les terrasses chinon

this is a rather tasty chinon.

it's made by béatrice and pascal lambert, and imported by frances rose. i bought it on my last trip to chicago, and unfortunately it's not available in michigan, as it has become one of my new favorites. it was purchased at the whole foods (lincoln park) for $13.99, but most any retail wine shop in chicago should be able to get in from candid wines. i plan on getting at least a case soon, hopefully more.

it tastes like real wine. it is a wine made for drinkability, not durability. there is no sweetness, and it is rather tart, but with finely textured tannins, and is refreshing on a summer evening. it's made of cabernet franc, organic and likely biodynamic. i enjoyed the first bottle in chicago, and the next with my friends christina, anne, and putnam, whose eloquent retelling of the evening can be found here.

first post

this is the first in what will hopefully be many. i've waffled too long trying to decide what to blog about; it was never a lack of things to say, but rather trying to narrow down my interests into a cohesive, structured voice that could find an audience. i've given up on that. my new plan is just to write about whatever i'm thinking about that day and hope that a natural rhythm will develop. i could never narrow down the variety of topics i like because i feel that they are all related and interconnected. i feel that anything i say will be better understood and appreciated in a larger context, since all i really have to offer is my views and the relationships i see between things. i'm not an expert on anything, and little of what i will say could be considered original, but i hope it gains a greater meaning to my readers as they piece together what i'm about and what i want to do.

i'm going to be filling in the profile area soon, and it will likely be updated regularly to reflect my interests. i'd suggest reading it to see my posts in context, as i'm unsure how much of it will make sense without knowing a little about me. potential topics for future posts: food, wine, beer, grassroots politics, literature, detroit, gardening, music, and i'm sure a whole host of other things when they come to mind. i also would rather post too frequently than too rarely, and i hope that having such a varied group of topics doesn't turn away readers. if i had a good amount of original things to say about one thing, like food or wine, than i would make a topical blog. alas, i do not, so i'll let it naturally drift onto whatever i'm thinking about while still making it engaging and enjoyable to read.

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