Two big events today: I was born and (purportedly) Jesus was resurrected. In honor of these events I opened a couple bottles of wine last night that were dramatically different but both fantastic: 2001 Dominio de Tares Cepas Viejas2001 Giacomo Conterno Barbera d’Alba Cascina Francia The D de T Bierzo. Damn, I wish I would [More]

It’s the next PB&J! I enjoyed them on top of toast at Dinette, which is an utterly adorable neighborhood place with simple, unfussy, and comforting food. The chef/owner is personable and charming. I’m not sure why sardines and avocado are so delicious together, but they just are, damnit. And they go very well with a [More]

I have been offered the honor of Guest Blogger on Basic Juice and have honored the offer! Please click on the title of this post to check out my post about a most unusual and difficult to pronounce Basque wine! (PS: Thanks, Beau.)

I was in Las Vegas for a bachelor party and dining at mediocre restaurants. I figured that the massive buying power at the casinos would give me some sweet wine deals, even at a crap restaurant. Like at Disney when I got a Condrieu for under $40 on a restaurant wine list. Not in Vegas. [More]

D-G makes some seriously non-clowny Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah, and Zinfandel. I was skeptical about the Syrah and Zin, especially since this is the Russian River…not known for making both Pinot and Syrah, let alone Zinfandel. But this is a great example of how each wine region can have varied terrain, elevation, and weather that [More]

No, not me! Robert Parker. Well, me, too. Damnit. Click on the title of this post for more details.

You know, after obessing over entering all my wines into cellar tracker, I gotta start drinking some of these. I don’t want to take these to the grave with me! Not that I have 1,000 bottles; I could probably put away my 47 bottles in…47 days. But I need to start popping corks! It’s hard [More]

OK, I have updated my list on Cellar Tracker; I have 47 bottles! Look out Robert Parker! You can peep my collection on Cellar Tracker; my user name is sparkling vouvray.