"Interesting"
WBW
18 - wine shops that "feel the love"
There are actually quite a few interesting places to shop for wine in
the Austin area. There's always a tasting of something at the bar there
and best of all they've got interesting weekly events going on.
Holiday
Mixed Bag I put together an interesting ta...
I put together an interesting tasting last week that revolved around
the theme of holiday selections. While I tend towards white wine with
cheese because of the salt factor, this match was interesting.
(Too)
Many Wines from a Weekend in New England
As you can see, we opened several interesting bottles.
Fewer
Bordeaux AOCs?
Interesting news from Bordeaux. As many know, the AOC system has been
under attack for causing consumer confusion -- particularly in the key
UK and US markets. This has been one of the reasons sited for the
downturn in the general French wine industry.
Starting
the new year with Corie Brown
As life is not so interesting, this post will focus on Ms. Brown's
article titled Putting Place in a Glass. I'm always wary of such
stories as all wine growing seems to be a community based activity, yet
the LA Times says that Hobbs had a big influence on the changes that
took place in what is now one of the most interesting wine growing
regions in the world.
Ramblings...
No interesting wines to write about today, but thought I'd just ramble
on for a bit. I get some interesting comments to my posts on occasion.
2000
Argyle Brut - Ringin' in the new year
No doubt there have been a few interesting wines along the way and in
between during the past couple weeks, so I thought I would start the
new year off with a reasonably appropriate (timely) wine. I can't
really lay a finger on it, but on top of just having a soft spot for
Oregon, I thought maybe I could find an interesting sparkling wine from
the US at this time of year.
Mayo
Family Winery 2001 Ricci Vineyard Zinfandel Port (Russian River Valley)
Interesting, but a disappointment. Straightforward, ripe, simple stewed
raspberries and earth on the nose. Fleshy and sweet, but lighter and
simpler in the mouth than I had hoped. Eh. 76.
2001
Domaine Gramenon Cotes du Rhone "Cuvee Laurentides"
Not particularly concentrated, but nicely-balanced, soft, interesting,
and enjoyable.
2003
Chateau de Pena Cotes du Roussillon Villages (SW France)
Not bad, but it is interesting that the cheapest wine of this co-op
(Cuvee de Pena, a VDP blend, the 2003 of which I reviewed back in
August 2005) is almost always, in my view, better than this wine, its
slightly more expensive AOC sibling.
blog
on wine blogs 2005
I thought that a review of the different blogs featured in our blog
roll on Blog au Vin (I hope thats not too many blogs for you) would be
interesting from a number of points of view. Second, its interesting to
see to what extent any of us are thinking about the same things at the
same time.
The
wine has 'swing': or, wine as jazz and vice versa
I recently came across this interesting analogy entitled Does jazz
rejoice the heart?
Airline
wine, part 2
Jack's comment on the earlier airline wine post raises an interesting
question.
More
January Whites(8): France Chenin Blanc, Canada Chard, Australia SB,
Canada Blush, Canada Pinot Gris, USA Chard, NZ Sauv Blanc, France SB
A full-bodied european-style white with a tangerine peal finish, so
have with salsa, seafood appetizers or light pasta or seafood dishes -
for me, not a sipper but still interesting.
May
the forest be with you?
It's the latest chapter in an interesting California conflict.
Critic
watch: Asimov NYT
In his column in today's Times, Eric Asimov writes about Penfold's St.
Henri, a $50 $35 "sibling" of Grange (find this wine). It's the first
time he's written a column about Australian wines since August 18, 2004
when he favorably wrote about Australian Rieslings.
Price,
critics and quality
A few weeks ago an interesting experiment was undertaken at the
Brussels food fair, a yearly affair where food lovers wander around
among the many stalls stuffed with all imaginable delicacies.
TN - Quinta do
Noval White Port
Ryan saw an interesting quote on a forum some time ago that read, “Port
has two duties - to be red and drunk.” Fair enough, but we don’t
believe that neither “dry” nor “white” immediately come to the majority
of people’s minds when they think of Port wine, and maybe it shouldn’t.
The next Wine
Blogging Wednesday announced.
[The new wine blogging wednesday logo] An unusual challenge for Wine
Blogging Wednesday 18 that in a nutshell boils down to a recommendation
from your favourite wine shops staff. This is going to be tricky as the
shops that get me most enthused and excited are are online or miles
away (I no longer own a car).
