Author Archives: grapefriend
happy happy hour!
2009 Del Taburno Aglianico rosato. Even if the waitress pronounced it wrong, it’s still yum. Continue reading
prime time
When you’re really into tasting a wine, you need to have an appropriate glass. The glass doesn’t have to be expensive or even necessarily the proper shape (though obsessives will argue this). It just boils down to the glass having been primed. This basically just means that it’s been “washed” with wine to take out … Continue reading
happy provence happy hour!
Late happy hour? Or just a loooong one. 2008 L’Alycastre rosé, Provence. Continue reading
wine words
“I like to compare food-and-wine pairing to relationships. The food and the wine should be equal, and they should enhance each other. Some pairings are just OK, they go along without really hurting each other, but they don’t really interact. Some just suck. And then there’s the best possible matches, where the food and the … Continue reading
happy happy hour!
Clara C Prosecco rose, Veneto, NV Waiter: “Ecco Prosecco!” Clever. Continue reading
drinking games
So the other night I was out to dinner at SD26, on Madison Square Park, and the sommelier handed the wine menu to one of the guys. This gave me anxiety. I like to be in charge of what I’m drinking, and usually waiters automatically hand the wine menu to a guy. So this guy … Continue reading
friend request: grüner veltliner
Here’s what you need to know about Grüner Veltliner: 1. biggest characteristics: white pepper and green grass 2. it’s from Austria and is pronounced “GROON-er VELT-leen-er” 3. it’s sooooooo good! A while ago I was reading Jay McInerney’s Bacchus & Me (which I love, btw) and there was a whole chapter about Grüner. A whole … Continue reading
happy happy hour!
2009 Domaine Paul Blanck Riesling, Alsace Continue reading
petrus: my moby dick
Supply and demand. That’s pretty much why some wine is ridiculously expensive. I have an insane respect for the people who work in vineyards selecting the best grapes one by one and for the winemakers who are basically artists and scientists and farmers all in one and work to make the best wine possible. Still, … Continue reading
