Gourmets of Wine: June 2005 Archives

Gourmets of Wine > June 29, 2005

Wine Blogging Wednesday Roundup Posted

[Winecast] Sam has done an outstanding job of summarizing Wine Blogging Wednesday #9 over at Becks & Posh.

Austrian Wine shop online

[Vivi's Wine Journal] Emily Wiessman, co-founder of Winemonger.com, notes that shoppers at Winemonger.com can also browse wine region maps , a grape varietal glossary , and vintner profiles to aid in their selection. For a limited time only, Winemonger is offering free shipping on select cases of wine.

Posted at 11:18 PM

June 29, 2005

Wine Blogging Wednesday Roundup Posted

[Winecast] Sam has done an outstanding job of summarizing Wine Blogging Wednesday #9 over at Becks & Posh.

Posted at 11:20 PM

Austrian Wine shop online

Posted at 11:18 PM

Wine & Baklava

[Bohemian Philosophy] Being intoxicated, I swear that I could almost swear swear words in the blog and not feel guilty about it, for once. Umm…

Posted at 11:17 PM

If you care to taste the wine”¦Utah?

[Corktease] Here’s a head-scratching anecdote about a wine tasting in Utah that had to proceed…well..without any wine! Read on via basicJuice

Posted at 11:14 PM

Champagne: Mumm.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Mumm Cordon Rouge 1996 Fine and Rare Wines £18.66 (case sales only)

Posted at 11:03 PM

White Lie Early Season Chardonnay, California

[culturedwino.com: A blog about wine and other yummy things] White Lie Early Season Chardonnay, California You may have seen the dustup on the blog a few months ago regarding White Lie Early Season Chardonnay, so when I received an instant message from Beringer Blass’ PR folks offering me a chance to speak to Tracey Mason, Beringer Blass’ Director of Global Innovation, I said “Uh, okay.” White Lie bills itself as a lighter-tasting, lower calorie, lower alcohol chardonnay designed for women by women. The grapes were grown and picked in Santa Barbara, California where, Mason says, the cooler temperatures produce grapes that can be picked earlier in the season than if they had been grown in Napa or Sonoma.

Posted at 11:00 PM

June 28, 2005

Lunch at Saito's

[Seattle Bon Vivant] In the mood for something eggy, I ordered the "Katsu Don". Panko breaded pork loin in a sweet broth with egg, green onion, caramelized onion and mushroom.

Posted at 09:21 AM

Champagne: Louis Roederer

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Champagne: Louis Roederer Louis Roederer Louis Roederer What and Where: The impeccably turned-out and understated...

Posted at 09:19 AM

June 27, 2005

Upcoming events

[Grab Your Fork - foodie blog of photos and restaurant reviews from around the world] Send your favourite food or wine posting in June to Saffron, and she'll compile a monthly snapshot of what Australian foodbloggers are ingesting, digesting and suggesting.

Posted at 03:41 PM

Jaune Flamée Heirloom Tomatoes

[Seattle Bon Vivant] at Magnolia Farmers Market. These beauties, bright orange skin with reddish flesh are just divine in salads.

Posted at 03:38 PM

Here's a wine-with-food advice tool for your BlackBerry

[BBHub] Which is why I'm interested in Sommelier, a wine and food advisor for BlackBerry. You select your food type, and Sommelier makes a wine recommendation.

Posted at 03:36 PM

Champagne: Laurent-Perrier.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] June 26, 2005

Posted at 03:34 PM

Ballentine Vineyards, Zinfandel Port 2003

[Winecast] Ballentine Vineyards, Zinfandel Port, Napa Valley, Estate Grown 2003 ($25/375ml) - Deep garnet color, fresh boysenberry nose, intensely sweet boysenberry flavors but does not taste like 10% RS. Reminiscent of “late harvest” style Zin’s from the 1970’s. Only available at the winery or to wine club members. Score: 8.5/10

Posted at 03:33 PM

June 26, 2005

Marketing wine to women

[::the daily bread:: a food blog] Marketing wine to women

Posted at 09:37 AM

Chocolate Academy.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] "After months of planning, discussion and hard work, I'm very happy to announce that the UK Academy of Chocolate was finally launched last night (15 June 2005) at the Bluebird restaurant in London's famous King' Road, Chelsea. The Academy has been setup to promote fine chocolate in the UK, support fine chocolate makers and chocolatiers and provide information to all those interested, as well as to create an education programme for schools and professionals."

