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Today’s Bordeaux
(2012
edition) Unveiled
The Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) hosted a tast-
ing of this year’s “Today’s Bordeaux” on October
4
th
at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn. The 100 wines
featured are priced between $9 and $35 retail and
are part of a campaign, now in its seventh year,
highlighting the range of affordable Bordeaux
wines available in the U.S. This year, three guest
judges blind-tasted 300 wines submitted by im-
porters. The judges were: John Osborne, wine
director at Raoul’s bistro in Soho; Levi Dalton,
host of the “I’ll Drink to That!” podcast series; and
Carson Demmond, associate editor of Wine &
Spirits. More info on the 100 wines can be found
at bordeaux.com/us/wines.
Campo Eliseo Goes Vertical
Trade and media gathered at Benoit Restaurant
on September 20
th
to taste through a vertical se-
lection of wines from the Campo Eliseo project
(100%
Tinto de Toro, a variant of Tempranillo) that
was started in the DO of Toro, Spain, by François
Lurton and consultant Michel Rolland in 2000. In
addition to Spain, Lurton currently also has wine
estates in Argentina, Chile, Portugal and his na-
tive France.
1.
Proprietor François Lurton and consultant
Michel Rolland
2.
Michel Rolland and Benoit sommelier
André Compeyre
3.
Vertical tasting of Campo Eliseo 2003-2009
French Restaurant Week
Celebrates third Year in NYC
The third edition of French Restaurant Week took
place September 17
th
-30
th
in New York, with 55
participating restaurants offering New Yorkers a
dining special priced $20-$30 under the theme
“
Terroirs: Creation & Tradition.” The week, or-
ganized by MPB Agency in partnership with the
French Ministry of Agriculture, kicked off at Orsay
restaurant, with canapés by Antoine Camin. Paris
Gourmet sponsored the week; Action Against
Hunger International was the charity partner.
1.
Xavier Noel, Paris Gourmet; Severine Picquet, French
Restaurant Week founder; Jean-Pierre Lauret, Orsay
2.
Chef Antoine Camin, Orsay; Sebastien Chamaret,
Le Comptoir; Marc Eigenmann, Paris Gourmet
3.
Pascal Petiteau, Bistro Vendôme; Pascal Condomin,
Le Singe Vert; Virginia Petiteau
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Photographs by Erika Morillo
