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There are those who subscribe to truth-in-origin, and others who dismiss this notion as silliness. You could count the French, however you feel about them, most Europeans, the Slow Food Movement and perhaps Alice Waters among the former. The latter are of the flat-earth persuasion: the Mondovino coterie, the varietally obsessed wine lovers who discount the origins of wine and those who uphold McDonald’s uniformity of quality as something to attain as a goal.

In episode #10 ChrisO in Napa, JonM in Snowmass, and Windy City Wine Guy in Chicago discus almost everything sparkling. We wish you a very happy beginning to 2009. Cheers, ChrisO, JonM and the Windy City Wine Guy! Show #10 m4a format (42:00min 17.6MB) Some of the wines we discussed in this episode: 1999 Champagner  [...]

Champagne Nicolas Feulliatte, Brut Reserve Particuilere NV This is a champagne that you can easily find at quality retail outlets and offers allot of value for the price.  I purchased this bottle in Napa California for around $29. Review: This wine has a bright pale gold color with small, long and persistent bubbles.  On the nose the wine is clean [...]