Posted at 09:32 AM

Golden Vine Vineyard

[Winecast] Golden Vine Vineyard Originally uploaded by winecast...

Posted at 09:31 AM

June 25, 2005

Champagne: Krug

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] What does it taste like? Grande Cuvee, which Krug calls multivintage rather than non-vintage, is deep, rich, complex and dry.

Posted at 08:42 AM

June 24, 2005

The Bulgarian Five.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] There is a excellent site dedicated to the wines of Bulgaria that gives details of the fascinating history of the country and a few of the other producers.

Posted at 09:51 AM

June 23, 2005

Champagne: Heidsieck Monopole.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Heidsieck Monopole Poster Heidsieck Monopole What and Where: One of the cheapest of the famous names and it is often discounted further. It sells in vast quantities and you get what you pay for, although the vintage often looks like a bargain. What does it taste like? Simple, fruity, frothy.

Posted at 09:12 PM

June 22, 2005

Crocuses and raisin wine - the key to good health.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] "When it comes to lifestyle gurus, you can forget Carole Caplin, Nigella Lawson, Kabbalistic rituals, Atkins diets or total-makeover TV shows, because a Renaissance manuscript, the Tacuinum Sanitatis (Table of Health) got there first. A series of 130 coloured drawings (on view at a London gallery next month before being sold), it contains all you need to know about living a more "balanced" life and covers anything from what not to wear, to how to exercise, eat, farm, shop and cook.

Posted at 11:24 AM

June 21, 2005

Lagniappes

[amuse-bouche] Slate’s Mike Steinberger takes on that most favorite of tilting horses, the 1855 Bordeaux classification. I may blog more on this later, not because it’s such a brilliant concept but because it’s worth adding yet another voice to the fray that the 1855 rankings are completely useless and need to be given a proper burial.

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Posted at 10:37 AM

A beer for folks with gluten problems

[Quotulatiousness] Update: Oddly enough, Alan had posted something about some other beers from this brewery, and La Messagere was mentioned in the comments to that post. Synchronicity or what?

Posted at 10:32 AM

Champagne: Canard-Duchene

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Champagne: Canard-Duchene Canard Duchene Canard Duchene What and Where: The French are mad for it: it's...

Posted at 10:29 AM

Drinking Wine, Eating Meat and Blogs...

[Becks & Posh] K&L Wine Merchants sent me an email entitled Special Interests Attempting to Limit Your Selection and Pocket Your Money outlining a bill that has been...

Posted at 10:25 AM

June 20, 2005

Solar-Powered Wine

[sustainablog] From Treehugger, news of several California wineries making the switch to solar power. Between state grants and the inevitable savings on power, these vinters are finding that they can recoup the rather large initial outlays in as few as eight years.

Posted at 09:17 AM

2000 Chateau Ronan Red Bordeaux

[FargleSnargle.com] Blind tasting notes - no knowledge of varietal, appellation or vintage.Someone said “barnyard” and we immediately said “Bordeaux.” This wine tied my highest score for the night. I would buy this one.

Posted at 09:11 AM

Champagne: Charles Heidsieck

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Charles Heidsieck What and Where: The sophisticated older sibling of Piper-Heidsieck; mature, serious and complex.

Posted at 09:09 AM

French waiters snobby? Mais non! C'est impossible!

[Quotulatiousness] Australian Cabernet, in common with Californian Cabernet blends, tend to the fruitier, easy-to-drink style, while French Bordeaux is a much more tannic (what the wine writers will call "structured"), and needs longer before showing all the flavours hidden in the wine.

