Another exciting edition of Tales of the Purple Monkey, in conjunction with Wine Blogging Wednesday? Why the hell not, baby! WBW #55 has an interesting theme, chosen this month by Rémy Charest over at the Wine Case Blog. The theme is North vs. South, and while it implies a battle of epic bloody proportions with…
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Is High-Alcohol California Wine Inevitable (Robert Parker’s Bitch, Redux)
“The industry has done everything wrong” – Paul Wagner Well… this is interesting! 1WineDude friend, winemaker and fellow wine blogger Josh Hermsmeyer makes an appearance in Tina Caputo’s new web documentary, Robert Parker’s Bitch. The documentary that takes an informative and entertaining look at the subject of whether or not California winemakers are making wines…
Vintage of a Lifetime: Tales from the `07 Barrels at Chaddsford Winery
To understand how profoundly good the 2007 reds will be for Chaddsford Winery – and we will get to that, because the `07s are that good – you first need to understand a bit about winemaking in Southeastern Pennsylvania. And to understand winemaking in Southeastern Pennsylvania, you first need to understand a bit about Eric…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-03-14
07 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc (Malborough, NZ): Grapefruit & lemongrass on the nose, but it’s tropical passion fruit on the tongue. VG stuff # 05 Rued Cabernet Sauvignon (Dry Creek Valley): Like a girl wearing sexy lingerie, only it’s She-Hulk & she’s trying to smash your face in. # 06 Veranda San Alfonso Cabernet-Carmenere (Maipo Valley):…