Hey! I finally drank this wine! Out of magnum! It was a 1997. It’s made in a slightly oxidized style, which is not my taste. But it is one of the most historic and unique wines in the world. (That’s good.) It’s made in Lebanon and even during years of war, they never missed a [More]
Wonderful Day at Cadence
Helped bottle the 2004 Cadence Ciel du Cheval today. Had a great time with about a dozen people. Ate Costco pizza for lunch and drank wine out of red Dixie cups. What more can you ask for? I also love that the winery is in an old auto repair building. The place is a garage [More]
Number 92 With a Bullet
Hey, I just found a site listing the Top 100 Wine Blogs and I am number 92! Hell yeah! #1-91, what’s that you feel? It’s me, comin’ to getcha! Lest you think these rankings are dubious, here is the skinny: Wine blog ratings are standardized composite logarithmic scores based on multiple relative link popularity rankings [More]
One More Thing About the Clos du Papillon…
It is drinking BEAUTIFULLY after being open for a day. They corked it at the restaurant and put it in a plastic grocery bag and I walked it home. Took it out of the fridge and uncorked it. Waited a half hour for it to warm up a bit. Don’t drink great whites straight out [More]
The Strangest of Places
I was eating at a Thai place in my area, a basic noodle and curry joint. I peep the wine list and they have some crazy shit! How crazy? How about two vintages of Mouton-Rothschild! A D’Yquem! How you like that with your Pad Thai? I settled on a gem with a very reasonable markup: [More]
How Chaume-ing
I have to admit to neglecting dessert wines in this blog and in my cellar. Today I picked up a couple of half bottles of 1998 Baumard Quarts de Chaume. Next to Riesling, there is no white grape more incredible than Chenin Blanc. From bone-crushingly dry to intensly sweet and concentrated wines, Chenin Blanc from [More]
Pancake Wine
I have been making the lightest, fluffiest, best damn pancakes in the world. (Click on the title of this post for a link to the recipe.) Every time I pour real maple syrup over them I think of a Rutherglen Tokay or Muscat. Selling these wines is always fun, especially after tasting them. I always [More]
Wines That Make Me Happy
I was speaking with the charming owner at one of my favorite wine shops about writing wine descriptors. This all started when I poured a 2004 Dutton-Goldfield Pinot Noir (RRV), and just told her, “This wine makes me happy.” It did, and it still does. It’s a Pinot Noir with this incredible kind of star-anise/nutmeg [More]
