The defining characteristic of the most preferable wine for imbibing while viewing epic, come-from-behind NFL playoff battles between hated sports rivals (aside from the wine having been paid for by someone else, that is), would be that the wine is very good without being too good. [ I should note before we go any farther…
Category: overachiever wines
Testicles, Terraces and Red Tape: The Trials of Port Production in the Douro (1WineDude TV Episode 24)
“Lagare volume dimensions are naturally dictated by the lowest testicles of the shortest man.” Lagares, of course, are the long, low vats in which Port grapes were once (and sometimes still, though rarely) crushed by foot. The quote above is from the straight-shooting Miles Edlemann, the straight-shooting viticulturist for some of the Symington Family estates…
Wine Review Four-Pack (And Thoughts on 2010’s Most Interesting Wines)
Four badges to hand out from the latest in the flow of near-never-ending samples coming to my door, so let’s get to it! [ By the way, the reference to the never-ending sample stream is, quite honestly, not meant as a vehicle of self-aggrandizement in any way, but is in fact more a lament of…
Wines of the Week: Paul Dolan T.A.S.T.E-ing Edition
Ok, technically they were wines from last week. So sue me. [Editor’s note: please do NOT actually sue me.] Last week, I had another run-in with those tiny T.A.S.T.E. 50ml bottles, taking part in an on-line UStream live tasting with winemaker Paul Dolan, going through the majority of his portfolio. Paul has the advantage of…