Category Archives: Beaujolais

‘Old’ is Merely a State of Vine

Posted on March 19, 2016 by intoxreport

I just got back from a month in Oldvinelandia, and therefore I know more about old vine wines than anybody else in the contiguous solar system. What do I know about old vines?  For starters, I know there’s no such … Continue reading →

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Foillard Morgon 2013—Lesson Learned: Renounce Tasting Notes Forever

Posted on September 7, 2015 by intoxreport

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 →

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Sultanas, White Chocolate, Eminem and Beaujolais Blanc

Posted on June 28, 2015 by intoxreport

Q:  Why can’t pilots take Viagra? A:  I know you thought that was a lead-in to a punch line, but the fact is, pilots are forbidden to fly within six hours of taking a boner bolus because it may affect their … Continue reading →

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Bourgogne Passetoutgrain: Gamey Gamay

Posted on January 3, 2015 by intoxreport

Pinot Noir doesn’t need my stamp-of-approval of course, but Gamay is a groovy grape that occasionally wears a stamp-of-ignominy because of Beaujolais Nouveau—which I also like—and which, in any case, is as absurd as dissing Zinfandel because of Sutter Home. … Continue reading →

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Le Beaujolais Oldveau Est Arrivé

Posted on March 21, 2013 by intoxreport

I happen to like Beaujolais Nouveau. And I often get called a panty-waisted momma’s boy eunuch, without taste, testosterone or a grasp of life’s finer pleasures. Not because I like Beaujolais Nouveau, of course, but because I also like that … Continue reading →

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Certainly Maceration Is Normal For Boys, Ben. But…

Posted on January 29, 2012 by intoxreport

…not during Algebra.  Now, wash your hands and finish your polynomials. Yesterday I had my wine tasting acumen publically mocked by Ben Fawcett because I dared to suggest that I am a fan of Beaujolais—or rather, because  I like the … Continue reading →

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Beaujolais Nouveau Est Blasé! But Still Okay…

Posted on November 16, 2011 by intoxreport

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 →

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Don’t Worry—No Hurry For This Fleurie

Posted on August 26, 2011 by intoxreport

I am going to digress before I even begin:  If Frederick Wildman ever opens up a branch in Sarawak, I’m going to apply just so that my business cards can say ‘Wildman of Borneo.’ Who? Wildman & Sons Ltd. Is … Continue reading →

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