Category Archives: Malbec

Ready To Read Another Dull ‘En Primeur’ Column? Good, Because I’m Not Ready To Write One

Posted on April 12, 2012 by intoxreport

American wine people love to pronounce French words—especially those that they actually can pronounce. That’s why they’re always talking about lieu-dit, cépage and egrappage when they could be talking about ‘vineyard’, ‘kind of grape’ and ‘yanking the friggin’ stems off’. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bordeaux, Cab/Merlot, Cabernet Franc, FRANCE, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc | Tagged allowable bordeaux grapes, en primeur, en primeur 2012, Jancis Robinson, Tim Atkin, Virginia Woolf | 12 Comments

Ting Tang, Walla Walla Malbec

Posted on August 28, 2011 by intoxreport

Even if the wine’s not your cup of cab, just saying the name out loud is a kind of David Seville hangover. As for the rest, the fact that Walla Walla Valley and malbec got together in the first place … Continue reading →

Posted in Malbec, Walla Walla | Tagged Forgeron Cellars., Leonetti Cellar, malbec, Reininger Winery, seven lakes winery, Spring Valley Vineyards, walla walla, washington malbec, Waterbrook Winery, Woodward Canyon | Leave a comment

A Bud By Any Other Name Would Smell Like Sweat

Posted on August 24, 2011 by intoxreport

Name changes in California are as common as wildfires, killer bees and foreclosures, and most are done as savvy career moves. Hence, Archibald Leach became Cary Grant, Issur Danielovitch Demsky became Kirk Douglas, Prince became ‘The Artist Formerly Known As … Continue reading →

Posted in BEER, Malbec | 2 Comments