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…
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Monday Mini Wine Reviews Round-Up For May 7, 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…
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…
Uber-Critic Robert Parker Drops The Gloves In Sommelier Journal Interview
Though certainly at what many would consider well-deserved retirement age (he turns 65 this year), Robert Parker – still the single most influential critic of any kind in the world – is not retiring any time soon. If you’ve read the interview with Parker by sommelier David D. Denton in the April 15, 2012 issue…