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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-05-02
07 Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc (Napa Valley): Granddaddy of modern CA wine going strong. More lemongrass & vanilla than a Vietnamese dinner. # 07 Crane Lake Cabernet Sauvignon (CA): Cab?? Yeah, & I’m the Pope. Amazingly unbalanced for its low abv. To be served to…
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TasteCamp Kicks Off in Long Island Tomorrow!
TasteCamp EAST is nigh upon us! The entire Dude clan (minus the dog) will be en route to Long Island wine country tomorrow to take part in TasteCamp, a regionally-focused spin-off of the North American Wine Bloggers Conference. I’m trying very hard to figure out…
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-04-25
M’Hudi Pinotage (South Africa): This is like the entire pig, skin and all, hanging out in a mulberry bush, ready to jump you. # 06 Four Vines “The Peasant” (Paso Robles): Hefty S. Rhone style blend from CA. Very blackberry, very dark, very heavy, &…
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-04-18
07 Polka dot Riesling (Pfalz): Sweet but not cloying; floral but not that fruity; cheap but not too bad # 07 Sebeka Cabernet Pinotage (Western Cape, SA): Dark red fruit… followed by… the fat of… BACON!!! # Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc/Viognier (CA): You might expect…






