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Wow, the Hiedler Gruner Veltliner Loss (2004) is incredible! “Maria Angeles Hiedler has created the highly successful image of the winery, her catalonian origin gives the house and its products a unique, tender and affirmative face.”  

Terry Theise is a riot. Read his catalog, especially the German one to learn a lot and laugh a lot. I went to a tasting of his and he is one of those guys who will call a wine “kick-ass” or “fucking great.” We bullshitted about wine, restaurants in Chicago, and he was really cool. [More]

Something I feel passionately about is that we drink our red wines too warm and our white wines to cold. I was reminded about this when I cracked open the Can Feixes red at work. I had put it in our temperature-controlled cellar, which is about at 60 degrees. This is the PERFECT temperature to [More]

Wow. You know how much I love the white, so I had sky-high expectations for the red. It’s from the 2001 vintage and is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It is incredibly elegant, velvety, and lingering. It has some very subtle, very fine tannins. I cracked it open immediately after getting to work [More]

Thank you, I will now purchase all of the cases you have been so thoughtful to point out for me. Phenomenal.

So a woman comes into the wine shop and needs a couple of cases for her BBQ. She is concerned because there are some people coming that have more wine knowledge than her (or so they say). So I immediately show her some cool wines under 10 bucks a bottle: 2003 Domaine Astruc Viognier2003 Delas [More]

Don’t fear the rooster. But make sure you get the 2004.