To many people, the charismatic front-man of the iconic Boony Doon wine brands, Randall Grahm, is the Mad Hatter of the wine world. Once they read Randall’s recently-released book, Been Doon So Long: A Randall Grahm Vinthology, those same people will realize that they’re dead wrong. Randall Grahm is not the wine world’s Mad Hatter;…
Month: October 2009
Meet The New Wine Expert: You!
I have seen the future of wine criticism, wine dialog, and wine expertise. Wanna see it? Great – go look in the mirror. Because the future wine experts look an awful lot like you. You look great, by the way – did you cut your bangs? A little over a week ago, Slate.com ran a…
The Powerful Mosel Riesling Kung-Fu of SA Prüm
If I have a love affair with any one fine wine grape, it’s got to be Riesling. I’m not a fan of saying that a particular grape is superior to another when it comes to producing fine wine, but we all have our preferences and at the end of the day if you forced me…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-10-03
06 Harney Lane Lizzy James Viney'd Old Vine Zinfandel (Lodi): There's you, there's the dried cherry, but what's with the 3% Petite Sirah? # 06 Bonny Doon CA' Del Solo Sangiovese (San Benito County): It might be cherry Rock, but it's Funk-infused cherry Rock (& a bargain to boot). # 08 Torbreck Cuvee Juveniles (Barossa…