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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Uruguayan Wine: The Uru Guru Says ‘Tannat’
Recently, I climbed to the top of Uruguay’s highest peak (50 ft.) to consult with the Uruguayan Wine Guru. Here’s a snippet of what I learned: For some reason, whether you’re a wine person, a map geek or a general … Continue reading
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Chablis: Chardonnay Never had It So Good
It used to be cute to mispronounce ‘Chablis’; to say it like Johnny Lunchbucket would if he didn’t happen to possess your enological erudition and snobbish grasp of French orthography, because it sort of made you sound ironic and clever … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Chardonnay
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Lebanese Wine: Man Your Bottle Stations
Driving into Bekaa is a war of emotions. The heart of Lebanon’s agricultural acres and home to her millennia-old wine tradition is astonishingly varied—rural, severely beautiful, occasionally relaxing, but spackled with reminders that even here, surrounded by lush countryside, violence … Continue reading
Posted in LEBANON
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Don’t Worry—No Hurry For This Fleurie
I am going to digress before I even begin: If Frederick Wildman ever opens up a branch in Sarawak, I’m going to apply just so that my business cards can say ‘Wildman of Borneo.’ Who? Wildman & Sons Ltd. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Gamay
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Cloudline Pinot Gris: Send in the (Mutant) Clones
Pop quiz, class: When is a pinot grigio not a pinot grigio? Answer: When it’s a pinot gris. In Italy, where the workhorse grape of Veneto and Friuli is generally vinified as clean, green and routine, the result is a … Continue reading
Posted in OREGON, Pinot Gris
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Have Yourself a Códax Moment
One is ponderously dull, bleak with obscurity, difficult to follow and hard to enjoy; the other is light, lyrical and a snap to fall in love with. What do Fyodor Dostoyevsky and albariño and have in common? Only this: most … Continue reading
Posted in BY VARIETAL, Rías Biaxas
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Should The Drinking Age Be Lowered to 18?
It’s nice to have extremely strong feelings on a subject you have no opinion on. For example, for reasons known but to blog people, I am frequently asked whether I think the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. Why … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL
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Tequila: Romancing the Stoned
Judging from recent media barrages, hired guns from the spirit world are revving up another campaign to raise tequila’s stature to that of malt scotch and XO cognac. Buena suerte, compadres. Isn’t cognac about dapper bec fins puffing Cohibas over … Continue reading
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Sherry, Baby!
You wanna party? I mean, hit a real six-day blowout rave, an around-the-clock thump riot that makes Mardi Gras look like the Jasper County Husking Bee? Try April in Andalusia. Overshadowed by impossibly romantic mountaintop villas, cresting expansive snow-white beaches, … Continue reading
Mexican Wines: Wake up to the Baja California
If I suggested Mexican wine for any occasion, let alone Cinco de Mayo, you’d probably reply ‘bah’. Or laugh in my face—hah! Go ahead and do it. Both ways—loudly. Shout Baja. What’s been going on down there, less than a … Continue reading
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