08 Dry Creek Vineyard Foggy Oaks Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): Heck of a 1st release. Screamin acidity keeps the vanilla in check $20 B -> 07 Rodney Strong Symmetry (Alexander Valley): Like some kind of extraterrestrial fig pie mothership sent to Earth to be your overlord $55 B+ -> 08 Hanzell Vineyards Sebella Chardonnay (Sonoma…
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Wines of the Week: Paul Dolan T.A.S.T.E-ing Edition
Ok, technically they were wines from last week. So sue me. [Editor’s note: please do NOT actually sue me.] Last week, I had another run-in with those tiny T.A.S.T.E. 50ml bottles, taking part in an on-line UStream live tasting with winemaker Paul Dolan, going through the majority of his portfolio. Paul has the advantage of…
Yes, I Went All Cartoon On You (New Digs at 1WD)
What can I say, the ladies dig cartoon versions of bloggers, okay? In all seriousness, I wanted a cleaner, more open, more inviting, bit more up-to-date and, dare-I-say professional design for 1WineDude.com, and the result is what you see before you. Unless you’re reading via your RSS reader in which case I have a special…
Going Pro: How To Taste and Rate Wines for Today’s Consumers. Sort of.
Welcome to the first installment of Going Pro – what (I hope!) will be a (very) long series chronicling my foray into making whatever-the-hell-it-is that I do here a professional (read: paying) endeavor. Every Wednesday on 1WineDude.com, I’ll be writing about some aspect / story / triumph / tragedy related to taking my passion –…