October 2017 – Page 2 – The French Paradox

Thierry Tissot Mondeuse 2013 ‘Mataret’ Bugey

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Alison Hill

Young Thierry Tissot returned home to the family estate in 2001, determined to make high quality wines. He reclaimed a long abandoned hill side vineyard above town called Mataret and replanted it with the native grapes Mondeuse and Altesse. Fifteens years of dedication and backbreaking work has been rewarded. This wine, from his original[…]

Ripe for Discussion

Posted on October 3, 2017October 4, 2017 by Alison Hill

I have a unpleasant task in front of me; I must apologize for my wine sins. I’m guilty of wine bigotry. This has largely been fueled by personal bias. I’m afraid that when facing a wine that I just don’t like, I stereotype the wine, and condemn not only the offending wine but others that[…]