07 Saunter Petite Sirah (Napa Valley): Very big, very dark, & very good. Feed this beast some grilled bison steak & roasted potatoes. # 07 Verge Syrah (Dry Creek Valley): Excellent vintage & it shows. These luscious blackberries have some funky dirt on 'em – lucky for us. # 07 Olsen Ogden Pinot Noir (Russian…
Home To Roast (Slow Cookin’ and Wine Pairin’)
So much turkey talk when it comes to wine this time of year, and yet so little talk of the turkey. What I mean is, for all of the holiday wine pairing help that we can find this time of year, very little of it actually centers around The Bird. The culinary hub & spoke…
The Second Glass Annual Wine Guide
The Second Glass is kicking some ass. The Boston-area stalwarts just released their Annual Wine Guide for 2010, and it’s an impressive ‘cheat sheet’ view of high QPR wine selections. I’m not sure how they selected the wines that made the final cut to be highlighted in the buying guide, and not all of the…
China and Wine: By the Numbers
The November 23, 2009 edition of the New Yorker contains a fascinating article by Evan Osnos titled “Letter From China – Reds: The creation of a wine-loving class.” The article recounts a short period in the history of the A.S.C. Fine Wines company based in Beijing and run by two Canadians (a father-and-son team by…