Monthly Archives: November 2011
What Exactly is a “Good Year” for Wine?
November 29, 2011I was recently faced with a minor problem. A guest had ordered a bottle of ‘07 Napa Cabernet ($70) from my wine list (that’s right, in case you didn’t know, I run a restaurant/wine bar). The problem arose when the … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged bad wine year, Good wine year, Vintage Chart, Vintages, What is a Good Year” for Wine, Wine Vintage | 2 Comments //What is Corked Wine?
November 28, 2011 Posted in Facts | Tagged cork taint, Corked, Corked wine, trichloroanisole, trichloroanisole in wine, what is corked wine | Leave a comment //This Week In Wine–11/27/11
November 27, 2011China Basketball Star to Sell ‘Yao Ming’ Wine Months after retiring from basketball, Chinese sporting hero Yao Ming is venturing into business by setting up a wine company to meet a growing thirst for the tipple in his home … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Gall, Margaret River, Russia, Yao Ming Wine | Leave a comment //Never Have Truer Words Been Spoken…
November 26, 2011"In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, Funny | Tagged Ratatouille, Robert Parker, Wine Spectator | 2 Comments //The Police “Synchronicity” Red Wine Blend, Mendocino, California.
November 25, 2011Grapes Carignane, Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Viognier (probably in that order, %’s unknown). The term “Synchronicity” refers to a “meaningful mix of seemingly unrelated events resulting in a significant sum”, which was the inspiration for this red wine … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged California, Carignan, Grenache, Mendocino, Petite Sirah, Sting, Sting wine, syrah, The Police Wine, Viognier | Leave a comment //How to Cook a Turkey.
November 24, 2011 Posted in Facts, Funny | Tagged How to Cook a Turkey, Thanksgiving | Leave a comment //My Top 10 Reasons to Love Wine (If You Don’t Already) – #1
November 24, 2011#1 Variety My top reason to love wine! They say variety is the spice of life, and there are literally hundreds of thousands of wines produced each year, from a vast number of wine producing countries, from a plethora of … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | 2 Comments //Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24, 2011 Posted in Funny | Tagged Muppets, Thanksgiving | Leave a comment //My Top 10 Reasons to Love Wine (If You Don’t Already) – #2
November 23, 2011#2 Wine drinking is about as social as it gets! Sure you can drink wine alone, but where’s the fun in that? A bottle of wine begs to be shared, invites discussion, and there is nothing more satisfying than sharing … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Leave a comment //Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines for 2011
November 23, 2011Wine Spectator Top 100 2011
Posted in News | Tagged Top 100 Wines, Wine Spectator, Wine Spectator Top 100 2011 | Leave a comment //The Thanksgiving Wine Survival Guide
November 22, 2011Selecting Wine Since there’s no possible way you can select one bottle of wine to satisfy everyone’s taste-buds,so I recommend we split it up! The one theme I do suggest you stick to is, whichever wine you choose, make sure … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, News | Tagged Beaujolais, Mulled wine, Pinot Noir, Serving Temperatures, Thanksgiving | Leave a comment //My Top 10 Reasons to Love Wine (If You Don’t Already) – #3
November 22, 2011#3 Wine is good for you! It seems that every week a new study is released showing the health benefits of wine. Research shows that moderate consumption of wine can combat everything from premature aging, to Alzheimer’s, to risk of … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged Health | Leave a comment //← Older posts
