February 2011

A Sobering Interview With Vertical’s Rex Pickett

February 10, 2011

Since I posted my review of Rex Pickett’s new book ‘Vertical’ I’ve received email asking for more details about the author. While I hope to be able to interview Mr.Pickett on the podcast, Blake Gray has posted a no-holds barred interview with him at Palate Press. The fascinating discussion sheds the most light I’ve yet [...]

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Kirkland Signature, Merlot, Alexander Valley 2008

February 9, 2011

We all need mid-week wines that deliver interesting flavor without spending a lot of money. The problem is that many widely available wines under $10 are just not that exciting. So I often look for less popular varieties from countries like Spain and Portugal for my “Tuesday-Thursday” wines. But there is a lot of good [...]

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237-year Old White Wine Sold For $77,500

February 7, 2011

Most people think that only red wines age for hundreds of years but the truth is that some white wines are suited for extended bottle age. This is primarily due to the acidity of the wine and is mostly associated with noble varieties such as Riesling. But a wine made from the Savagnin grape in [...]

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What Happens After Robert Parker?

February 6, 2011

News that wine critic Robert Parker had handed over the reviewing of the wines of Burgundy and California to colleague Antonio Galloni barely made it out of the eRobertParker.com gated community last week. In fact, as I write this post only Alder at Vinography and Mike Steinberger has blogged this story. And it is a [...]

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My Top 20 Wines of ZAP 2011

February 6, 2011

Another ZAP has come and gone and now is the time to sit back and take a look at the notes made during both the Grand Tasting held Saturday, January 29 and the Flights seminar on Friday, January 28. These are the best wines I had the opportunity to taste but is just a snapshot [...]

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Do Wine Bloggers Know What They Are Talking About?

February 2, 2011

No they don’t, according to a study referenced in yesterday’s post over at Vinography that is bound to ripple through the wine blogosphere in a rare meme-like fashion. And I have to agree with Alder’s key point that most mainstream wine consumers do not trust online sources as much as personal recommendations from friends and [...]

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