The Spanish Arbequina Olive from DO Montsant: Storing, Serving and Tasting Olive Oil
A few years back, while staying at the Perxe casa rural in La Molina, we were privy to taste our very first Montsant olive oil made from the Arbequine olive. Sitting at a large wooden ...
Photo essay: Pouring, pondering, and penning at China National Sommelier Competition
By Jim Boyce
Posts about the China National Sommelier Competition have been, um, pouring onto this blog. Last week I posted the full results as well as an interview with Shinya Tasaki, who oversaw the judging. Next up: photos from the event. And I have a few more posts in the queue…
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2007 Point Concepcion “Celestina” Pinot Grigio, Santa Barbara County
I make it my habit to seek out and try a particular kind of wine that flies well under the radar of most wine lovers. Indeed, this kind of wine is all but unknown to most, yet some of my favorite...
Esser Vineyards and Wine Marketing
Welcome to our video podcast: Esser Vineyards - Video Show #71.
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German-born Manfred Esser began his wine career as a salesman for a large European winery. In 1974, he came to the United States to build a wine import and marketing...
three fevre grands crus from the 2001-2002 dangerzone…
A reasonably sunny afternoon, friends and a bbq – time to whip out some 01/02 Fevre – clearly with an eye open for any undue aging or oxidation. Only one bottle spoiled, but that was down to a more traditional foe…
2001 William Fevre, Chablis Les Clos
Yellow with green glints. Deep, hints of...
Scotch Review: Scapa 14 year single malt
Scapa is an interesting distillery, being one of the few from Orkney. The Scapa distillery was established in 1885 and is located at Scapa Flow, an area famous for its role in both World Wars as it linked the North...
Scotch Review: Talisker 18 year single malt
At the beginning of this year, I decided to learn a bit more about single malt scotch after spending many years getting educated about wine. The first things I realized - there is at least as much to learn if...
Video: Meursault, Burgundy, with J P Fichet
The first film from my recent visit to Burgundy:
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Two nice Portuguese reds
Two very impressive Portuguese reds: one from the Douro, one from the Alentejo. Both show lovely focus and definition, and subtle use of oak. The Portuguese seem to be so much less heavy handed than the Spanish with their oak use (yes, a generalization...
Rosé
About Dot Com had a nice piece recently on Rosés. And since they don't receive much press, I thought I'd pick up the story...Rosé wines are perhaps the most versatile, food-friendly wines around. They have had an image problem to overcome, thanks in part to the run of "White Zin," as many consumers mistake Rosé...
California, Cat Piss, Saints & Twitter (or “Joe vs. Napa Sauvignon Blanc”)