90 Max Ferd. Richter Helenenkloster Riesling Spatlese (Mosel): Neon lemon vibrant color. Slight TCA, but the acidity is just screaming good. # 02 Trefethen Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Big, bold, but supremely focused. Ass-kicking black cherries dominate. # 06 Inniskillin VIdal Gold Icewine (Niagara): Color, acidity, sugar, citrus, honeysuckle – it's all amped…
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August Edition of Chester County Cuisine & Nightlife Hits the Stands
A very quick blurb to let you know that the latest edition of Chester County Cuisine & Nightlife has hit the stands. This month’s issue (August 2009) includes a piece that I wrote in late 2008 on Penns Woods winemaker Gino Razzi. CCC, masterminded by WCDish.com co-founder and irrepressible Philly-area foodie Mary Bingham, continues to…
Murphy-Goode’s “Dream Job” Winner – and What It Means for Wine
And just like that… it was all over. What was arguably the largest publicity-minded event in the history of U.S. winemaking is over, as the reality-TV-inspired A Really Goode Job contest thrown by Murphy-Goode winery has finally come to an end. I’m extremely pleased to report that 1WineDude.com friend Hardy Wallace of DirtySouthWine.com has been…
“Some people spit…. I don’t…” (Revisiting Boston’s Wine Riot!)
“Some people spit…. I don’t…” Words that will, no doubt, come to define my on-line “brand”… and come back to haunt me… (Epitaph: “Didn’t Spit” ?). French Oak Media has posted their video coverage of Boston’s recent Wine Riot! event, which frequent 1WineDude.com readers will recall was taken over for the multi-country / multi-timezone /…