Gustave Viennet

Summer Wines made for the Pool

Summer.  So beautiful.  So brief.  We try to spend as much of it as possible in or near water.  For those of us not fortunate to be near the beach, the backyard pools become our water haven.  We thought it would be fun to look at some of the wines...

Laetitia Bléger: France’s newest Winemaker

Miss France 2004 and French Playboy centerfold, Laetitia Bleger, has just added a new title to her resume.  Winemaker.  Her first bottling, called Précieux (Precious), is a blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling and Gewürztraminer from Domaine de Windmuehl, the Alsace estate where her father Claude Bléger makes white and red...