I'm not sure what grape went into this wine, le Rézin, but does it really matter?
We sampled two Moroccan wines: Les Trois Domaines, a refreshing sauvignon blanc blend, and the fruity 2003 Amazir Beni M'Tir Rouge (both $36 — a rather steep markup, as the wines retail for about $10).
Our No. 5 wine, Les Caburoches from Jacky Blot's Domaine de la Taille aux Loups, was also our top 2008.
Feast on delicious home cooking such as beef bourguignon, washed down with mulled wine (Les Houches; mains from £15).
Following a hairpin turn behind the stellar wine bar Le Verre Volé — where I'd devoured sautéed squid with oranges and green olives and a delicious bottle of Côtes du Rhône, with help from a friend — I discovered La Galerie Végétale, an airy, industrial space selling black-and-white photography and an impressive variety of potted succulents.
This is one of Singapore's hippest neighborhoods for shopping and drinking, with places like the wine bar Le Carillon de l'Angelus; Style:Nordic, a Scandinavian design boutique; Asylum Shop, which carries cutting-edge European labels, and the Patissier, a Singaporean-run take-away bakery housed in a historic shophouse fronted by floral tiles.
The French claret wine Chateau le Puy has become an overnight hit in Japan.
He is also the proprietor of another great place, but one I wouldnt classify as a wine bar/bistro, Le Comptoir du Relais, which is a hotel as well as a wonderful culinary destination.
A most intriguing one was a dinner on Monday night at Montrachet in TriBeCa featuring the wines of Le Montrachet, the legendary vineyard in Burgundy.
"It's amazing how much they've grown in quality," said Mr. de Meirelles, who has been selecting kosher wines for Le Marais for eight years.
This wine, a 2001 Le Pigeonnier from Château Lagrézette in Cahors, retails for $135.
