mardi 24 juin 2008

Le Ballon Rouge fete son anniversaire le 4 juillet


Le Vendredi 4 Juillet le Ballon Rouge fête à partir de 19h jusqu'à 23h
qu'on se le dise

1 commentaire:

Jennifer a dit…

Bonjour Jean Renaud,
merci beacoup for your hospitality 2 weeks past. Friends & I (from California) stopped into your cave and you were an excellent host. I thought you might find it amusing that there is a Sideways (the movie) wine club:
SidewaysWineClub.com
www.SidewaysWineClub.com
866-746-7293
help@SidewaysWineClub.com
enjoy!
Jennifer Caldwell
javurek@comcast.net

PS. Here is the latest from Robert Parker which compliments the French!

Food & Wine preview: Diplomatic praise from wine icon
Bee staff
Published: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008
Robert M. Parker Jr., probably the most authoritative wine critic in the world, left behind a few "tasting notes" after a visit to the Napa Valley last week. In a wide-ranging interview with the Bee's Mike Dunne -- which will appear in Wednesday's Food & Wine section and on sacbee.com/taste and sacwineregion.com -- Parker sprinkled faint praise for the California wine industry, but might have left an aftertaste with comments sure to re-ignite some California vs. The World wine controversies:

• Parker did a double diss of Darrell Corti's decision to stop stocking table wines with more than 14.5 percent alcohol by reconfirming the move as "appallingly stupid, frighteningly arbitrary," and concluding that, "I guarantee I could put a 15 percent-alcohol wine before him and he couldn't tell."

• Somewhat softening his disparaging comments about the University of California, Davis, department of viticulture and enology, by saying his 1993 thoughts were a bit harsh. "I thought Davis wasn't teaching enough creative winemaking and not giving enough latitude, but I think that's changed to a certain extent. I wouldn't be nearly as critical today."

• Characterizing California wine in general: "There's always ripeness here, there's always fruit. The challenge here has been to get the tannins under control, and to get more nuance into the wine. I think the influence of all the French who have come here has been incredibly beneficial toward building more nuance into the wines. ... They know what complexity is, they know that wine is meant to go with food. I think California has unlimited potential."

• Naming world regions with good value wines, Parker singled out Spain and parts of Italy. California? "It's sad, but California isn't fertile ground for great bargains under $25. That may change due to the economic climate."

In a newly released book that considers wines from around the world, Parker praises as good values a few from the Sacramento region. Look for the list Wednesday in Food & Wine and sacbee.com/taste.