Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Our wine trip in France continues with the infamous Beaujolais (BO-zho-lay). Beaujolais has the unfortunate luck to be stuck between … Continue reading [The Gourmand Next Door] The Price of Fame/Infamy
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[The Gourmand Next Door] Steep
Following our adventures in the southern Rhône valley, it is now time to turn our attention up. Up the map, up the elevation change, and up the scrutiny to which we … Continue reading [The Gourmand Next Door] Steep
[The Gourmand Next Door] A River, The Wind, and An Old New Chateau
Support Southpoint Access News in Our Summer Fundraiser! As our travelogue continues, we make our way toward the Mediterranean coast and the wines of the Rhône valley. There are two … Continue reading [The Gourmand Next Door] A River, The Wind, and An Old New Chateau
[The Gourmand Next Door] Alsace: A Place Like No Other
We’ve had some time to digest (insert groan here) what it means to taste wine in isolation and as best expressed as food. Now it’s back on the road for … Continue reading [The Gourmand Next Door] Alsace: A Place Like No Other
[The Gourmand Next Door] The Language of Taste
Our circuitous journey has taken many turns to understanding our appreciation and knowledge of wine. This is a slight deviation from our tour de France, but I will not leave … Continue reading [The Gourmand Next Door] The Language of Taste
[The Gourmand Next Door] AOP – Yeah, You Know Me
By Preston Wilson, Special to Southpoint Access Whilst we have been focusing on the Loire Valley (and there is still so much to discuss), it is but a taste of … Continue reading [The Gourmand Next Door] AOP – Yeah, You Know Me
[The Gourmand Next Door] Wild by Nature: Tasting the Two Faces of Sauvignon Blanc
By Preston Wilson, Special to Southpoint Access We embark on a voyage of discovery, and that discovery is the wooliness of Sauvignon Blanc. In our short study, we will examine … Continue reading [The Gourmand Next Door] Wild by Nature: Tasting the Two Faces of Sauvignon Blanc
[The Gourmand Next Door] Beyond Organic: The Art and Controversy of Biodynamic Wine
By Preston Wilson, Special to Southpoint Access There’s a word that has come up in passing in earlier articles that deserves a deeper look: biodynamics. It’s an agricultural approach, a … Continue reading [The Gourmand Next Door] Beyond Organic: The Art and Controversy of Biodynamic Wine

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