Posted at 09:07 AM

June 19, 2005

Goats Do Roam, South Africa 2004 Rosé

[culturedwino.com: A blog about wine and other yummy things] No surprise then that I picked up a bottle of Goats Do Roam for May’s Wine Blogging Wednesday.

Posted at 11:37 AM

Dessert wines with... guacamole!?

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] With so many delicious wines at the tasting - 16 in all ranging from Sybille Kuntz 1999 Riesling Beerenauslese through to Xavier Clua 2002 Millenium Dolc - coupled with excellent food - foie gras, Wensleydale with cranberries through to chocolate ganache and guacamole - trying to sort out the 'perfect' match to each wine got a little tricky. The Campbells Rutherglen Muscat didn't work with the green stuff but would the spicy edge of the Rosenblum Late Harvest Viognier work better than the Fairview La Beryl Blanc?

Posted at 11:36 AM

2002 Blackjack Ranch Double Down Syrah

[FargleSnargle.com] Blind tasting notes - no knowledge of varietal, appellation or vintage.Okay, our table totally blew guessing what this one was, and we really hated it. Most of the room liked this one, and one person told me that they thought this was “quite interesting.” So that being said, this wine got my worst score for the evening.

Posted at 11:27 AM

June 18, 2005

Broken: Wine Master

[Nootropic] Inspired by Mark Hurst's blog This Is Broken, I had to post a picture of a device I received as a gift. The "Wine Master" is a nearly unusable device for looking up wines when you are shopping so you can see their ratings, etc.

Posted at 04:43 PM

Champagne: Billecart-Salmon.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Rosé 1997 Noel Young Wines £57.99.

Posted at 04:30 PM

June 17, 2005

Chocolate Tart with Cherries in Red-Wine Syrup.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] The addition of the Cherries in Red-Wine Syrup added hugely to the tart - don't miss it out! (It tasted even better the following day once the flavours had time to meld.) Combine caster sugar, wine, cinnamon and orange rind in a saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.

Posted at 08:00 AM

Indulgence

[Chicken or the Egg] Being the little gourmande I am, for the entrée, I had chosen a ChickyBabe creation, a fragrant wild mushroom soup that is a delight to all senses. A mixture of brown and wild mushrooms, dried porcini and cepes

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Posted at 07:59 AM

June 16, 2005

anybody want free wine? (cont.)

[gapingvoid] Yep, my Stormhoek wine freebie offer is still open. Any British blogger over 18 years old is welcome to partake.

Posted at 09:21 AM

Chris Taylor invades the wine-snob blogworld

[Quotulatiousness] Chris Taylor finally starts writing about wine: here, here, and here

Posted at 09:08 AM

that’s what an “erotic” wine tastes like">Seduction, Napa Valley, CA 2003: So that’s what an “erotic” wine tastes

[culturedwino.com: A blog about wine and other yummy things] However the Free Press article, described it as a blend of cabernet and merlot. The vineyard grows cabernet, cabernet franc, and merlot grapes (in addition to chardonnay). The tasting notes describe it as a “Bordeaux-style blend”

Posted at 09:05 AM

Wine Relief Raises Ã‚£2 million.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Jancis Robinson reports that Wine Relief, part of the Comic Relief charity fundraising has gained 2 million quid.

Posted at 09:03 AM

2003 Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay

[FargleSnargle.com] 2003 Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay June 15th, 2005 http://www.rombauer.com/ This one has a lovely mellow gold color and it is very clear. I smell nice...

Posted at 09:03 AM

This week’s column

[amuse-bouche] The quick premise of this week’s column, because the rest is set up in the piece (and the piece is largely devoted to tasting notes), was to find wines that go well with grilled stuff that aren’t in the usual Cab-merlot realm. After all, the Bordelaise adore open flames, so it’s no shock that Bordeaux varietals match meat so well. Plus, if I can convert one Cab drinker over to barbera, then it’s all worthwhile.

