Thanking My Grindstone Cowboy ~ Behind Every Woman, There’s a Great Man
If you’re reading this, and have read my blog in the past, you’re seeing my new look. I just got a make-over, and I have to thank Jose… my webmaster, hero, and all-around great guy. For perhaps a year now, he’s been encouraging me to refresh Wine-Blog’s look; not because there was anything intrinsically wrong [...]
Oh, the little drop of rain
Oh, the little drop of rain Slid across the window pane And bumped into her brother. Said the little drop of rain To her brother Frankie Maine, “Please, have you seen our mother?” Said Frankie Maine to his sister Sweet Refrain, “Mother, like no other, Is in the cloud.” And they slipped And they dripped [...]
Exploring the Explorers of Portugal to Reveal the True Passion Behind Their Wines
While in Portugal and the Alentejo wine grape growing region last fall, I was a guest of my client Enoforum Wines. At the time, I received a well-rounded education from my colleague Delfim Costa. It was a huge amount of information, though, and I’m honestly still digesting it all. From the beginning of our relationship, [...]
We Scored the Scores ~ Petite Sirah With Alacia Van’s Music ~ Part 2
Continuing with yesterday, where I set the stage for this Petite Sirah tasting paired with Jazz music… For me, Alacia Van’s music seemed to match Petite Sirah pretty well… Jazzy, bluesy, not what one would traditionally be expecting in today’s world of new music… even by Jazz standards. But, that’s what it was… The jazz [...]
We Scored the Scores ~ Petite Sirah With Alacia Van’s Music ~ Part 1
[Photos in this blog posting were taken by Jose Diaz of Josephotos.com. Left to right around the table: Jo Diaz, Steve Heimoff, winemaker for Quixote Matt Reid, Ken Payton, Clark Smith, Laura Ness, Dan Berger.] Every now and then, I get some kookie epiphany and then just act on it. I wrote about Scoring the [...]
Lisboa ~ I Was Visiting a Monastery and a Play Broke Out
The Play AUTO DA BARCA DO INFERNO (1517) by Gil Vicente (B.1470-D.1537, approximated) The author is acknowledged as the Portuguese theater pioneer, and was a contemporary of King D. Manuel I. Vicente most certainly accompanied the initial phase of the monastery’s construction. (I have written about Manueline architecture. The Jerónimos Monastery is part of that [...]
Celebrating Spring with Austrian Flavors Delivered by Szigeti and Zantho
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, and I know where all the flowers is…. In my back yard, which I can’t get to because all of the darn rain. Ugh! Last night Jose and I were with the winemaking team of May-Britt and Denis Malbec. Denis is a third generation winemaker from Château Latour. [...]
