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WART award for the Three Acres
The serving temperature of wine is so important to its enjoyment that 267 members joined a Facebook group dedicated to the subject. As the owner of said page, I appoint myself Chief Evangelist and poster boy for raising awareness of the Wine at Right Temperature (WART) campaign. Part of my duties include throwing brickbats at restaurants...
DrinkLocalWine Colorado: The Pre-Tour Day 1
Hello Friends
For much of last week I was in the beautiful state of Colorado having a wonderful time supporting and participating in the 4th annual DrinkLocalWine.com conference. What was a successful event in Virginia two years ago, shined the spotl...
Domaine de Suremain Monthelie 1er Cru ‘Sur La Velle’ 2008
Each morning I'm woken by the shrill tweet of the neighbourhood birds. 28 (ring neck) parrots, red tailed black cockatoo and something much smaller which I'm yet to identify. The plastic bird whistle ($3) is almost totally ineffectual, but still aesthe...
Bohemian Severity? (Ross Cobb And Claypool Cellars Team Up To Make Serious Sonoma Pinot)
At this point, I think we can agree that Sonoma winemaker Ross Cobb now owes me some money. Certainly I’ve reviewed and featured a few of his wines here, with quite favorable results – though that’s not, of course, why I think he should be paying me (really, we’ve had enough of that alleged behavior...
Exploring the Wines of Castillo Viejo
"Welcome!" says attractive dark haired Federico Domingo, Export Manager for Bodegas Castillo Viejo as we squeeze into his tiny car. He is here to escort us to the winery and introduce us to the winemaker Alexander Etcheverry and his wines. It is a quaint vineyard and after a tour of the ferementation vessels we have...
Exploring the Wines of Dante Irurtia in Uruguay
"What exciting wines!" is my first reaction to meeting Marcelo Irurtia, who is in charge of vineyard management for his family's 100 year old winery, and Maria Silvia Bianchi, who is in charge of exportation. The reasons their wines are exciting are many -- first, they are very carefully made and extremely balanced, which automatically...
René Barbier, Penedes, Spain
Sadly you cant, as a member of the ‘public’ visit this impressive Moet-built and Moet-soon-sold vineyard-surrounded edifice. This is the winery for the René Barbier range of wines, one of the properties of the Freixenet group. One leaves with the impression that here, the slickly professional Freixenet people, are really not...
Corvalle 2010 Weka Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay
Regular Retail Price:
$28.00
The Wine Spies One Day Price:
$22.00
Varietal:
Chardonnay
Region:
California: Oak...
Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells 2009 Merlot wine review by Billy
Nose: blackberry jam and plums Palate: medium tannins and soft acids give this just enough backbone to stand up. Mild.Finish: long finish of plums and fruit. Nice length for this value wine. Overall: I paid about $9 for this wine on sale. P...
The Give and Take of the Natural Wine Debate
I am always excited when I see an article or blog post on-line that was written in response to something on this blog. At the very least it means someone is reading me. Even better, it could mean that what...