Posted at 08:51 AM

A Wine and Food Experience

[CrushingGrape] The title of ”˜Wine Tasting’ was a bit misleading. What Casa Ludovico held was a cuisine and wine experience. Most wine tastings are pretty similar. I expected an array of five or six wines, a few plates of bread and crackers, a bunch of people standing around talking quietly among themselves while the distributor put on a dog and pony show...

Posted at 08:41 AM

June 15, 2005

Wine Blogging Wednesday 11 Announed.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Wine Blogging Wednesday 11 Announed. Wine Blogging WednesdayDon't get the sweetness mixed up with high alcohol or weight of the wine - but sample an off-dry wine for the next Wine Blogging Wednesday. The 6th July has been selected as the 'day' to be hosted by Beau of Basic Juice.

Posted at 05:48 AM

June 12, 2005

Lagniappes

[amuse-bouche] ♦ In New York, Democrats want wine shipments. Republicans want wine shipments. Sounds like the only ones who don’t want wine shipments are wholesalers.

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Posted at 11:09 AM

Champagne in the Sunday Times.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Champagne in the Sunday Times. Big article in the Sunday Times today covering the major Champagne houses (nothing wine, frankly, in the Observer Food Monthly - where has Tim gone?). The Times article should be online soon...

Posted at 11:07 AM

New Wine Blog Discovered: Catavino

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] June 11, 2005

Posted at 11:05 AM

Rioja Wine

[la.foodblogging] We headed over to Coral Tree on San Vicente in Brentwood. Coral Tree usually has a special wine of the month, discounted either by the glass or the bottle. Since there weretwo of us, we opted for the bottle special, in this case an $18 bottle of Osoti Rioja.

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Posted at 11:03 AM

June 11, 2005

Wine is not fattening!

[Quotulatiousness] Elizabeth and I had a disagreement recently, after a health professional had told her that having a glass of wine every day had a correlation with weight gain. Conveniently (for my side of the discussion), Natalie Maclean's latest newsletter flatly contradicts that:

Posted at 12:29 PM

French Grapes, Meet Mr. Shovel

[The Cummins Family Home Page - A Place for Family, Friends and wanderers of the Internet] Roland Feredj, from the CIVB wine council in Bordeaux, denied that there was a quality problem, insisting that French wines were hamstrung by an "absurd" labeling system imposed by the government that few could understand outside France, and by the current exchange rate. "Our prices have gone up 50pc as a result of the euro-dollar rate.

Posted at 12:27 PM

Wine For Double Tomato Risotto.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] A new posting from Though Small Its Tasty gives details of making a double tomato risotto. Served with contrasting (in texture and colour) steamed asparagus the dish looks very inviting.

Posted at 12:23 PM

June 10, 2005

Answer to Quiz Question #2

[Becks & Posh] Less regular readers may not be aware that I recently staged an epic quiz on my site. Unfortunately, for most readers, the questions proved a little difficult, although we do have a Winner with a perfect score of 100. Over the next couple of weeks I will be revisiting the quiz and revealing the answers one at a time.

Posted at 07:07 AM

Can The English Make 'Champagne' ?

[Becks & Posh] Regular readers know that I am often fighting my own little self-made war to try and convince the rest of the world that English food isn't all bad. Despite recent news that the French are invading England in an attempt to buy up all the British vineyards, my own recent, but less than exhaustive research has revealed that although the Champagne region doesn't have to worry too much about the competition from Blighty just yet, it might have a little trouble from somewhere else.

Posted at 07:06 AM

MEPs Vote for End to Alcohol Duty-Free Controls.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Euro-MEPs voted yesterday to end all Customs controls on the amoount of alcohol and tobacco brought into the UK.

Posted at 07:04 AM

WBW #10: Pinot NOT Noir

[Culinary Fool] When Alice announced this month's Wine Blogging Wednesday (WBW) theme I was thrilled! In fact, it is exactly what I would have chosen if I was hosting. (I have volunteered to host, and this event has become so popular that I am scheduled for December 2006!)

