In the latest installment of 1WD TV, I go backstage in D.C. to talk to rocker Les Claypool about his Claypool Cellars wines, eat the butterscotch cookies in his Green Room, and generally geek out about great Sonoma Pinot Noir. Les has just kicked off a tour with Primus in support of their new (excellent,…
Month: September 2011
Vacation? What Vacation?!?? (Nine Days Under The Tuscan Sun)
I’m about to do something that I haven’t really done in about ten years. No, not drink a bunch of crappy, low-end Pinot Grigio. C’mon, I’m not insane here. No, I’m talking about taking a vacation. As in, a real vacation and not one in which I actually end up visiting something like 75 wine…
What’s The Most Expensive Bottle Of Wine You’ve Ever Had? (Also: Pricey Champagne And Port As Bargains? Yes!)
Last week, the report of a single bottle of 62-year-old Dalmore single malt scotch whisky going for $200,000 (to – who else! – a Chinese businessman!) got me thinking about how f*cking expensive a hobby enjoying fine boozy beverages really is. Most of us aren’t plunking down the better part of the median U.S. house…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up For September 24, 2011
Uhm, like what is this stuff? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine sample tasting notes via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be fun, quickly-and-easily-digestible reviews. Below is a wrap-up of the twitter reviews from the past week…
