Tag Archives: burgundy

My Best of 2012 on CheapOair (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-12-30 by tikichris

From Miami to Burgundy and all sorts of excellent destinations in between, I had a blast blogging for CheapOair this past year. As 2012 draws to a close, I thought now would be a great time to highlight five of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, CheapOair, England, Florida, Food, France, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wales, Wine | Tagged America, burgundy, CUBAN SANDWICH, cubano, edinburgh, Food, forida, france, hiking, leith, London, lucian freud, MIAMI, MIAMI BEACH, museums, national portrait gallery, pembrokeshire, restaurants, scotland, Travel, USA, wales, wine | 1 Comment

Wine of the Month: Bouchard Aîné & Fils, Crémant de Bourgogne, Brut, 2007

Posted on 2012-12-23 by tikichris

Oh sure, Champagne gets all the credit this festive time of year. But before you pop open another bottle of tried and true champers, consider some of your other fizzy options. Bouchard Aîné & Fils Brut 2007 is December’s Wine … Continue reading →

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Best Restaurants of 2012 – Everywhere Else

Posted on 2012-12-22 by tikichris

Yesterday I published my list of ten best London restaurants for 2012. Today, I’m sharing a list of some faves from trips beyond the M25. I didn’t get out of town as much as I would have liked during 2012. … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Florida, Food, France, Italy, Japan, Parma, Restaurants, Spain, Travel, Wales, Wine | Tagged basque country, beaune, best restaurants, best restaurants of 2012, burgundy, chablis, collins avenue, cuban cuisine, cuban food, cuban restaurants, CUBAN SANDWICH, cubano, Cwtch, emilia romagna, florida, france, french cuisine, french food, french restaurants, Gipuzkoa, hakone, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurants, itoh dining by nobu, IZAKAYA, japan, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, japanese restaurants, kyoto, l'ecusson, Le Bistrot des Grand Crus, loiseau des vignes, MIAMI, MIAMI BEACH, morihei, nabeyaki, parma, pembrokeshire, PUERTO SAGUA, Restaurante Illarra, restaurants, reviews, Ristorante Cocchi, san sebastian, soup, spain, spanish cuisine, spanish food, spanish restaurants, st david's, wales, welsh, wine, YUCA, yuzuya | Leave a comment

Wine of the Month: Cave du Château de Chénas, Moulin à Vent 2010

Posted on 2012-11-26 by tikichris

I grabbed a bottle of this Cru du Beaujolais after a bout of consternation and staring blankly at a wall o’ wine at Waitrose. I was trying to find something that would go well with turkey; yep, this was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Shopping, Thanksgiving, Wine, Wine of the Month | Tagged american thanksgiving, beaujolais, burgundy, Cave du Château de Chénas, Cru, Cru du Beaujolais, france, french, french wine, Moulin à Vent 2010, red wine, review, thanksgiving, thanksgiving 2012, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving in london, turkey, wine, Wine of the Month, wotm | Leave a comment

Wine of the Month: Bouchard Aine & Fils, Beaune, Clos du Roi, Cuvee Signature 2009

Posted on 2012-07-29 by tikichris

Wow. Earthy onion soup bouquet (like you wish your mom used to make for you). Cherry and black currant depth on the tongue, followed by a rich licorice aftertaste. Bouchard Aine & Fils, Beaune, Clos du Roi, Cuvee Signature 2009 … Continue reading →

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Wine of the Month: 2006 Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses

Posted on 2012-06-24 by tikichris

This month’s WOTM features another fantastic bottle picked up last month in Burgundy. As made deliciously clear during my trip, what makes Bourgogne wine so damn fine is the terroir. And Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fèvre’s range of Grand Cru … Continue reading →

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Best of Burgundy (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-06-14 by tikichris

Burgundy is a foodie heaven, a wine lover’s paradise and an ideal setting for that French countryside vacation you’ve been dreaming about. Best of Burgundy CheapOair, 14 June 2012

Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, France, Hotels, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine | Tagged 2cv citroen, au coeur du vin, beaune, best western hotel henry II, burgundy, chablis, cheapoair, cremant, fine dining, france, french countryside, french wine, hotel, loiseau des vignes, Maison Bouchard Aine et Fils, restaurants, sparkling wine, Travel, vineyards, wine | 1 Comment

Where to Eat in Beaune, Capital of Burgundy Wine (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-06-03 by tikichris

… Burgundy’s delectable regional specialties epitomize what’s great about French cuisine … and demand equally delicious wine. Here’s (a hardly exhaustive) list of some of Beaune’s best places to wine and dine in style … Where to Eat in Beaune, Capital of Burgundy … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, France, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged beaune, burgundy, chablis, cote d'or, france, french restaurants, french wine, l'ecusson, la ciboulette, le bistrot bourguignon, loiseau des vignes, restaurants, wine | Leave a comment

Wine of the Month: Jaffelin Bouzeron 2005

Posted on 2012-05-29 by tikichris

If you’re even a cursory reader of this blog, it should come as no surprise that, for my latest WOTM post, I’ve gone with a wine I tried while in Burgundy. While having a fantastic lunch at La Ciboulette, a modest … Continue reading →

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The Lucky Duck Does Burgundy (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2012-05-27 by tikichris

Writing about the yummy things in life, I get a lot of ‘lucky Chris’ this and ‘lucky Chris that’. Maybe. But to quote Ernest Hemingway (somebody who lived a much more interesting life than I probably ever will), ‘You make … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, France, Great British Chefs, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | Tagged burgundy, discover the origin, france, french wine, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, vineyards, wine, wine tasting | Leave a comment

Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day Four

Posted on 2012-05-17 by tikichris

I spent most of last week as a guest of the Burgundy Wine Board visiting vineyards and wine makers in the region, dining at some of the area’s best restaurants and generally having a fantastic time learning about all things … Continue reading →

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Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day Three

Posted on 2012-05-16 by tikichris

Posted in Drink, Food, France, Restaurants, Wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012 | Tagged beaune, biodynamic wine, burgundy, burgundy wine board, chablis, cote d'or, discover the origin, domaine de bellene, domaine rapet, france, french wine, l'ecusson, la feuillette 132, louis jadot, maison louis jadot, saint romain, wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012 | 2 Comments

Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day Two

Posted on 2012-05-15 by tikichris

Posted in Drink, Food, France, Restaurants, Travel, Wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012 | Tagged beaune, bourgogne gold tour, bourzeron, burgundy, burgundy wine board, burgundy wine school, Chateau de Beaune, Corton, discover the origin, Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, france, french wine, Jane Eyre-Renard, l'escargot, la ciboulette, le bistrot bourguignon, Maison Bouchard Aine et Fils, Maison Bouchard Pere et Fils, snails, vineyards, wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012, youri lebault | 1 Comment

Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day One

Posted on 2012-05-14 by tikichris

Posted in Drink, Food, France, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel, Wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012 | Tagged beaune, best western hotel henry II, burgundy, burgundy wine board, discover the origin, france, french wine, loiseau des vignes, mark anstead, rob crossan, wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012 | Leave a comment

These are a Few of My Favourite PDO Things (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2012-04-05 by tikichris

Parma ham should be from Parma and made to certain specifications. Otherwise, it’s just Parma-like or Parma-style. Same goes for Parmigiano-Reggiano, Burgundy, Douro and Port. Fair enough. These are a Few of My Favourite PDO Things Great British Chefs, 5 … Continue reading →