Posted at 07:04 AM

June 09, 2005

Pinot Blanc ~ Apple Green

[Becks & Posh] A white grape which is grown in Alsace, where it is sometimes referred to as Clevner or Klevner, and in Germany and Austria, where it is known as Weisseburgunder. In Italy it is called Pinot Bianco and is planted widely in Friuli-Venezia, the Alto Adige and the Veneto. It is the workhorse grape of Alsace, where it is used to make varietal Pinot Blanc, is part of the blend for Edelzwicker, and is increasingly the main component of Cremant d`Alsace.

Posted at 01:18 PM

Your very own French vineyard

[Blethers.com - Stuart Mudie's weblog] If you've ever dreamt of owning your own vineyard in France, but your budget doesn't quite stretch to buying an extensive plot of land in Bordeaux or Burgundy, MesVignes.com may well have the answer. For just 175 euros, you can rent a tiny plot of land with 24 vines at the ChÃ¢teau Montana in Roussillon and be sure to receive 24 bottles of your very own wine at the end of the year.

Posted at 01:16 PM

WBW #10 - Belle Pente Reserve Pinot Gris 2003

[Marta's Postcards from the Trail] I was intrigued to find out that the winery is located in Carlton. My uncle Chris lived in Carlton and my family spent several summer vacations visiting Carlton when I was in high school. This was back in 1971 just as the area was starting to plant grapes in the Yamhill Valley.

Posted at 01:10 PM

CoWineCo Gets Daily Candied

[la.foodblogging] Do the cheeky and informative newsletters dry up, replaced by cut n’ pasted wine descriptions off the internets? Does the well-curated series of Cole Gerst concert posters come down to make room for wall-mounted write-ups from the Los Angeles Times and Wine Spectator? Will Colorado Wine Company’s Sunday, Bubbly Sunday and Beauty and the Beast tastings be supplanted by a regularly scheduled “Wednesday Wines of the World with the Nugents?”

Posted at 01:09 PM

Domaine d’Albertson

[amuse-bouche] We were in an Albertson’s the other day (buying toothpaste, thankyouverymuch) and wondered about a new line of wines they had on an aisle cap.

Posted at 01:07 PM

Wine Blogging Wednesday: White Pinot.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Marcel Deiss produces his wines using biodynamic viticulture. Pinot Blanc, which I often look down on as a poor imitation of Pinot Gris, is in fact a white mutation of Pinot Noir, as is Pinot Gris. PG offers me more body (generally and especially from Alsace) and depth of flavour. Lea and Sandeman offer a full range from this producer - many of which sound superb!

Posted at 01:06 PM

June 08, 2005

The Rosé Revealed at Last.

[Becks & Posh] 'Becks and Posh' is modern cockney for 'nosh'. Follow English-Girl-Abroad, Sam Breach, on her culinary journies, mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area, but also on her travels further afield, whilst she plays at being amateur restaurant critic, wine taster, food photographer, cocktail connoisseur, party planner, good food forager and practising home cook, with trusted French advisor, Fred, by her side.

Posted at 10:25 AM

Alcohol may reduce lymphatic cancers.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] An analysis of nine studies involving 15,000 people from the United States, Britain, Sweden and Italy showed that people who drank alcohol had about a 27 percent lower chance of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma than non-drinkers."

Posted at 10:23 AM

Matching Cheese and Wine.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] If you have a range of cheeses choose a simple inexpensive wine to accompany them. New World reds cope well as do oak-aged Spanish reds and red wines from Southern Italy. Avoid very strong or pungent cheeses though. Instead of several cheeses why not just select one winning combination at your next dinner party.

Posted at 10:21 AM

Steve H. discovers Calvados

[Quotulatiousness] Another blogger discovers the interesting apple brandy from Normandy called Calvados. It will never replace wine for me, but it's a very welcome post-prandial drink.

