Pommard

As delicious as that Pommard had been, it was the wine that made me give up Pinot.

Saying Goodbye to Pinot Noir—for a While Lettie Teague 2011

The last Pinot Noir I purchased, the 2009 Joseph Voillot Pommard Vieilles Vignes, was a village-level Burgundy that cost $55.

Saying Goodbye to Pinot Noir—for a While Lettie Teague 2011

Pommard, of course, is one of the great communes of Burgundy's famed Côte d'Or, and Liebling was certainly a fan of Burgundy.

A.J. Liebling's Favorite Rosé, Perfect for Summer Jay McInerney 2011

The same principles applied with regard to learning about wine: Our hypothetical rich client might have ordered a Pommard, because it was listed at a higher price than the Tavel, and because he was more likely to be acquainted with it.

A.J. Liebling's Favorite Rosé, Perfect for Summer Jay McInerney 2011

Guerlain's Rouge Automatique in 125 is more Pommard than Nouveau.

A Kiss of Wine 2011

He would never then have learned that a good Tavel is better than a fair-to-middling Pommard—better than a fair-to-middling almost anything, in my opinion, he wrote.

A.J. Liebling's Favorite Rosé, Perfect for Summer Jay McInerney 2011

Two appellations that really stood out were Corton-Charlemagne for the whites and Pommard for the reds, the latter showing exceptional refinement and grace.

2010: The Year of the Burgundy Will Lyons 2012

I offered her Pommard, Barsac, or Chateau Yquem to drink, and found to my surprise that she knew something about wines.

Movie Night 2010

It was celebrated with a wine called Kistücsök Vörösünk in Budapest, Malbec in Caracas and Pommard in Turkey Ford, Okla.

OTBN: Ports (and Rosés) in a Storm 2009

Because I was able to drink wines from many different appellations, I was able for the very first time to realize that I love wines from Gevrey-Chambertin, with Pommard coming in as a very close second.

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