I thought I would never get to drink one of these babies again; they have been sold out for months. Then my colleague pulls one out of his wine storage at the shop after a miserable day of lugging hundreds of cases. Yay! It had actually changed quite a bit since my last taste. It [More]
Bouzy
How can you not want to drink Champagne that says “Bouzy” on the label. Bouzy is actually a region of Champagne and some of the tastiest rose champagnes come from Bouzy (hee hee…Bouzy). I went a little nutty with some x-mas dough I got and sprung for a couple bottles of the Paul Bara Cuvee [More]
The Road to Recovery
My throat is finally healing and I was able to sneak in some wine-drinking in Chicago. Went to one of my favorite places to eat there: avec (http://www.avecrestaurant.com/). Lots of small plates and a quirky, inexpensive wine list. Drank a couple of very food-friendly wines: an Italian cab franc (2003) and a Spanish grenache/syrah (2004). [More]
Cursed Sickness!!!
I have had a horrific cold/flu that has me stuffed up and with a sore throat. There have been so many great wines open around me and I can’t even enjoy them. They are like nails and battery acid on my throat. I think my ideal drink would be a hot toddy right now. So [More]
Legendary Wines
Got a chance thanks to two of my colleagues having birthdays on the same day to drink two memorable wines 1983 Cheval Blanc2001 Dagueneau Silex I haven’t really had an older Bordeaux let alone an older Cheval Blanc. The 1982 is a legendary vintage, but this was no slouch. Probably right at its peak; had [More]
Very Unique California Wine
When I think of California wines, I think Cab, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, etc. The usual suspects. I recently tried a great wine made from Spanish/Portuguese grapes: 62% Tempranillo26% Touriga Nacional8% Souzao Souzao-wha? The wine is the 2003 Murrieta’s Well Zarzuela and it’s from the Livermore Valley. Just when you think you’ve seen it [More]
On Second Thought…
I had something strange happen; I drank I wine that I had not had in many months that I had really liked, and found myself not liking it so much. It was the 2001 Maculan Brentino, an Italian Cab/Merlot blend. I didn’t remember it having so much new oak and extraction. I have to say [More]
Pure, True Chardonnay
I drank one of the finest whites I have had in a while; it was a 2004 Verget Pouilly-Fuisse. It sees a little bit of oak (mostly old oak) but has a purity and clarity that is the hallmark of great White Burgundy. And as my coworker, Jeff, said: RICHNESS. Wow.
