines | Tagged experience, fermentation process, grapes into wine, the modern world, Varitals, Wine, Wine Terminology, Wine Varieties, Wines | 16 Comments

What’s in a Blended Wine and When is a Varietal not a Varietal

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Poor Robert

As I was preparing to write this post I spent a lot of time on the internet and digging through a lot of technical stuff that might have made sense in the 1600s or 1700s but sure did not make … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Uncategorized, Varietals, Winemaking, Wines | Tagged fermentation process, grapes into wine, Varitals, wine industry, Wine Varieties, Wines | 10 Comments

What’s All the Junk in My Wine?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Poor Robert

First off, other than looking bad, none of it will ruin the wine or make you sick. In fact in some winemaking processes (old world) tartrate crystals can be a sign of a quality wine. That’s okay, but it still makes my … Continue reading →

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Virgile’s Vineyard, A Year in Languedoc Wine Country — A Review.

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Poor Robert

Last year when I hooked up with Naked Wines, one of the first wines I tasted came from Virgile Joly, a Merlot produced and the Languedoc Region of France. It was a marvelous fun wine, as the winemaker intended, for … Continue reading →

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Wine for the Common Man — A Historical Perspective

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Poor Robert

Wine for the masses has a long history dating back to before the birth of the modern world when it serve as both a beverage with food, as a major medicinal cure all and many ceremonial purposes. The early evidence of … Continue reading →