Posted at 10:20 AM

Torbeck Woodcutter’s Shiraz 2003

[Tea Time] It’s not at all an overpowering wine, so it matched very well with food. I picked this up a while back, because I wanted to check out Shiraz from the Barossa Valley. I don’t remember how much I paid, and I admit, when I opened it last night and saw that it was a screw top, I hesitated. Was this something I got for $4 at Trader Joe’s?

Posted at 10:19 AM

June 07, 2005

Bay Area Blogger of the Week #9

Posted at 11:28 AM

Pic Wines Tasting

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] The plan was to scoot up to London for an hour or two at the PIC Wines tasting before a jaunt down the Northern Line to join Planet of the Grapes for their first public tasting. Sadly the, slightly chaotic, PIC tasting went on too long - I had to give the excellent array of wines full attention after all - so I ran out of time and didn't make the second session. Sorry to the Planet-people; hopefully next time.

Posted at 11:26 AM

White Hot Wines

[Litinform.com] Summer crept up on us this year - one day 40 degrees and rain, next a sweltering 87 degrees. Ok, maybe sweltering is a little dramatic, but after trekking 30 minutes across town to the 6 train, down the never-ending stairs and waiting “patiently” for the train to come - all we wanted was a cold refreshing beverage (or three). So we made a little detour to the wine store.

Posted at 11:23 AM

2003 Woop Woop South Eastern Australian Shiraz

[FargleSnargle.com] It went very well with a BBQ pork tenderloin and mashed potatoes. Sounds like a potential bargain hunt as my cellar is short on Shiraz at the moment.

Posted at 11:22 AM

It Is Official, Hell Has Frozen Over!

[ Joseph Scotts Blog] I’d score this possibility as unlikely, but again, some enterprising young soul will likely find a way around this too. Will sales fall off while people wait for the new Intel based systems? How will the stock market react? Will the performance on the Intel systems be better than what you can get out of G5?

Posted at 11:21 AM

Case study in bad ideas

[amuse-bouche] Kendall-Jackson’s Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival celebrates America’s favorite vegetable, or is it a fruit? More than 175 varieties of heirloom tomatoes in every size, shape and color imaginable are picked fresh from the Culinary Gardens at the Kendall-Jackson Wine Center. These celebrated tomatoes are grown from seeds gathered around the world. … Taste six versions of tomato bruschetta at “Bruschetta Blvd.”

Posted at 11:18 AM

Lagniappes

[amuse-bouche] ♦ Somehow I either missed or forgot about this old spat between Slate’s Mike Steinberger and the Wine Spectator over their No. 1 pick for 2002 of the Guigal Chateauneuf. New wine fight!!

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Posted at 11:14 AM

June 06, 2005

hardcore marketing disruption

[gapingvoid] Just heard: Bibendum, the very fancy restaurant in London's famous Michelin Building (awarded two Michelin stars, not bad), has started serving Stormhoek Rosé as their official "rosé for the summer". Thanks to Matthew Jukes for selecting it for such a high honor, out of so many other excellent options...

Posted at 10:32 AM

Bogle 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon

[CrushingGrape] Bogle has a reputation for high quality wines at affordable prices. The Bogle 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon is no exception. Made in the fruit forward ‘New World’ style, this wine offers a bright bouquet of cherries plumbs and black pepper on the nose. As the first taste fills your mouth, you get warm smooth mouthfeel featuring the tastes of ripe blackberries, cherries, and spicy oak.

Posted at 10:31 AM

2001 Joseph Phelps Le Mistral

[FargleSnargle.com] I hate it when I come across a single bottle in a wine store where the little shelf card describes a wine in such a way that I can’t resist trying it. My rule is to buy two bottles of something that I haven’t tried before - one for right now, and the other for later if it is really nice. I’m guessing that I won’t see this one again - a shame.

