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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Gevrey-Chambertin and the Hangover of Guy Accad
A bat and a ball cost a dollar and ten cents in total. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? On the surface, the question seems easy. That’s the way our brains … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy
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Aurelio’s Goose Lays Golden Eggs
Finding balmy, extracted South America in shivery, high acid Finger Lakes is a treat; getting a dose of genuine insight into this sprawling and largely misunderstood wine continent? Priceless. Wouldn’t have happened without an Irish lass from Brooklyn, either—Jen O’Flanagan … Continue reading
Posted in ARGENTINA, CHILE
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I’m Butch, The HoseMaster is Alfalfa and You’re Darla
A note was passed to me yesterday during wine class—it was from Barbara, that pretty girl in the back with the Category Merchandiser nameplate on her pinafore. The note said: “I may not always get what you and The HoseMaster … Continue reading
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Left Coast Cellars: Mea Culpa Wine
When somebody says ‘Europe’ I don’t think of Russia. When they mention the Eastern seaboard, my mind does not conjure up an image of Boca Raton. Me, I’m from the Midwest. The ‘mid’ part I get, but not the ‘west’: … Continue reading
Foillard Morgon 2013—Lesson Learned: Renounce Tasting Notes Forever
A week ago, Decanter Magazine’s Andrew Jefford published a good column on tasting notes. It shadowed Bianca Bosker’s July New Yorker article referring to the ‘state of modern winespeak’. Hers was, in turn, a reaction to James Suckling’s stylistic evaluation … Continue reading
I am the Holy Troller and I Shall Lay my Vengeance Upon Thee
May I venture a guess? If somebody told you that you were quoted in some wine article in The Atlantic, you’d probably light up like a Buddhist monk with a gas can and a Zippo, right? You’d look for bragging … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Mayyasi, Atlantic, Jeffrey Dahmer, Master Sommelier, The Atlantic, Troller
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