For some reason (maybe I look trustworthy?), I’ve had a disproportionately large number of conversations with winemakers in which they divulge to me that they are upset about a myth/misunderstanding/half-truth/whatever being perpetuated by members of the wine media. This could be things such as – 1) inaccuracies regarding long-held notions about a growing region, or…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For November 10, 2014
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…
That Old, Old, Old, Old, Old Place In Lodi (A Bechthold Vineyard Cinsault Tasting)
Remember when we talked about that old Cinsault vineyard in Lodi? I mean, that REALLY OLD Cinsault vineyard in Lodi? The tiny, flat, rectangular Bechthold vineyard – all 25 acres of it, or just about 0.0025% of Lodi’s overall plantings – is an organic, own-rooted, sandy-soil patch of Cinsault in the Mokelumne River area, near…
Get Your Fix (Off-The-Beaten Path Varieties For Fix.com)
Well, the Global Interweb’s recent fixation with infographics seems to have abated by exactly zero percent. That’s the primary takeaway I’ve had, anyway, from my recent experience penning a couple of infographic-designed articles for Fix.com. Seems you people can’t get enough of that stuff! I wrote two such pieces for Fix.com: an overview of Off…