Posted at 10:30 AM

Jacob’s Creek Cabernet 2000

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Posted at 10:28 AM

The downside of the recent wine rule change

[Quotulatiousness] I was informed by a person very close to the deliberations on the meaning for the Supreme Court Ruling in Michigan that one interpretation of the decision could be that if no shipping is allowed into the state or within the state by wineries, it would follow that wineries can not sell AT ALL direct to the public. This would be an extreme interpretation, but not out of the realm of possibility. Of course it would be the near total demise of small wineries in states like Michigan.

Posted at 10:27 AM

June 05, 2005

Geckos rescued from becoming herbal wine.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] "Cambodian authorities have released about 380 gecko lizards back into the wild after rescuing them from a man who planned to sell them to clients in Thailand as an ingredient for herbal wine and special dishes, a newspaper reported Saturday."

Posted at 11:20 AM

Nexus of Music and Wine Making.

[Spittoon - wine news and tasting notes.] Music adds a dimension to the wine making process that doesn’t make it to the back label description. From the gentle cadence of Gregorian chant at Owen Roe to the bold strains of the Jimi Hendrix Experience heard while stirring a cauldron of biodynamic spray at Brick House, music is an inspirational partner in the winemaking process.

Posted at 11:19 AM

anybody want free wine?

[gapingvoid] My Stormhoek wine freebie offer is still open. Any British blogger over 18 years old is welcome to partake. The wine is still in South Africa. As soon as it's shipped to the UK I'll let you know. I'll be working more on the Stormhoek blog over the next few weeks...

Posted at 11:16 AM

2002 Barnett Vineyards Sangiacomo Vineyard Chardonnay

[FargleSnargle.com] 2002 Barnett Vineyards Sangiacomo Vineyard Chardonnay May 31st, 2005 I did this one back in October. It is worth mentioning again. I think that I paid...

Posted at 11:14 AM

2002 Buckeley’s Shiraz

[FargleSnargle.com] Very pleasant. And then a lot of what you like in an Australian Shiraz. A touch of pepper, a bit of red fruit, somewhere between raspberry and plum. This goes well with a nice roast beef or even perhaps a little dark chocolate.

Posted at 11:13 AM

June 04, 2005

This week’s column

[amuse-bouche] I tend to chalk it up to climate more than anything; much of California is far warmer than the northern RhÃ´ne, and you can immediately see in the ABV levels just how much sugar is being pulled out of those grapes. That they’re big and extracted is really an issue of style - though one I’m not exactly rooting for - but the occasional residual sweetness is cloying. More often than not, I miss those heady, meaty notes that telegraph Cornas or St. Joseph.

Posted at 09:36 AM

CrushingGrape - Cooking Steaks and Drinking Wine

[CrushingGrape] In her debut cookbook she proves that her taste in food is just as finely honed and down-to-earth. Presenting 125 recipes that pair magnificently with wine, she shows how to bring these great flavor combinations to the dinner table””with minimum fuss and at minimal cost. Her food and wine matches are guaranteed to make even weeknight meals special occasions.”

Posted at 09:34 AM

Supreme Court Bans Interstate Wine Shipping

[CrushingGrape] The Supreme Court in an unprecedented move, not only ruled to uphold a state’s right to outlaw shipping of wines to wine club members whose wine clubs are located in another state. The Court took it upon itself to further rule that states are required to actively prevent consumers from bringing alcohol they purchased in other states into their home state. Legal scholars were shocked by the Court’s ruling on the law which was intended to stop retailers from selling imported alcohol without paying import tarrifs.

Posted at 09:33 AM

A bottle of Kent anyone?

[Blethers.com - Stuart Mudie's weblog] After having cause to open a bottle of Veuve Clicquot myself last night, I was amused to read this article on how Champagne houses are looking to buy English vineyards.

