Hopefully it will be the last time, as well. [ Also, please be forewarned that this post contains several references to the concept of poop. ] By now, the more on-line socially active of you (sounds sexy!) will have not only heard about the kerfuckle over at Blake Gray’s excellent blog The Gray Market Report…
Old Vines, Old Families, New Recommendations (Three Reds Worth Your Time and Money)
Today, we’re talking wine recommendations, simply because over the last week I had the pleasure of tasting samples of three very different but very badge-worthy Reds that I wanted to share with you. The first comes from old vines; the remainder from old winemaking families. Also, in reviewing these I’ve just noticed that each “review”…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-10-02
06 Louis M. Martini Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Heck of a crowd-pleasing, velvety, tobacco-infused ride for the price. $25 B # 07 Continuum Red (Oakville): Graphite & fig did it for me, but w/ complexity like this you can find 20 other things to float yer boat $129 A # 09 Jean-Paul Brun Dme….
1WineDude TV Episode 18: Wine Preservation on the Cheap (Wine Secrets with Marnie Old)
She Said “Freeze!,” He Said “Wow. Really?!?” In this (long overdue!) episode of 1WineDude TV, I (briefly) interview (the very tall) Marnie Old, Philly’s first lady of wine and co-author (with Dogfish Head’s extreme beer maven Sam Calagione) of He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy: from Burgers to…