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Chef Marcel at your service!Food, Wine, and Linux may seem like a strange combination, but combining three passions can be a wonderful thing. I'm Marcel Gagné. Those of you who read Cooking with Linux, the multi-award-winning column that appeared monthly in Linux Journal magazine for 10 years, likely agree. With the help of my faithful waiter, François, Restaurant Chez Marcel serves up the finest in Linux and open source software paired with exceptional wines.

In that same spirit, this site features great Linux and Open Source software, ongoing wine tasting reports, recipes, and the occasional restaurant review. If you came here looking to read past Cooking with Linux columns, you'll find newer releases on the front page, a comprehensive list here and under the "CWL, The Column" menu link to the left. A votre santé! Bon appétit!

The Wines of 2002

Thu, 06/05/2008 - 01:19 — wftl
This was the third year for Cooking with Linux and Restaurant Chez Marcel. As with 2001, I chose a few generic regional vintages, but also picked a number of unique vintages and vintners. The observant among you will notice that I must have had a lot of 1989 Pessac-Léognan. I wound up serving it twice that year. Without further ado, here is Chez Marcel's wine selection for 2002.
  • Jan 2002 - Chez Marcel started off the year with a 1997 Mendoza from Argentina.
  • Feb 2002 - February blues were all but forgotten thanks to a 1998 Picadilly Valley Chardonnay.
  • Mar 2002 - Next came tha Australian Margaret River Chardonnay. A wonderful wine; thoughtful and aromatic.
  • Apr 2002 - In April, I had my faithful waiter bring up the 1989 Pessac-Léognan. Watch for it again.
  • May 2002 - We were lucky to have a couple of cases of 1999 Cornas Champelrose in the cellar.
  • Jun 2002 - What can I say about this 1997 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano from Tuscany other than Bravissimo!
  • Jul 2002 - Dare I say, François, that this 1999 Côte-Rôtie is transcendent? Sipping a fine wine like this, I am transported to new planes of existence.
  • Aug 2002 - Lazy, hazy . . . let's have another taste of that 1989 Pessac-Léognan.
  • Sep 2002 - François brought us a 1999 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. We had been, uhm, submitting it to quality control earlier that day.
  • Oct 2002 - I hate to say it, but I'm not the world's greatest Merlot fan and yet this month, I had Francois bring up a 1997 Napa Valley Merlot which was quite excellent.
  • Nov 2002 - Better make it a 1999 Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
  • Dec 2002 - Excellent, François! I see that you have already brought up a healthy supply of the 1998 Barossa Valley Shiraz. Our guests are thirsty. And, to top it all off, Cooking with Linux won its second Readers' Choice Award.


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