08 Boutari Kallisti Reserve (Santorini): Smokey, hazlenut vanilla goodness with an acid blast to rock your next scallop dinner. €15 B+ # 06 Boutari Vinsanto (Santorini): A bit too cloying & unbalanced even for this sweet tooth, but those who dig caramel syrup will enjoy €17 B- # 09 Boutari Assyrtiko (Santorini): A fair amount…
Month: July 2010
Through The Electric Grapevine: The Les Claypool Interview
I have, quite clearly, met my match when it comes to quirky wine interviews. His name is Les Claypool, and he’s probably most famous for fronting the talented and popular hard rock band Primus (who are on tour this Summer). As a (wannabe) bassist (going on 20 years) myself, I’ve often found Les’ music and…
Walla Walla Syrah QED? and “Days of WA Future Past”
Has the case for excellent Walla Walla Syrah been definitively demonstrated? Q.E.D.? I’m not going to go quite that far. But I will say that they might be pretty damn close, especially in those cases where the balance beats out the brawn in their Syrah bottlings. Two wine producers that I encountered recently in Walla…
On The Road: Santorini And The (Marketing) Trials Of The Greeks
By the time you’re reading this, I’ll be on the Greek island of Santorini (press junket via Wines of Santorini and the Brand Action Team) to get a first-hand view of Greek wines, Greek wine history and winemaking, and seeing if I can vigorously outrun anyone offering me a glass of Retsina. The Greeks have,…