Writing about rosé wines in the Spring / early Summer is fraught with pitfalls, most involving haters going ballistic on the authors, along the lines of “WTF?!?? Drink rosé all year long, you talentless freak!” It’s not that those people are wrong; I share their opinion that rosé ought to be a drinking option no…
Month: June 2015
But Not For Me (Vote In The 2015 Wine Blog Awards)
It’s that time of year again, when the Wine Blog Awards come around and wine bloggers such as moi ask you to vote in them. In the 2015 incarnation, I’m a finalist in the Best Overall Wine Blog category, along with the following excellent websites: Reverse Wine Snob Terroirist Hawk Wakawaka Wine Reviews The Academic…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For June 15, 2015
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…
Tenderness Among The Tuff Luv (Tasting The 2012 Jadot Les Demoiselles Montrachet)
As I write this, I am dutifully heads down in the process of remaining woefully behind on the coverage I have planned for these virtual pages (a deep dive into some high-end Knights Valley action is currently simmering on that back-burner). Which I suppose will come as a surprise to exactly zero of the long-time…