January
2010
Wines without borders1
I stumbled this evening on this very funny cartoon. It reminded me right away of the controversy of 7 years ago when France refused to enter in the Iraq war.
It was not a fun time for the restaurant and pretty much in general. I was receiving hate mail and threats. People were boycotting French wine and dumping them in the sewer, what a waste!!!
But let’s not get into politic, I want this blog to be about wine, food and fun. Wine should be about sharing!
Thanks to the movie “Bottle Shock”, Château Montelena Chardonnay 1973 crossed the border and showed the rest of the world that European Wines were not any more the masters of the world. Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, as we know today are in the front fight in offering excellent products. So many choices, so many different grapes, so many different countries…..
Wines should be enjoyed without borders, sizes, colors, or origins!
Cedric Fchepain Onwer Le Voltaire Restaurant and www.WineInstock.com
Thursday December 31ST, 7:PM at night, more than 60 people hungry in the dining room, the kitchen is loud, servers are flying in and out, the printer is spitting out orders, we are in the middle of the storm, 3 more hours and we are done. Suddenly, one of my waitress showed up in front of me with a glass of wine, she has a little smile on her face. “Not now, we are busy!”, “You really should try it now” she said, it is from Mr X, on table 21″ she responded to me. Ho, ho! Mr X., I am up for a surprise, and I decide to take a sip. The kitchen suddenly became empty, the noise is gone. Château Haut Brion 1er Cru Classe Bordeaux 1988. What else can you say? It was amazing! The tannins were at their best. Tobacco, leather and dark fruits flavors were right on the nose.