The New York Times Rediscovers Sherry
According to the New York Times, sherry is finally cool. Sorta: In the last year or so, the drumbeat seems to have been heard. No, sherry hasn’t taken the world by storm. Nobody’s bidding up the prices, which remain highly reasonable, with world-class wines starting around $15 a bottle. But in small specialty shops, in...
Tasting: Ridge Geyserville 07
Note to reader: I’m currently practicing for my Unit 3 WSET Diploma exam. In all likelihood, you have no idea what that means. Just understand that I will occasionally post very, very boring tasting notes in the WSET style as a form of practice. In order to mitigate the dryness, I’ll try to give you...
Wine Pairing Fail: Brut Rose and Dark Chocolate
Wow. That is a wine pairing fail. Just such a terrible, terrible mistake to make under the guise of a “recommendation”. I know I sound like a wine pairing fascist, but you don’t play hard and fast with pairing rules when chocolate is involved. I’ll reluctantly allow that chocolate can sometimes go with dry wines. ...
Oldest Known Winery Found in Armenian Cave
The world’s oldest known “wine making facility” (winery) has been found in an Armenian cave. The very same cave that gave us the oldest known leather shoe! Fucking Armenia, has anyone told System of a Down yet? I’m sure this is relevant to their interests. We can thank “layers of sheep dung” for almost perfectly...
Blind Tasting: 1/4/11
Since this is the first one, I’ll explain how it works: with the lights out one of us goes into the cellar (read- closet in the spare bedroom) and literally blindly picks and bags a bottle. Then we taste and discuss. Last night’s wine: Ok, first big surprise is that it’s a white. Typically we...