Who minds getting a little dusty when it’s Rutherford Dust?
[Comment today to win the pair of tickets for the Rhone Rangers grand tasting... Drawing this Saturday.] Is Rutherford, California, the center of the Universe? Some would have you think that way, and I’m afraid that I, too, love getting dusty over there. I was just sent the link for the following video: Rutherford Dust [...]
Is Petite Sirah, that Special Black Opal of the Wine World, a Winemaker’s Wine? Winemakers weigh in
Through my 10 year relationship with this heritage variety and PS I Love You, I’ve come to believe that Petite Sirah is a winemaker’s wine; otherwise, why would the 8o0+ winemakers who craft it even bother with it? Why wouldn’t they just be using it as a blending ingredient, as they did from the 1970s [...]
Educate Your Palate By Trying Old World Versus New World Wines ~ The Red Version
This is a lead-in from two earlier posts, because it sets the stage, if you didn’t read either blog: Wine and Lunch With the Somms and Sellers ~ Young’s Market Style Looking to Quickly Educate Your Palate? Try Tasting Old World Versus New World Wines ~ The White Version My friend Chang Liow of Chinois [...]
Wines of Note with Wine Notes ~ Take II
I need to first write that I began this blog, and had it sitting in my scheduled blogs. I was going to be tasting the Malibu Oaks on a Monday, and when that Monday came along, my computer’s motherboard fried itself. Yup… all of a sudden, nothing worked. I had about seven screens open, but [...]
Wines of Note with Wine Notes
I need to first write that I began this blog, and had it sitting in my scheduled blogs. I was going to be tasting it on a Monday, and when that Monday came along, my computer’s mother board fried itself. Yup… all of a sudden, nothing worked. I had about seven screens open, but nothing [...]