JACK
abromOFF, Wine Cubed,
OK, so there's this guy….that owns my yoga studio?…and he doesn't
actually do the yoga…why? Why? WHY! random cocktail fodder fo you…….
TOPICAL CONVERSATION Wanna poop your pants, in a good way? (Link to The
Nation) The Word of the Year? Is it podcast, sudoku, or what? I'll give
you a hint…Steven Colbert fucking rocks ! INTERESTING FACT FOR AKWARD
SILENCES What [...]
UK Merchant
News.
Paula always presents some superb and interesting wines.
WBW#18
- My Favorite Wine Store(s)
The wine selection is interesting and runs the gamut of price ranges.
Moon
to Moon
This website has all kinds of interesting things... The kimbobwineblog
is more interesting than J-Dog's Blogosphere?
WBW
#18: A wine shop story
That's a very interesting theme and I feel very lucky to have in my
area so many awesome wine shops that I could talk about.
Two
messages from Australia
Interesting that these two articles appeared on the same day.
Purple
Lips Trivia! The first person to answer t...
Contest will run until January 14th, if no one wins, a post of the
answer and other interesting details of the region will follow.
Naked
Wine - Not another wine movie! Wine movies a...
And the prize, a personal wine tasting hosted by the winemaker, could
be an interesting experience.
Opposite
Ends of the Wine World
There's an interesting story here. Has a kind of desperate tone as
Aussie grape growers suddenly start getting cranky as Australian wine
overproduction finally catches up with them. I wonder if they'll start
to riot like those French fellows. Here in BC things are opposite. We
can't get enough grapes and when we can they get hijacked by folks with
bigger bank accounts.
A
Burgundy Tasting
Itsan excellent web site with a wealth of interesting information. A
nice evening out and interesting people to chat with.
Flights
of wine, wines in flight…
Clean, crisp, and utterly devoid of character, it gives the impression
of having had everything interesting filtered out of it.
The
mystery of rock(s)
The meeting ended, but there was a buffet after-party in the department
office that looked interesting.
Quest
for a Great Merlot - The Tilting Begins
/My quest actually begins with a little research. (I am an
aspiring wine geek after all.) I found myself wondering if I was trying
to turn Merlot into something it just wasn't meant to be. So I did some
reading. In a nutshell, this is what I've learned. Merlot started out
primarily as a blending grape for the much sought after red wines of
Bordeaux.
And
more January Whites (7): Australia Chard, France Ries, Australia
Chard/PN, Canada Chard Musq, France Pin Gris, Canada Pin Blan,
Australia Pin Gris
An interesting light slightly spicy sipper and was OK with grilled ham
steak and scalloped potatoes.
On
the Wild Side at Moorooduc Estate (Mornington P...
On the Wild Side at Moorooduc Estate (Mornington Peninsula, Victoria,
Australia) / Continuing with our December 2005 visit to Mornington
Peninsula and its wineries . All the hospitality we received at Stonier
Wines left us with only a small amount of time to make our 1pm lunch
reservation at Jill's at Moorooduc Estate.
Wine
Blogging #18 -- Vintage Wines LTD, San Diego,...
Wine Blogging #18 -- Vintage Wines LTD, San Diego, California. My first
WBW and I have to praise a wine shop! Good thing I'm used to giving my
favorite wine shop plenty of exposure, although it is usually on my
other wine blog Tasting Notes. Why continue to play favorites?
Non-Vintage
Champagnes
The quote can be found about 1/4 of the way down the page where it
begins to get really interesting.
Big
Sky
The kimbobwineblog is more interesting than J-Dog's Blogosphere?
February
Reds (1): Italy Sangiovese,
VITAE SANGIOVESE 2003, Puglia, Italy, 13.0% D, #621029 $10.60
(Tasted February 1, 2006) A General listing and described as
"Deep ruby colour; aromas of plum fruit, spice, sweet oak, earth and
anise; medium-bodied, with good plum/cherry fruit, integrated with
sweet oak, anise, tar, earth notes; medium finish.
Hard
cheese…
Having spoken to Philippe Marques for our People in Wine
programme just before Christmas and learnt that Alain Senderens the
great French chef had spent his whole life trying to tell people that
red wine and cheese don't go together, it was interesting to see these
results confimed in a more scientific way. Incidentally Monsieur [...]
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