Roberts Fie Wines Blog

Today the name Bercy is synonymous with the Ministry of Finance and its imposing building which juts out over the Seine.   The 20,000 capacity sports and concert arena known as Palais Omnisports de Paris is another landmark in the Bercy neighborhood.  Both of these buildings were built upon what was

Owner Jacques Mélac’s father arrived in Paris in 1938 from the Aveyron region of southwest France and soon opened this wine bar and bistro located in a quiet residential neighborhood far off of tourist routes.  As to be expected many of the hearty food specialties from the region are featured such a

Since the 1600′s the Béru family have made their home in this small village which is a ten minute drive from Chablis.  After the phloxera louse wiped out the walled vineyards surrounding the chateau in the 19th century, wheat was grown in its place.  Vines were not replanted until 1987. Athénäis de

In some parts of the world chablis is the brand name given to white wines made from almost any white grape. Chablis is also the name of the wine region at the northern boundery of Burgundy where white wines are exclusively made from chardonnay. Within the region there is also the small town of Chabl

A recent visit with Champagne George Laval in Cumieres

Maybe it’s a holdover from the ubiquitous and insipid blush wines that were so popular in the 1970s and 1980s, a mistaken association between pink(ish) wine and wine coolers, or simple wine snobbery.  Whatever the reason, it’s really a shame because a good dry rosé is a crisp, refreshing and incredi

Yesterday, I took an early afternoon break to attend one of the many sidewalk tastings put on by Caves Augé.  When the weather is good and the sun is out, it’s fantastic venue for tasting wines.  Plus you have the added advantage of witnessing Paris street theatre as we did yesterday when two women

I visited Les Crus du Soleil wine shop today.  They only stock wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon including some of regions more celebrated producers like Mas Julien, Cyril Fahl’s Clos du Rouge Gorge and Domaine Borie de Maurel. Crus du Soleil translated means classified growths from the sun.  Of c

Day three of the Grands Jours de Bourgogne took place at the Palais de Congres in Beaune and featured wines from the Maconnais and the northern Cote de Beaune appellations of Aloxe-Corton, Savigny les Beaune and Haute Cotes de Beaune. The sheer number of wines at events like these forces you to focu