Some years ago, Remy commissioned artists to design limited edition wrappers for their bottles. This is one of them—this one is pretty fun. It also exhibits that Cognac-makers realized there was profit in evolving their marketing, moving it beyond theContinue readingRemy Martin VSOP Cognac
What could be more appropriate for Christmas? This is a pleasant French brandy that shows notes of red fruit and barrel. At about $25 a bottle, it is a very good deal for a 10-year old brandy. (Good) This distilledContinue readingOriginal Gangster XO Brandy
Editor’s note: We’re republishing this review from March 2003 because the old copy still gets so much reader traffic. Long ago, I tried a French beer. It was a disappointment. I recall asking someone else to taste it. He too thought itContinue readingJenlain Beer from France
Jean Jacques Litaud Domaine des Vielles Pierres, 2012 “vieilles vignes,” or “old vines” (Pouilly-Fuissé) by B.D. Fischer In John Guare’s great play Six Degrees of Separation Stockard Channing says that “everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people.Continue readingJean Jacques Litaud Domaine des Vielles Pierres, 2012