Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz! Based on feedback from ever-so-vocal-and-intelligent peeps like you, I do not supply the quiz answer directly in the post – you will need to tune back in later in the comments section for the answer. This week’s quiz wraps up the recent focus on U.S. regional/local wine and its…
The Other Side Of Oz (Beechworth’s Small Producers And The Heart Of Bareknuckled Australian Winemaking)
It’s a brilliantly sunny day in Beechworth, a rural (even by Aussie wine region standards) area in eastern Victoria that sits just south of Rutherglen. The region was made famous by Giaconda, whose premium Chardonnays are in such high demand that they’re now offered en primeur. But I’m not here to see Giaconda (okay, that…
Wined Down: Manning Up To The Best Spirit For Wine Lovers
I often get asked if/when/how 1WineDude.com will start incorporating spirits and/or beer. For those of you who’ve asked me about that, or have thought about asking me about that, I give you the first two paragraphs of my latest Playboy.com Wined Down entry: “Question: What would Chuck Norris pour himself a glass of when he…
Are Petrol Notes In Aged Riesling A Fault? (Thoughts On A Clare Valley Master-class)
“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…