Wine ChroniclesA Star, a Steal… and a Splurge: Lunch with Clos Sainte Hune
Because sometimes “economical” ends at the wine list By Panos Kakaviatos for Wine-Chronicles 16 October 2025 It was a treat to have enjoyed lunch with Don and Pam Cornutt and Jürgen Steinke at the new location for a one-star Michelin restaurant in Alsace that began its life in 2018 in the Strasbourg suburb of Schiltigheim […]
Divine Alsace
Competitive wine prices and friendly faces By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 14 June 2018 It was an enjoyable wine evening earlier this month, Sunday 10 June, at Domaine Josmeyer in Wintzenheim. Lady winemakers who form the group DiVINes d’Alsace poured their wines. Alsace is so rich in soil types and terroirs that the sheer number […]
Alsace’s “classic” harvest in 2014
Seems to favor fresh styled dry wines, and could be great for crémant By Panos Kakaviatos in Strasbourg 2014 looks to be a “classic vintage” with high acidities and good ripening especially for Riesling and Pinot Blanc, reported Olivier Humbrecht of Zind Humbrecht in Turckheim, who finished harvesting in late September at his precocious vineyards. […]
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