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| | | | SLAKED APRIL 30, 2009 Bonny Doon Tasting at City Winery It's hard not to want to admire Randall Grahm -- irreverent, whimsical, just enough out there without being too far gone. In fact, I have a quote of his from the NY Times tacked up on the wall next to my computer at work: "I'm taking a risk, but it's a rational risk. Maybe it will turn out great, maybe not. The first two wines were exceptional. | | | | | | | |
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WINE TASTING GUY | FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009 Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
Who doesn’t love the Dutch?!? A recent Dutch researcher’s report noted that men who regularly drink up to half a glass of wine a day live about 5 years longer than those who don’t. Does this mean that if we drink 2 glasses a day we live 20 years longer? I’m just saying, half a glass [.]. MORE >> -
IMBIBE NEW YORK | FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009 8th Street Wine Cellar
Last night I met Lee, Ellen, and Oscar (my one-year-old date) at 8th Street Wine Cellar, a relatively recent addition to what was once Shoe Row; an unassuming spot whose signage is on the sidewalk, so look beneath your feet. A love child of Michael Lagnese and Jonathan Cohen (both of Union Square Cafe), 8th [.]. MORE >> -
 Wine of the Week - 2007 Bernard Baudry Chinon
2007 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Cuvée Domaine , $18, Louis/Dressner Selections. have no scientific evidence to back this up, but I'm going to go ahead and say it anyway: Bernard Baudry and his son Matthieu are making the best wines in Chinon. Cuvée Domaine is a blend of grapes from gravel and clay soils, the ratio is about 70-30 in most years. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009 Different wine styles
Following up on yesterday’s post I continue to ponder the divergent styles of wine. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009 Koreans work fast - and other book news
Yesterday, the UPS man dropped off a box of books in Korean. was amazed. Not so much at the fact that I got a stack of books in Korean. But the books had my name on the front–or so I understand. And now it has been printed–and with a better cover, I might add. Wow, that was fast. Relevant. Not stodgy. Easy reading. MORE >>
- Alice and Pascaline Visit Long Island ALICE FEIRING | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
- Busted! Ethics go Down the Drain BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
- Sipavola Rosso di Sicilia IGT VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
- Wine giveth years; meat taketh away DR. VINO | THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
- Quick rant & “natural” wines WINE TASTING GUY | TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
- 1997 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley SLAKED | TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
- Alice and Pascaline Visit Long Island ALICE FEIRING | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
- Soil Matters BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
- Quick rant & “natural” wines WINE TASTING GUY | TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
- A gift from France to the US DR. VINO | TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
- Hugel et Fils Gewurztraminer 2006 VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
- Ethics and My Blog BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2009
- Alice's Speech for the Wine Bloggers Conference ALICE FEIRING | SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009
- Crushed in Midtown’s East Side IMBIBE NEW YORK | SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009
- Santi Pinot Grigio "Sortesele" IGT 2007 VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2009
- The Rampage, Spring 2009 ALICE FEIRING | SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009
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