“I’m going to be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline.” We’re not talking about Sex Panther here, people – but we are talking about something that is quite pungent… in a good way… Riesling. Specifically, a factor that many consider to mark some of the best aged Riesling wines on the planet: an…
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Winners Of The DLW 2012 Colorado Wine Taste-Off (And Why CO Wine Might Already Have World-Class Potential)
The conclusion of the recent 2012 Drink Local Wine Conference in Denver was a “taste-off” competition of sorts in which twenty-plus Colorado wine producers each poured two of their offerings, with the media and attendees voting on which of those offerings were the “best” on hand (technically, one producer wasn’t pouring wine, in terms of…
Why Do Local Wine And Local Food Hate Each Other? (A Late Dispatch From DLW 2012)
As you know… I live in Tuscaaaaaaaaaaaaaany… Oh, wait, that’s some other guy who critiques wines and makes videos. Let’s try this again… As some of you know, I was in Colorado recently, touring the Western Slopes wine regions of Grand Valley and (the really high elevation of) West Elks, and finishing up by attending…
In Pursuit Of (And Catching) Balance With Raj Parr’s Sandhi Wines in NYC
With the In Pursuit Of Balance tasting (which recently hit NYC), co-creators Parr and Jasmine Hirsch (of Hirsch Vineyards) have brought together some of the most exciting – and highest quality – producers of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in California (many of which hail from the West Sonoma Coast, where those wines are rapidly reaching…