Today is Sauvignon Blanc Day. Yeah, it’s just a holiday made up by St. Supery winery but so what? Any excuse for a holiday or for appreciating I wine I love is ok by me! Sauv Blanc can vary its style a lot from country to country. My favorites are the minerally ones from Sancerre … Continue reading
So I had my Blind Tasting final last night. Six wines to be ID’d in 24 minutes. Along the way, you have to call out things like clarity, legs, nose, palate, acid, alcohol, body, length, geography, style, climate, vintage temperature – among what feels like a million other things – all building your case to … Continue reading
So this is more of a deep-detail post, but I’m doing it because 1) I’m studying for my Blind Tasting final on Wednesday and if I get a Riesling I need to say it’s from more than just “Germany” or “Alsace” which is what I do now and 2) it IS the summer of Riesling after … Continue reading
I can’t think of anyone better to inaugurate this column than my favorite person in the entire world – my dad!!! I’ve come across a lot of dads in my time, and I know without a doubt that mine is one of the best who ever lived, if not the best period. He has loved … Continue reading
I’ve become obsessed with Riesling. I haven’t always been. I used to actually not like it at all and thought it was always sweet (not true). But last summer, I read an article about this wine bar Terroir proclaiming the Summer of Riesling. They were only going to serve Riesling as their white wine for … Continue reading
I looooooooooooove Syrah. I’m pretty much down with any wine where I smell spice, and one of the tell-tale characteristics of Syrah is the aroma of cracked black pepper. Yum Balls. So in the spirit of my favorite US Weekly page, Syrah is spicy! It’s darkly colored! It’s tannic! It’s grown all over the world, … Continue reading
2009 Del Taburno Aglianico rosato. Even if the waitress pronounced it wrong, it’s still yum. Continue reading
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
Late happy hour? Or just a loooong one. 2008 L’Alycastre rosé, Provence. Continue reading
