October 2012
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Winemaking, Sashimi Style (Melville Estate Recent Releases)
“We don’t make wine. We grow wine. We’re more like ‘sashimi style’ winemaking.” On a cool morning that will later turn into a blustering day in the midst of a small August heat wave, Chad Melville seemed to be feeding me what ought to be…
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Thirty Days Of The Other (Tasty) Side Of Bordeaux
I haven’t always been kind to Bordeaux. Okay, actually I’ve pretty much never been kind to Bordeaux. But that’s because Bordeaux’s most visible stand-bearers – the classified growths at the high-end of the production spectrum, making wines that most of us 99%-ers cannot afford –…
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Wines Of The Southern Hemisphere (Giveaway!)
My friends the World Wine Guys (aka Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen) have been busy lately, it seems. First, they publish the Fire Island Cookbook just in time for Summer, and now that Summer is coming to a close they’re already back on the shelves…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 15, 2012
So, like what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant…
