I recently had a conversation with a celebrity involved in the California wine biz that went something like this: CA Wine Celebrity: “Hey – have you ever had cannabis-infused wine?” Me: “Cannabis-infused?” CWC: “Yeah. Totally. Pot wine?” Me: “No – but I wouldn’t be surprised if every other winemaker in California was drinking it; and…
Ma(i)n Of La Mancha (Airén It Out With The World’s Most-Planted Grape)
In Spain’s La Mancha winegrowing region, there is a saying (and no, it’s not “Don Quixote slept here,” though that’s a reasonable guess): “Nueve meses de invierno y tres meses de infierno.” Which means, “nine months of Winter, and three months of hell.” This is how the locals describe the climate of La Mancha, where…
Monday Mini Wine Reviews Round-Up For April 16, 2012
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 sample tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible. Below is a wrap-up of the twitter reviews…
Weekly Wine Quiz: A Rosé Is A Rose Is A What?
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. Blah, blah, blah – you know all this already… Continuing our current theme of…