What makes a wine great? I don’t mean great as in “pretty tasty, I like it, it’s got a nice beat and I can dance to it” great. I mean eye-popping, life-changing, “the heavens opened ancient mythology style” great. That’s a tough question, even for those of us in the wine biz, because so few…
Month: April 2008
Book Review: Noble Rot (A Bordeaux Wine Revolution)
Book Review – Noble Rot: A Bordeaux Wine Revolution by William Echikson “…the soil of Yquem is like that of a Stradivarius” – Lur Saluces The second edition of the on-line Wine Book Club is being hosted by Tim over at the venerable Winecast.net blog. For more information on the WBC, or to jump on…
Pouring Wine for One of The Greats (Guest Post)
(images: allposters.com, ladv.org, vroma.org) The following is a guest post from Jason Whiteside. Jason was previously a Sommelier & Wine Consultant on the Dutch/French Island of St. Martin, and was the original Wine Director of Cosimo Wine Bar in Malvern, PA. He is part of the Wine Educator staff at ChaddsFord Winery, and holds the…
So You Want To Own Your Own Vineyard? (How to Be a Wine Geek, Part III: Winemaker Interview)
(images: delawaretoday.com, gophila.com, vinology.com, newdaleville.com) “It is my life’s work to identify and bring out colors, smells and flavors that not only typify my region but are also delicious.” – Eric Miller, Chaddsford Winery A few months ago, I started a mini-series of posts about how to become a ‘wine geek’ (see Part I and…