Bunuel-thought of the day
They call Bunuel everything: traitor, anarchist, pervert, defamer, iconoclast. But lunatic they do not call him. It is true, it is lunacy he portrays, but it is not his lunacy...this is the lunacy of civilization, the record of man's achievement after ...
Valvigneres Returns
And it distressed me to miss this tasting in August. Pigs on spits and all. 1° Fête du Vin Naturel en Ardèche à ValvignèresUploaded by okasion. - Discover more animation and arts videos....
Drink Some F******g Natural Wines From Lyle Fass
Lyle Fass over at RocksandFruit put this pretty funny video together. Perked my day right up....
Grape Radio Interview
Last week I was the guest on Grape Radio and thought I should let you know. It was great fun talking to the gents over there, and I thank them for having me on. If you head over there to listen, you might be interested in the assortment of comments. So...
This Weekend’s Wine Obsessions
$20 and.. $18 and... $27 (I think I might prefer the acidiy on the '08, but this is so pretty, chamomile, fennel, yellow flowers, and a chenin-like wet wool)...
Pierre Overnoy and the 18- year -old Ouille
The day started with a train ride from Paris and then to Pupillon and Chez Overnoy, directly outside to his garden, to where he has his own little nursery with baby ploussard, savignin and chardonnay. While late June, the yard had this tender spring gr...
Pierre Overnoy and the 18- year -old Ouile: Part One
The day started with a train ride from Paris and then to Pupillon and Chez Overnoy, directly outside to his garden, to where he has his own little nursery with baby trousseau and ploussard While late June, the yard had this tender spring green about it...
Belated Valentini
Three days before my European trip I took the subway up to iTrulli where Nicola Marzovilla had prepared a tasting of the legendary Valentini wines. This was a mini-media tour of the wines, a rare chance to taste a vertical. The house in Abruzzo is famo...
Drink Some Fucking Natural Wines From Lyle Fass
Lyle Fass over at RocksandFruit put this pretty funny video together. Picked my day right up....
The Overnoy Fete
I don't care if the only reason Pierre Overnoy threw me a party because out of friendship for Jean Paul Rocher, my publisher. In fact, I'd rather that was the case. I'm not a Leo, I'm a Cancer, and this kind of center of attention thing raises mixed f...
Laureano Opens Wine His Shoe
Well, we didn't have a corkscrew. (thanks to Keven of FarmWine for the documentation)...
The Abuse of Natural
A few months ago, noodling around, I came across something called Mod Gamay, made in Australia from the Chris Ringland operation. This wine, with it's bold copy and flashy visuals, seems to have been removed from the net, gave homage to 'the father of ...
