tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post5756439235203974376..comments2023-10-19T09:46:53.613-04:00Comments on Artisan Wine on a Budget: Chateau Pesquie Terrasses Ventoux, 2010Fred McTaggarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01568104809300139407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-62164344387052300002011-12-15T07:33:37.054-05:002011-12-15T07:33:37.054-05:00Thanks for the comment. Have you seen my posts on ...Thanks for the comment. Have you seen my posts on the Delas Saint Esprit? I agree: it's one of my favorite Rhones right now too. I understand that the grapes come from Cairanne, which is my favorite CDR Villages. And it has the depth you expect from a Villages wine.Fred McTaggarthttp://www.artisanwine.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604297838201539175.post-18519362470628130122011-12-15T02:12:15.470-05:002011-12-15T02:12:15.470-05:00Comparing it to the Delas St. Esprit is quite a co...Comparing it to the Delas St. Esprit is quite a compliment in my book as the Delas is one of my favorite Rhones.<br /><br />I've always thought that wine magazines such as Parker are most useful to two groups of wine buyers: novices looking for guidance to help them get started and investors looking for blue chip wines that will appreciate in value.<br /><br />I'm kind of glad that I don't pay attention to them these days. I know if infuriates the heck out of the guy who owns the wine store that I work at. He always drops WS or RP ratings as part of his hard sell to a customer. I avoid that kind of stuff like the plague.Bill Rosichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646174499508390782noreply@blogger.com