Category: Ramblings and Rants
Three New Appellations in California
Well it may not exactly be breaking news, but in the last few weeks, three new appellations were created in
Undrinkable Now, But Not In 20 Years? What is Going On Here?
Consider this: 1995 Beaucastel 93 pts. Robert M. Parker, Jr. “The classic 1995 Chateauneuf du Pape will require discipline. Like
The State of Wine Writing and What Wine Writers Think
In my weekly trolling of all things wine, I recently came across this interesting article from Wine Business Weekly. It
Mondavi: Exit, Stage Left…
Thanks to H. Johnson for his recent entry on the familial infighting and restructuring at the original 800 pound gorilla
Parker Predicts The Future of Wine and I Respond
What should appear before mine eyes as I leaf through my latest issue of Food and Wine Magazine? Yea, verily,
Home Chef vs. Restaurant Chef: Dispelling The Illusions
Like many of you who read this blog, I love to putter around in the kitchen. While I have no
Wine Spectator’s Global Values: A Few Observations
So I finally got around to perusing the latest issue of Wine Spectator that recently landed on my doorstep. This
Crush. It’s That Time of Year
Those involved in the winemaking part of the wine world will be disappearing from social circles these days. Friends will
Corked Off: A Follow Up To a Lively Debate
One of the posts that has generated the most comment here was my posting of an article by Ben Giliberti
As If You Needed an Excuse to Drink More Wine…
We’ve already been through most of the reasons why, really, you SHOULD have that sixth glass of red wine over
Should Restaurants “Pay” You For Their Bad Wine?
The waiter pops the cork. He looks like he knows what he’s doing. The cork is set in front of
Architecture and Wine: Both Too Expensive
I’m a huge fan of modern architecture, even at its most extravagant, perhaps best embodied by the warped sheet metal
How a Winery Operates
H. Johnson again points us to an interesting article about how a winery actually works from a cash to product
Poor Bastards Have to Work Hard to Make That $100 Bottle of Wine
Ever thought to yourself, “How can someone justify a price of $100 for a bottle of wine?” Well it turns
Heard of IMBB? Well look out for WWWBW!
Those who are even occasional readers of the quadrant of the blogosphere that touches on all things food will have
And I Thought I Had Heard of Everything
In what has got to be the best follow up of all time to my somewhat tongue in cheek posting
Are You Canadian? Do you Like Wine? Do You Want A Job?
OK. This is nearly the last straw. I may have to move to Canada. I mean where else do hard
Civilized Terrorism: Blow Up Their Wine Cellars
Further proof of the cultural sophistication of the French compared to the USA, as evidenced by Corsican terrorists who instead
What is The Opposite of Two Buck Chuck?
We all know there are revolutions happening at the bottom end of the pricing spectrum for wine. Charles Shaw has