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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Thursdays With Maury
Many years ago I pledged a troth never to write a Thanksgiving wine column unless one of two things happened: Either I thought of a really bad pun or I found a really good wine. Merveille des merveilles, this year … Continue reading
#StealThisWineColumn
Later today I’m going to participate in a hashtag wine tasting, which is a unique marketing gimmick that gets a whole lot of wine people on Twitter and Instagram talking about a given product at a given cyber-location on a … Continue reading
Posted in CHILE
Tagged abbie hoffman, Alpha Montes, Carminere Day, Steal this book, stephen mcconnell
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A Nero Hero: Frecciarossa ‘Giorgio Odero’
Ever been suckered into one of those multi-paged, data-mining websites where you learn, for example, why ’10 Things You Learned in History Class Are Totally Wrong’? Of course you have. And, like me, you probably got to about #4 before … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY
Tagged Frecciarossa ‘Giorgio Odero’ Pinot Nero, Margherita Radici Odero, Oltrepò Pavese
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Fitou Be Tied: Domaine Les Mille Vignes
The thousand vines of Domaine Les Mille Vignes may be metaphorical, but the thousand points of light that light up my tongue when I drink the wine is very real indeed. First, Fitou is first: The first Languedoc red wine … Continue reading
Posted in FRANCE
Tagged Domaine Les Mille Vignes, Fitou wines, Jacques Guerin, Valérie Guérin
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Inglorious Bâterd: Leave the Millennials Alone
“So many Millennials are interested more in the narrative of the wine rather than the wine,” said Jason Jacobeit, the 29-year-old head sommelier of Bâtard restaurant in New York. “A lot of mediocre wine is being sold on the basis … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL
Tagged Batard restaurant, Batard-Montrachet, Drew Neirporent, Jason Jacobeit, Millennials wine, Taylor Parsons
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Château Fueillet: Torrette Syndrome
I have spontaneous respect for wineries who export wines when they don’t have to; when they develop an international fan base when it makes no business because they simply produce too little wine for this to be a strategy with … Continue reading
Domaine du Pegau: The World’s Best Jug Wine?
Pegaü is an old French word meaning ‘jug’—specifically, a fourteenth century terracotta jug discovered in the Palais des Papes in Avignon. That, of course, makes Domaine du Pegau the most exclusive jug wine in the world. As for pronunciation, DdP … Continue reading
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