I had poulet rôti with the chicken from the countryside. Started to share it with four people, then two more people joined. It was only one chicken but sufficient to enjoy fully for six people. I think I was most satisfied during the moment because there were three bottles of Burgundy wine. Chicken in French […]
Quality rum, Cuvée de l’Océan
I got a chance to taste a rum, Cuvée de l’Océan from Trois Rivières. The rum surprised me with its purity and frankness. It recalled me of the highest quality vodka, ultimately filtered. Very similar to vodka in many ways but its light touch and unique flavour told me that it was a rum. Albeit […]
Hermitage, a rare and precious entertainment of wine
I used to have enjoyed ‘Hermitage’ of French Côtes-du-Rhône wine for more than a couple of decades. But I haven’t had the wine during my stay in the countryside for more than six years. I happened to have the wine yesterday with my friends. It was pleasingly the same one as I always remembered. I […]
Pleasant and joyful moment with fish and chips and wine
It was exciting to see what is what in trying different fried fish, and joyous to taste them. The wine, Pouilly-Fume of Alphonse Mellot was too good with the food.
Rare supper with all those were excellent
Had hors-d’oeuvre with some rice cake and Kimchi, Started with thin steak, then thick steak, with braised cabbage and grilled sliced potatoes. The beef was excellent and the ten-year-aged wine, Chateau Sergant 2007, was wonderous with the meat. After eating the meat, I was more than sufficiently set, yet kept on having sweet potato roasted […]
Biodynamic wine from Rhône
Impressive! All were fascinating! Whether the wine is cheap or expensive, all were charming. Named ‘Biodynamic Wine’ from Côte-du-Rhône. Yes, it is. It is biodynamic. I could’ve felt a bunch of transient charms from the beginning of sipping to the last moment of appreciation which lingered in the mouth. I liked the wines a lot […]