visit http://www.pip.net.au French and German cross culture is presented here through the architecture, food and wine of this fairytale land of castles, costumes and distinctive wines. In this show we present the oldest wine in the world, a traditional family style vineyard, a look at Alsatian Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat; a visit to the Chateau du Haut Koenigsbourg, the second most visited tourist location in France after the Palace of Versailles, the preparation of the Baeckoffe casserole and a touch of wine folklore.
The Wine Ladies Georgia & Susanne, sexy and flamboyant sister team, TV wine personalities, radio show hosts, newspaper columnists, are joined by the Arrogant Frog and some of their friends at a fabulous wine tasting dinner in Toronto. What's the Bordeaux pose? The Arrogant Frog shows us and some other interesting French wine tasting techniques! Visit: www.TheWineLadies.com
France. In the beautiful vilage of Saint Romain la Virvée in the Bordeaux region, you can be a live withness of Wine harvest Chateau de la Garde right now!
Normally on wine week we stick to Australian wines. However this week in addition to a couple of Aussie beauts we get into the swing of the Tour de France by looking at a classic French wine which should be available around the world.
From Louis Bernard, the Domaine La Rocaliere is from the appelation Lirac in Southern Rhone - a relatively unknown district when compare to big brother Chateauneuf-du-Pape. The main grapes employed for blending in this region include (GSMCC) Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan. The appellation Lirac was actually created back in 1947. The wine is already showing bricky red colour at this stage. Stewed red/black fruits, dry prune, scortched earth, tar and dry Longan-berry (Chinese: Dragon Eye) are delected upon nosing. More stewy and tarry fruits, French onion soup, dark soya sauce, beef broth hit the mid palate coupling with fine but sandy tannin. The finish is relatively short but leaves a sweetish spiciness and a coarse mouth feel (due to tannin). There was a real hype about the wine about 5 or 6 years ago as WS rated it 94 points with the following tasting comments: "Fabulous. Rich and dense, a thick red with terrific midpalate concentration; there is a lot of substance here. Clean, pure fruit flavors-full-bodied, it shows superb focus from start to finish. Massive tannins are silky on the midpalate but toughen on the finish. Not imported into the U.S. Best from 2005 through 2020."Ahem! Give me a break! I strongly disagree with WS as the wine is neither that rich nor dense nor thick nor full body nor ageble to 2020 but it does have plenty of tannin to offer even now. Drink it now in case fruits drop and it becomes inbalance. (87-89 points) Tasted by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
This week we look at a great Barossa red with a German sounding name which is made in the classic Rhone style. We also look at a brilliant Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blend from a producer well known for their great whites plus a Shiraz which is still exceptionally affordable despite an ever growing list of super reviews than might cause other wineries to raise their prices.
Between the Tour de France, Bastille Day (the Fête Nationale -- France's Independence Day), and the numerous summertime activities awaiting you, it's no wonder France has such a festive air each July. In this episode, Sheri Sauter Morano, Master of Wine and Wines of France spokesperson, sends Dan the Francelator on a bicycle trip through Bordeaux in search of wine, parties, relaxation, and of course the world's most famous bike race!A video report from Wines of France
A look at life on the vineyards and winery of Domaine Gayda in the Languedoc, South of France. Just half an hour from Rennes le Chateau (Holy Blood, Holy Grail / Da Vinci Code) and the medieval city of Carcassonne Domaine Gayda is in the heart of Cathar country and area steeped in history, beautiful scenery and wonderful vineyards. Domaine Gayda is without doubt one of the most exciting developments in the Languedoc in recent years. The state of the art winery and innovative approach to producing French wine is making waves in the region and beyond.
From 1966 (though it SAYS 1965). When the Beatles visit a French wine-making village, Ringo spills their large vat of crushed grapes -- an entire month's harvest wasted! How can they refill the vat in just two hours? The energizing power of "I'm Down"!Noteworthy: The animators apparently had seen the TV special "The Beatles at Shea Stadium", showing John playing the keyboard with his elbow during this song, as they re-create that event here.Ringo calling himself "that little old wine-spiller -- me!" alludes to a TV commercial campaign of the time for Italian Swiss Colony Wine, featuring a man who calls himself "that little old winemaker -- me!" This ad series is also referred to in the 1967 Looney Tune "Fiesta Fiasco", where Daffy Duck calls himself "that little old rain-maker -- me!"
http://www.cookingrecipestv.com/ - Chef Brian prepares the classic french recipe "Beef Bourguignon" in a slow cooker crock pot. This stew recipe is very tasty, one whole bottle of red wine will do that for ya ;-)Enjoy ...Chef Brian
God bless the French! Wine 24/7 straight from the choicest vineyards via HTTP and USB 3.0. What they failed to tell you is you really need a high speed connection so those on dial-up, you're SOL.
