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Author Archives: intoxreport
Chateau Chantal Releases Some Dandy Post-Prandy Brandy
Why the amazing Chateau Chantal always sort of hangs around the periphery of my Michigan wine conscience instead of barreling to the forefront is truly one of God’s mysteries. I’ve met winemaker Brian Hosmer many times over the years—a bright, … Continue reading
Posted in BRANDY, TEXAS, Uncategorized, URUGUAY
Tagged brandy, Brian Hosmer, Chateau Chantal, Cinq a Sept, Cognac, Robert Begin
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Wine Is For Rich People
Ever heard the old expression ‘Put your money where your mouth is’? Apparently—according to Sotheby’s auction house—this does not refer to forty-ouncers of King Cobra. Wine writers tend to talk in some pretty tight aphorisms too: ‘Wine should be accessible … Continue reading
Christmas Wines: Walking In A Vintner Wonderland
Every year for the last decade or so I’ve struggled to come up with a unique and innovative approach to Christmas wines. I’ve perpended, puzzled and pondered. And after countless sleepless nights, endless brainstorming sessions with Jack (Daniels) and Jim … Continue reading
Michigan vs. Ohio: No Contest, Or ‘Michigan By A Nose’?
‘Thou shalt not cover thy neighbor’s wine’ is a Commandment that is often transcribed incorrectly using ‘covet’ and ‘wife’, but it doesn’t matter, because Commandment-breaking is the journalistic cornerstone upon which this column has established preeminence in the American Academia … Continue reading
Posted in Michigan, MIDWEST, Ohio
Tagged Andrew Hall, Michigan vs. Ohio, Michigan wine, Ohio wine
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Planet Bordeaux: Bord In The U.S.A
Time was, the vignerons of Bordeaux thought that the wine world revolved around them. Is this where Planet Bordeaux is coming from? Granted, they are in the market to push the Département Gironde, and their splashy and convivial website (planet-bordeaux.com) … Continue reading
Posted in Bordeaux, Cab/Merlot, FRANCE
Tagged Bordeaux Rouge, Bordeaux Supérieur, Planet Bordeaux
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Wine, Women and Just Plain Wrong
I recently read a post by Huffington reporter Brooke Carey in which she got all full of herself because her boyfriend called her ‘more of a man than him’ when she ordered whiskey instead of what he’d asked for: Bud … Continue reading
Posted in Bourbon, GENERAL, LIQUOR
Tagged whiskey ads, whiskey marketing, women and whiskey
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Warren Winiarski’s Stag’s Leap of Faith
Within vino’s voluminous vale, the story of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is the story of Napa. At least, it’s a microcosm of Napa’s rise from a fiefdom of meh to a kingdom of quality—and that’s a crown that Warren Winiarski … Continue reading
e-Cigs®: ‘E’ Is For ‘Eeeeeeew’
I have about as much business writing about electronic cigarettes as I do writing about inflatable sex dolls, but I can’t help noticing that they are being marketed in a manner that might be charitably referred to as ‘identical’. Here … Continue reading
Beaujolais Nouveau Est Blasé! But Still Okay…
Forget that it’s essentially grape-flavored alcohol juice. Ignore the ten crus in the appellation that are by far superior. Disregard the fact that it occupies lowest rung on the Burgundy ladder. It’s time to pull out the stops along with … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, FRANCE, Gamay, Gamay
Tagged Beaujolais Nouveau, Georges DuBoeuf, Rachael Ray
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