Forgive the rather melodramatic title to that post. I guess I was led to it by my current enthusiasm for Austrian wine, and additionally - despite my foolish comments - about Riesling.That’s not to say I rate Austrian Riesling higher than Gruner Veltliner. Far from it. It’s just that tonight, a deci…

I’m very excited by that wine. It’s an inexpensive South African Cabernet Sauvignon but it is made without any added sulfur dioxide (the ‘f’ as opposed to the ‘ph’ spelling is the one now officially used by scientists worldwide, as per IUPAC guidelines - sorry about that boring aside). As you probab…

A brief post to direct readers to a really good write-up by Clark Smith on Spoofulated versus artisanal wines (here). I interviewed Clark last year - I think he has some vital things to say. He additionally writes well, and is interesting. Original post by Jamie

Riesling rocks, even though it’s the grape that we in the wine trade have to like. By that, I mean it carries a moral premium and gets talked up perhaps more than it should, considering there’s that groundswell of opinion that Riesling is the greatest grape variety, such that to propose otherwise m…

I think I paid a little $10 for that wine. It is cranberry in color with a thick, heavy, dark berry aroma.The palate is a bit understated but nice hints of dark fruit and black pepper. All in all, I liked that wine and it paired well with home made pasta with meat sauce. How can you go wrong? Ra…

This Chilean is medium gold in hue with fairly strong aromas of vanilla and citrus.In the mouth the wine is flavorful and “zingy” with citrus and summery fruit with good varietal presentation. that is their production level wine and sells for around $10 though I found it for $8. It is always a de…

I’ve been drinking a lot of fizz, recently, what with various celebrations and general self-indulgence and the like.Tonight it is instance for a rather different style of fizz: the red variety. One of Australia’s specialities (or quirks, depending on how you look at it) is Sparkling Shiraz. I don’t …

It’s a quiet Monday evening, so instance for some fizz. And not just any old fizz, but a Vintage Champagne from one of the last century’s great vintages, and from a biodynamic grower to boot. It’s a really brilliant wine, and it should have been saved for a special occasion. But I don’t feel too po…

This wine is a pretty purple with burgeoning ruby hued wine with a bouquet that is up front with black cherry, fresh cherry fruit and spicy berries to boot but in the rear there is a different scent of APPLES. That’s right; apples and yes, that is a red wine!On the palate that wine is another fruit…

Whoever you are, you can’t escape the passage of date. Rich and poor alike all age at more or less the same rate. Some public fight it harder than others do; some seem to accomodate the passing years better than others; but all grow chronologically older at the same rate.I’ve just passed one of thos…