A very brief intro. into the 2010 International Malbec Days Festival. As for the event – great intro. to Cahors and its wines; confusing marketing strategy / message; terrible, terrible, terrible organization of events and logistics overall. More to come (on all three fronts)! Cheers!
Month: May 2010
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-05-22
06 Hall Merlot (Napa Valley): The dark fruits & cocoa are an attraction, but the extraction action might prove to be a distraction. $28 B # 08 Polka Dot Riesling (Pfalz): Refreshing & a touch sweet, limes & lemons abound. Certainly the most fun PD offering I've had. $10 B- # 06 Gaja Ca Marcanda…
Cahors Malbec: Feisty and Powerful, But Is It Marketable?
I’m in Cahors, and it’s one of those thoroughly gorgeously sunny wine country days that at turns make me happy to be alive and secretly, maddeningly spiteful towards those who get to experience this nearly every day. Of course, those turns tend to come after long stints of travel when I’m severely under-caffeinated, so keep…
The Upside of Wine Globalization
Yeah, I know right? There’s an upside to more and more wine being made more and more in an “international” style by more and more producers in more and more regions? Yes, there is. Yes, I’m serious. No, I haven’t been drinking too much wine while writing this. First, we need to explain what the…