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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINES
OWNER MARK WILLIAMSON
WHO
Mark Williamson is the owner of Willi’s Wine Bar and Maceo in Paris.
WHY
For the past thirty years, Willi’s Wine Bar has a been a destination for everyone from the oenophile to the novice. Their “Bottle Art” posters have become collector’s items.
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October 14, 2010
RECOMMENDED BY
Chef Jimmy Bradley chef / owner of The Harrison and The Red Cat in New York.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Mark Williamson’s recommendations on where to eat, drink, and shop in and around Paris.
WILLI’S WINE BAR - PARIS
CHATEAU DE MERANDE 2008
ARBIN MONDEUSE
Arbin Mondeuse
Region: Savoie, France
Red Wine
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LE SOULA 2007 BLANC
Region: Fenouilledes, France
Dry White Wine
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BODEGAS BENTOMIZ 2007 MALAGA NATURELLEMENT DULCE
Sweet Wine
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FAVORITE EVERYDAY WINES
COURSODON 2007 SILICE
Syrah
Region: St. Joseph, Rhone, France
Friends over. Pintade with olives? Lots, but lots of juicy Saint Joseph.
Red Wine
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FRANCIS BOULARD BRUT NATURE
Sparkling Wine
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BODEGAS TRADICION OLOROSO
Sherry
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PIBARNON ROSÉ
Region: Bandol, Provence, France
Noon. Sunny and warm. Bees out? Pibarnon Rosé perhaps.
Rosé
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FAVORITE ESOTERIC / LESSER-KNOWN GRAPE VARIETY / WINE REGION
BOBAL
A red variety from Spain.
FURMINT SEC
A complete trip.
ROUSSETTE
Ripe, low yield Roussette.
FAVORITE AFTER DINNER DRINK / DIGESTIF
CHARTREUSE DE TARRAGONA
Normally more wine after dinner, because that is what I like, of course. Unless there’s a bottle of Chartreuse Tarragona.
Notes on Chartreuse De Tarragona: “In 1903, the Chartreuse monks were expelled from France. The father distillers in charge of the liqueurs went to Spain and opened a new distillery in Tarragona. It took less than one year for Chartreuse to be back on the world market. In France, if one wanted the "real" Chartreuse made by monks and not an imitation, one asked for a "Tarragona". Everyone knew what it was even though "Tarragona" was no more than a nickname.
This Tarragona distillery operated until 1989. During the 86 years of its existence, the two monk distillers worked alternatively there, in Marseille, in Fourvoirie (until its destruction) and finally in Voiron.”
Liqueur made by Carthusian Monks
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