Archive for French wines
Domaine Mortiès
Posted in pictures, Wines with tags Domaine Mortiès, French wines, Languedoc wines, Montpellier, Mortiès, Pic Saint Loup on April 20, 2018 by xi'an
Château La Borie [côtes du Rhône]
Posted in Statistics with tags Côtes du Rhône, French wines on February 20, 2018 by xi'an
Domaine de Montcalmès
Posted in Statistics with tags Domaine de Montcalmès, French wines, Languedoc wines, Les Papilles, Montpellier, Paris, Pic Saint Loup, Puéchabon, Terrasses du Larzac on November 20, 2017 by xi'an
Morey-Saint-Denis
Posted in pictures, Travel, Wines with tags andouille de Vire, Bourgogne, Burgundy wines, Côte de Nuits, France, French wines, Morey-Saint-Denis on September 20, 2017 by xi'an
Coste-Moynier
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Travel, Wines with tags Coste-Moynier, Coteaux du Languedoc, French wines, Grés de Montpellier, Languedoc wines, Saint Christol on August 20, 2017 by xi'an
vendanges tardives
Posted in Kids, pictures, Wines with tags Alsace, French wines, Gewurtzstraminer, late harvest wine, vendanges tardives on July 20, 2017 by xi'an
Midsummer dinner at Emmanuel College
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel, University life, Wines with tags Bourgogne, Cambridge colleges, Chassagne-Montrachet, Emmanuel College, England, Fareoe Islands, French wines, Sauternes, Shropshire cheese, skuas on July 20, 2017 by xi'an
It just so happened that I was in Cambridge for the Midsummer dinner last Saturday at Emmanuel College and that a good friend, who happens to be a Fellow of that College, invited me to the dinner. Making the second dinner in a Cambridge college in a week, after the workshop dinner at Trinity. Except the one at Emmanuel was a much more formal affair, with dress requirement (!) and elaborate dishes. The wines were also exceptional, with a remarkable 2002 Chassagne-Montrachet.
While the dinning room (or whatever it is called) is beautiful, it is also rather noisy and I could not engage in conversation with anyone but my immediate neighbours, but still managed to have a fairly interesting exchange with a biologist studying skuas on the Faroe Islands. The end of the meal was announced by a loud clap and Graces in Latin, followed by cheese and port (and a fabulous Sauternes!, not in the wine list) in an equally beautiful room, where it was easier to talk with my neighbours. All in all, a unique evening and opportunity for a glimpse into College traditions! [And a first wine post for the 20th of the month!!]
