After being eviscerated by The Pinotage Police for suggesting that 100% Pinotages were nothing more than a curiosity, I took it upon myself to try one above the ten dollar mark. And I’m glad I did! The Wildekrans Pinotage has bold, rich fruit that would please anyone from the world of California to Aussie wine. [More]
Der Sekt: The Champagne Killer
In my never-ending quest to find fresh, crisp, non-yeasty/doughy sparklers, I have arrived in an unexpected place and grape. Germany. Riesling. I guess you have to tip your hat to both riesling and chenin blanc; is there anything they can’t do? The Raumland Riesling Brut Sekt is the kind of bubbly that you can drink [More]
The God of White Wine
The New York Times recently published an article on Condrieu, the 100% Viognier from the Northern Rhone that is rare and expensive. All this talk about Condrieu made me thirsty as I had not had one in a long time. Serendipitously, I got a chance to drink one from the same guy (Villard) who makes [More]
Pairing Wine With Asparagus Blah Blah Blah
Asparagus is supposed to be one of the foods that you cannot pair a wine with, which is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard in the history of the world. Besides Sauv Blanc, Chenin Blanc, etc. I also find that rose goes great with it. My new favorite rose is from South [More]
Hey Ladies
I am continually amazed by South African wines. They are pretty boozy (this one is 14.5% alcohol) but are somehow light on their feet. They don’t have that goopy, glycerin quality of Australian reds; Aussie wines seem like a wine milkshake. This Warwick Three Cape Ladies is pretty special. It’s blend of Cab, Pinotage, and [More]
The Saint Cosme CDR of Italy
I was kinda wondering when I would come across another age-worthy, under $15 red that I would want to buy in bulk for the cellar. No longer! It’s the 2003 Altesino Rosso di Montalcino. Altesino makes Brunellos that are expensive and hard as nails; you need to wait at least ten years before touching them. [More]
It’s Rose Time, Damnit!!!
I wish I was computer-savvy enough to know how to get an accent mark over the “e” in rose, but screw it. It’s Feburary, it’s dreary, it’s…time to drink some pink!!! The best part about drinking roses now is that everyone is panicking because they still have a lot of 2005’s left to sell through, [More]
Insignia
I will now proceed to detail one of the most wonderful wine experiences I have had in a long time. And yes, it involves a California wine. Like most great wines, the experience surrounding it also colors the memory. My dad recently retired and one of the gifts he got was a bottle of 1997 [More]
