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This was a fabulous day for me and I was already all excited about going off to meet Jancis Robinson for the very first time at the Smithsonian Associates' function of the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum, a 3-Part event with a conversation, a buying and book signing, and then a wine-tasting with owners and winemakers from U.S. states like Colorado, Michigan, Virginia, New York, Texas and California, too! ...
Michel had told me that we would be trying some wines from France offered by International Cellars and that the word was that these were exceptional wines and well-worth our trouble to taste. I put that idea on hold and continued my day. When Yves Cuilleron arrived late I had by then completely forgotten this as I was still wrapping myself around the idea of finally meeting British female wine-writer Jancis Robinson! ... ...
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Well, I was surprised and pleased and I became more and more and more excited as I tasted these wines made at the cooperative effort of three vigneron including Yves Cuilleron of the LES VINS DE VIENNE Cuilleron/ Villard / Gaillard ( www.lesvinsdevienne.fr / cave@cuilleron.com et www.cuilleron.com ). The more I tasted the more I recognized how unique, flavorful, distinct, true to grape and region and soil and climate and everything " terroir " that these wines were. Stunning! Michel Dumas looked at each other and pretty much bought everything except for the simple red and white Cotes Du Rhone that were not simple at all, just the least interesting of this group of 13 French red and white Rhone wines that we had just thoroughly enjoyed tasting. I have already blogged about this here at : chatwine.blogspot.com. Check that blog out as well. AND, we have many of the wines now on our shelves and floor-stacked at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits for you all to come and buy and discover for your very own selves! What an opportunity, what an amazing array of fine French Rhones to luxuriate all your senses completely in.
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I got a call from NOlan Hale yesterday, Tuesday April 9th, 2013 at the store Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits ( 3423 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20008 tel : 202-363-4265 anthony.quinn@clevelandparkwines.com ) and I believe that tomorrow a lady that works with Yves will be by to introduce herself and to possibly do an impriomptu wine-tasting in the store, Thursday, April 11th, 2013 from 5-7PM PM? Call us to check on this at : 202-363-42765. It's a possibilty, not sure as of yet. We do have the wines to sell and so we are ready on our part. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this all works out. Cheers.
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Regis of Roanoake Imports stopped by and so we invited him to meet Yves Cuilleron and to taste some of Yves' exceptional French Rhone wines. We knew that Regis would be impressed : he was - just like us. he stayed longer as her realized once he tasted the first wine how exceptional they were from the white Saint Peray to the Viognier and then late the Saint-Joseph red and into the Cote-Rotie and Cornas. ... ...
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It was a beautiful day and so I have included some pictures here to tell more of the story of Yves Cuilleron's visit to the Washington D.C. metropolitan region to promote his grand stash of superb Rhone wines.
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Yves Cuilleron wrote for me in my guest book : " Les vins de Vienne, c'est le collaboration de 3 vignerons amis, avec pur philosphie de faire des vins artisans qui respecte les terroirs. On a chucun un style different, mais on arrive a travailler ensemble et a ce mettre d'accord sur la qualite des vins ... " ... ...
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Yves Cuilleron continued to write : " Nous avons beaucoup des vins du la vallee du Rhone masi chacun a sa typicite. C'est un plaisir de montrer mes vins ici ou on voit le passion qu'il y a pour les vins "/ Merci Yves, reviens nous voir ici la prochaine fois. Tu es toujours bien venue chez nous. A la prochaine et bonne continuation.
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I will finish this later. Enjoy it " asi is " for the moment. Cheers on this Wednesday April 10th, 2013... Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn
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This was a fabulous day for me and I was already all excited about going off to meet Jancis Robinson for the very first time at the Smithsonian Associates' function of the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum, a 3-Part event with a conversation, a buying and book signing, and then a wine-tasting with owners and winemakers from U.S. states like Colorado, Michigan, Virginia, New York, Texas and California, too! ...
Michel had told me that we would be trying some wines from France offered by International Cellars and that the word was that these were exceptional wines and well-worth our trouble to taste. I put that idea on hold and continued my day. When Yves Cuilleron arrived late I had by then completely forgotten this as I was still wrapping myself around the idea of finally meeting British female wine-writer Jancis Robinson! ... ...
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... ...
Well, I was surprised and pleased and I became more and more and more excited as I tasted these wines made at the cooperative effort of three vigneron including Yves Cuilleron of the LES VINS DE VIENNE Cuilleron/ Villard / Gaillard ( www.lesvinsdevienne.fr / cave@cuilleron.com et www.cuilleron.com ). The more I tasted the more I recognized how unique, flavorful, distinct, true to grape and region and soil and climate and everything " terroir " that these wines were. Stunning! Michel Dumas looked at each other and pretty much bought everything except for the simple red and white Cotes Du Rhone that were not simple at all, just the least interesting of this group of 13 French red and white Rhone wines that we had just thoroughly enjoyed tasting. I have already blogged about this here at : chatwine.blogspot.com. Check that blog out as well. AND, we have many of the wines now on our shelves and floor-stacked at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits for you all to come and buy and discover for your very own selves! What an opportunity, what an amazing array of fine French Rhones to luxuriate all your senses completely in.
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I got a call from NOlan Hale yesterday, Tuesday April 9th, 2013 at the store Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits ( 3423 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20008 tel : 202-363-4265 anthony.quinn@clevelandparkwines.com ) and I believe that tomorrow a lady that works with Yves will be by to introduce herself and to possibly do an impriomptu wine-tasting in the store, Thursday, April 11th, 2013 from 5-7PM PM? Call us to check on this at : 202-363-42765. It's a possibilty, not sure as of yet. We do have the wines to sell and so we are ready on our part. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this all works out. Cheers.
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Regis of Roanoake Imports stopped by and so we invited him to meet Yves Cuilleron and to taste some of Yves' exceptional French Rhone wines. We knew that Regis would be impressed : he was - just like us. he stayed longer as her realized once he tasted the first wine how exceptional they were from the white Saint Peray to the Viognier and then late the Saint-Joseph red and into the Cote-Rotie and Cornas. ... ...
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It was a beautiful day and so I have included some pictures here to tell more of the story of Yves Cuilleron's visit to the Washington D.C. metropolitan region to promote his grand stash of superb Rhone wines.
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... ...
Yves Cuilleron wrote for me in my guest book : " Les vins de Vienne, c'est le collaboration de 3 vignerons amis, avec pur philosphie de faire des vins artisans qui respecte les terroirs. On a chucun un style different, mais on arrive a travailler ensemble et a ce mettre d'accord sur la qualite des vins ... " ... ...
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Yves Cuilleron continued to write : " Nous avons beaucoup des vins du la vallee du Rhone masi chacun a sa typicite. C'est un plaisir de montrer mes vins ici ou on voit le passion qu'il y a pour les vins "/ Merci Yves, reviens nous voir ici la prochaine fois. Tu es toujours bien venue chez nous. A la prochaine et bonne continuation.
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I will finish this later. Enjoy it " asi is " for the moment. Cheers on this Wednesday April 10th, 2013... Anthony ( TONY ) Quinn
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