Comments on: Column: Arbor Vinous

By: Joel Goldberg

Joel Goldberg — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:56:25 +0000

Eric, great shout-out to Anderson Valley. Because it’s just in from the coast, it’s California’s closer answer to Michigan’s cooler growing conditions — the dominant grapes and winestyles are those that also thrive here.

Unfortunately, most Anderson Valley wineries are smallish, so we don’t see very many of their wines on our shelves.

Lisa, we tasted the Jaillance Brut (non-rose) for our annual December under-$25 bubbly roundup back in 2008 — it got 3 1/2 stars — and I just put their rose on the list for this year. Thanks for the tip.

By: Eric Storhok

Eric Storhok — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:16:31 +0000

I love the resurgance of well crafted rese’s- makes for a much richer choice of wines.

As for other US choices (and I’ll keep hoping Michigan keeps getting better), we were just in the Anderson Valley of California, and found a few really nice Pinot Noir based rose’s- the coolness of that valley makes some rather nice cool weather grapes. We had some Goldeneye that we enjoyed quite a bit.

(for those not familar- Anderson valley is two passes west of Napa, one west of Sonoma, and one east of the Pacific- and quite isolated, relative to the other wine areas of California)

By: lisa gottlieb

lisa gottlieb — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:35:58 +0000

One of my favorite, affordable sparkling rose’s is the Jaillance Cremant de B. Rose NV. Available around town at various places; the best price I’ve seen is $17 at Plum Market. Tastes like a pricey Champagne, but much better price. Perfect for a hot summer evening.

By: Jay Baldwin

Jay Baldwin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:24:24 +0000

Ahhh, Rosé. Thanks for the comprehensive review of the current crop, Joel et Posse! Gotta get my hands on some Lancyre and Tabor Hill…

By: Clay Johnson

Clay Johnson — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:30:10 +0000

I believe Jim Lester is actually a poet disguised as a wine maker. -And what an awesome disguise it is!