Posted at 09:32 AM

June 02, 2005

Theme announced for WBW #9

[Winecast] Sam over at the Becks & Posh blog has chosen the theme for Wine Blogging Wednesday #9 and it’s rose (or pink) wines. Should be fun to track down some of the great French rose of Anjou and Sancerre and taste them against some of California’s best white Pinot’s (a.k.a Vin Gris). Don’t worry, no “white” Zinfandel this time

Posted at 11:08 AM

June 01, 2005

Calendar Update

[Becks & Posh] Keeping up with all the online Food and Wine Blogging Community Events is a logistical nightmare. Let me try and help you out.

Posted at 08:45 AM

'Mondovino': Making Wine in a Global Market

[Depraved Librarian] 'Mondovino': Making Wine in a Global Market Fresh Air's Critic-at-large John Powers has some thoughts on wine, and globalization after watching the documentary Mondovino by Jonathan Nossiter. tags: Mondovino, wine...

Posted at 08:44 AM

Critique of Pure Riesling: Wine snobbery in an age of globalization

[Depraved Librarian] These men ushered an identity crisis into the world of wine, an Americanization and eventual globalization that has yet to abate. That crisis and its fallout are explored at length in Mondovino, a documentary that debuted last year at Cannes and opened last week in New York City. Jonathan Nossiter's film, which spans Napa Valley, Bordeaux, Tuscany, and Monkton, Maryland, among other places, is a sympathetic portrayal of European winemakers struggling to hold their own amongst the avatars of globalization.tags: Mondovino, wine

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Gourmets of Wine > June 29, 2005

Wine Blogging Wednesday Roundup Posted

Austrian Wine shop online

June 29, 2005

Wine Blogging Wednesday Roundup Posted

Austrian Wine shop online

Wine & Baklava

If you care to taste the wine”¦Utah?

Champagne: Mumm.

White Lie Early Season Chardonnay, California

June 28, 2005

Lunch at Saito's

Champagne: Louis Roederer

June 27, 2005

Upcoming events

Jaune Flamée Heirloom Tomatoes

Here's a wine-with-food advice tool for your BlackBerry

Champagne: Laurent-Perrier.

Ballentine Vineyards, Zinfandel Port 2003

June 26, 2005

Marketing wine to women

Chocolate Academy.

Golden Vine Vineyard

June 25, 2005

Champagne: Krug

June 24, 2005

The Bulgarian Five.

June 23, 2005

Champagne: Heidsieck Monopole.

June 22, 2005

Crocuses and raisin wine - the key to good health.

June 21, 2005

Lagniappes

A beer for folks with gluten problems

Champagne: Canard-Duchene

Drinking Wine, Eating Meat and Blogs...

June 20, 2005

Solar-Powered Wine

2000 Chateau Ronan Red Bordeaux

Champagne: Charles Heidsieck

French waiters snobby? Mais non! C'est impossible!

June 19, 2005

Goats Do Roam, South Africa 2004 Rosé

Dessert wines with... guacamole!?

2002 Blackjack Ranch Double Down Syrah

June 18, 2005

Broken: Wine Master

Champagne: Billecart-Salmon.

June 17, 2005

Chocolate Tart with Cherries in Red-Wine Syrup.

Indulgence

June 16, 2005

anybody want free wine? (cont.)

Chris Taylor invades the wine-snob blogworld

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Wine Relief Raises Ã‚£2 million.

2003 Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay

This week’s column

A Wine and Food Experience

June 15, 2005

Wine Blogging Wednesday 11 Announed.

June 12, 2005

Lagniappes

Champagne in the Sunday Times.

New Wine Blog Discovered: Catavino

Rioja Wine

June 11, 2005

Wine is not fattening!

French Grapes, Meet Mr. Shovel

Wine For Double Tomato Risotto.

June 10, 2005

Answer to Quiz Question #2

Can The English Make 'Champagne' ?

MEPs Vote for End to Alcohol Duty-Free Controls.

WBW #10: Pinot NOT Noir

June 09, 2005

Pinot Blanc ~ Apple Green

Your very own French vineyard

WBW #10 - Belle Pente Reserve Pinot Gris 2003

CoWineCo Gets Daily Candied

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