Category Archives: Viognier

Michigan Viognier: Domaine Berrien Sounds The Clarion

Posted on November 11, 2011 by intoxreport

If Paris In The Spring was a coin, the flip side would be Michigan in November. Post-Halloween—in boondocky counties like Berrien especially—everything deteriorates into the sort of dreary dystopia imagined by Huxley and Wells. Cornstalks turn colors not seen outside … Continue reading →

Acid in Wine: A Brief and Profoundly Dull Tutorial

Posted on September 8, 2011 by intoxreport

As far as I can tell, the only difference between wine and LSD is that one is legal and the other is not. Oh, and one makes you feel horny and self confident, fun and brimming with bonhomie and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chardonnay, GENERAL, Viognier | Tagged al kaline, dock ellis, lactic acid, LSD, malic acid, malolactic, wine acids | 1 Comment

McKinley Springs: The Reputation is Spotless and the Wine’s a Hoot

Posted on September 3, 2011 by intoxreport

If you like McKinley Springs chenin blanc, thank an owl. Twenty years ago, Doug Rowell was settling into a comfortable career in forestry management when the infamous ‘Spotted Owl Incident’ butted in, putting a virtual halt to logging in Washington … Continue reading →

Posted in Chenin Blanc, Horse Heaven Hills, Viognier, WASHINGTON | Tagged chenin blanc, Doug Rowell, Horse Heaven Hills, James and Poppie Mantone, McKinley Springs winery, viognier, Washington wine | 3 Comments

Château de Campuget’s Vivacious Viognier

Posted on August 29, 2011 by intoxreport

How about a little role playing? Let’s say you’re a savvy bevvy marketer trying to get a leg up on the next big wine fad. Let’s say you want to go about this by waxing overly poetic about a specific … Continue reading →

Posted in Costières de Nîmes, Rhône, Viognier | Tagged Château de Campuget, Château-Grillet, Condrieu, Rhone whites, viognier | 3 Comments

Cold (And Brother, Do I Mean Cold) Heaven Cellars: Defriend in Need is Defriend indeed.

Posted on August 27, 2011 by intoxreport

What a revoltin’ development! On Facebook, I’ve been ‘defriended ‘ by a California winemaker after I took exception to some silly-ass generalization she made about wine writers, which in the interest of journalistic trifling I would repeat verbatim except that … Continue reading →