Hi.
We enjoy wine of all kinds. Are their labels any of you swear by that will be found in supermarkets in Paris? French wine, particularly. Something at a reasonable price to bring to the hotel or on a picnic.
Thank you. We%26#39;re staying between Odeon and Cluny metro stations.
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I%26#39;d love to know the answer to this also. I would love to have the name of a good table wine, nothing over the top. I can%26#39;t tell you how many bottles of wine went down the sink in Antibes until we found a lable that was worth drinking.
Linda
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Ditto
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%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;Are their labels any of you swear by that will be found in supermarkets in Paris?%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;
I think you are reducing the art of wine selection to fit a US marketing stereotype. To find the truly remarkable quality/price point requires a bit of effort and it probably will not jump out at you at your local Carrefour.
As one travels around France, I have always had great experiences requesting a %26quot;vin du pays%26quot; or local wine, particularly along the %26quot;Gold Coast%26quot; (Côte d%26#39;Or) in Burgundy or around Bordeaux. I have found great treasures for only a few euros a glass.
While in Paris, you may have good results by visiting your local wine shop, Nicolas for instance, and inquiring about that which best fits your specific tastes and budget.
I caution one against trying to %26quot;pigeon hole%26quot; his taste in wine. He who tries ultimately cheats himself and his taste buds and destroys his sense of adventure.
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oy vey.
just got to a wine store and ask for some belp!
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typo - just go to a wine shop and ask for help..
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I would go to a wine store too for advice. However, in some Monoprix%26#39;(a grocery store) there are people around to help you. Just ask for a good red or white and they usually know. I get so I pick by regions more than labels. For instance, for rose wines, I like ones from Provence, in particular, Aix. There are nice light reds from Cote du Rhone. Bordeaux wines are a whole different ball game. You might try a place with wine tasting for some fun discoveries like Willi%26#39;s Wine Bar or l%26#39;Ecluse.
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Don%26#39;t bother with table wine unless you are planning on sleeping under a bridge.
There%26#39;s loads of AOC wine available at a reasonable price in supermarkets(lots of plonk as well). Best IMHO buying something young and from the south which is ready to drink. Cotes du Rhone, Corbieres, Minervois etc. 2005 is a year worth looking out for, around 5euros a bottle for the above will buy a decent wine.
If you wish to spend more, a visit to a wine merchant would be a better bet. You can always take it back if you don%26#39;t like it.
Zas
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may I ask what you mean by AOC?
And thank you for your help.
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I agree with the other posters that you%26#39;ll find a great wine and have more fun if you ask at a wine shop. But...
one French wine I love and can recommend is Fat B*stard
http://www.fatb*stardwine.com/
(NOTE: tripadvisor won%26#39;t let me submit this post with the actual name of the wine spelled out, so replace the * with the letter a to get the correct name of the wine)
I haven%26#39;t been to France yet so I can%26#39;t tell you if it%26#39;s easy to find in a Parisian grocery store. But it%26#39;s reasonably priced, and the merlot is very smooth.
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AOC - Appelation D%26#39;Origine Controlee (sic, most likely) - its an agricultural standard about where the product originates - usually for French wine, cheese, salt maybe? (olive oil in Italy). Champagne must come from the Champagne region, Burgundy wines from Burgundy, etc. Not to get into a long involved description - you can find a lot of info about this and wines online.
Having lived with a French family, we would just go to the supermarket, pull the bottles out of the wire cages, and it was Corbieres... But, you can go crazy in any supermarket, wine shop. Oenephiles are usually very happy to consult on wine so dont feel intimidated about asking.
Champagne prices were pretty comparable to here, but the wines were really cheap - so you may want to look for what are pricey, high end wines here and see if they fit your budget there - you cant go wrong with a Vosne Romanee%26#39; or Gevrey Chambertin.
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