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· Wine Loop April 2008.pdf
· Wine Loop February 2008.pdf
· Wine Loop January 2008.pdf
· Wine Loop August 2007.pdf
· Wine Loop July 2007.pdf
· Wine Loop June 20 2007.pdf
· Wine Loop May 22 2007.pdf
· Wine Loop April 24 2007.pdf
· Wine Loop March 13 2007.pdf
· Wine Loop Feb 13 2007.pdf
· Wine Loop Jan 15 2007.pdf
· Wine Loop Sept 29, 2006.pdf
· Wine Loop Apr 27, 2006.pdf
· Wine Loop Jan 6, 2006.pdf
· Wine Loop Oct 28, 2005.pdf
· Wine Loop Aug 5, 2005.pdf
· Wine Loop March 17, 2005.pdf
· Wine Loop February 2, 2005.pdf
· Wine Loop October 26, 2004.pdf
· Wine Loop Sept 1 2004.pdf
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Wine Loop
The World of Wines
Wine is bottled poetry,
so much a part of culture and entertaining
The question is which wine?
Think of merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Mourvèdre: to some a mystical calling, to others just a mystery. The world of wines is a joy, so much a part of culture and entertaining. The question is which wine? Shiraz from Australia, bold, fruitful, full of irreverence, or Syrah from the Rhone, soft, full, with mystical layers of flavour.
Our house wines are subtle and were purchased for their constant availability, flavour and cost. en Ville can marry wines to foods and budgets. Our pairings for haute cuisine are on the leading, or should I say, drinking edge of the world of wine.
A common misconception is that a wine should be bolder than the food it supports. The key word is support. Let your wine selection be the foundation of the match. With duck as a roast or a confit, there is a high degree of fat and strong flavours. It is these flavours that we want to support, ideally, with a light bodied Pinot Noir from perhaps Phalz or Loire or Alsace. If we married the duck to a fiery Shiraz, the flavour of the duck diminishes to the spice of the Shiraz - not a pretty thing!
Reception Whites are undergoing a fashion change. At last we are moving from the over oaked tannic Chardonnays to Pinot Grigio instead. The Italians are happy and so am I! Perhaps this will extend to Pinto Gris from Alsace, the same grape with a French expression.
On an irregular basis, en Ville issues a "Wine Loop". Its objective is to recommend wines from Vintages releases, specializing in extreme value wines. There is no cost to subscribe and we do not receive anything from the houses we recommend. To subscribe please email geoffrey@enville.com with "send wine loop" in the subject. If you have any questions or thoughts on wine, don't hesitate to email me.
Drink well!
Geoffrey
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