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ALICE FEIRING JULY 3, 2010 Spain! EcoSostenible Wine 2010 I couldn't wait to get rid of my speech at the Ecosostenible Conference in the Penedes. obsess about these things. want to be perfect, to be funny, to have just the right touch of light and gravitas. In other words, until the presentation was over I was a basketcase. Ooof--the manipulation of carbon footprint for the companies greater good. | IMBIBE NEW YORK JULY 6, 2010 Vin du Jura-Jean Bourdy She lifts the hatch to the attic and a slice of light cuts across her face Ascending darkness to light Bright she is blinded… Rendered sightless she trips upon a heart Toffees and caramels still sweet– As she parts her lips to speak The sun bursts Citrus A supernova in her mouth Jean Bourdy Côtes [.]. | ALICE FEIRING JULY 6, 2010 A Back Label To Be Proud Of I broke down. It's been a hell of a day writing a story I DO NOT WANT TO WRITE. In fact I tried to convince my editor, "Please, kill the story!" No such luck. So I gave in and pulled out the bottle in the fridge the ringletted wine importer Jenny Lefcourt brought over last night. La Boheme, a declassified muscadet from Marc Pesnot. Brilliant. Mayb | ALICE FEIRING JULY 5, 2010 Gloria, Oriel, Berta aka Els Jelipins (part 1) In the chapter, My Date With Bob, Mr. Parker and I had one or two rough spots. Oddly enough, Spain was an issue in both of them. Parker voiced his emphatic belief that Spain was the hot bed of originality because it was reclaiming many of lost vines and turning them into wines. To me, most of Spain had lost it's soul. | | | | | | | |
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DR. VINO | TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2010  Drinking wine out of a cup – Fourth of July edition
I’m just back from a few days in the woods, largely free of wifi and cell phone access. One evening, after a day of swimming and fishing, we were able to relax with some relatives and a glass of wine. Or perhaps I should say a cup of wine since the cabin where we were staying didn’t have any wine glasses. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010  You be the Sommelier
Spanish mackerel are in season and the Blue Moon fish people are bringing them to market. Spanish mackerel are not as pungently "fishy" as other mackerel, but they are certainly of that type. This is a fish that children will eat, assuming it is very fresh and simply prepared. Based on these results, I'm a fan. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010  Bar Henry lets you split things up – and Sommelier Journal
Have you ever looked at a wine list and wished that you might want to try a half a bottle of one wine and a half a bottle of another wine? At Bar Henry, that dream can become reality. John Slover, who previously worked at Cru, has assembled a wine list with 116 wines on the “market&# list. –half the price of the full bottle. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | MONDAY, JULY 5, 2010  Le Tour: wine “to dull the physical pain”
When Fabian Cancellara crossed the line first in the short prologue of the Tour de France, his bike was impounded and put through an X-ray machine. So were 13 others. Apparently authorities are suspicious of tiny motors assisting riders in the Tour. None were found. An article detailing the day’s events appeared in the NYT. Okay, then! MORE >> -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010  Football, Amazon, California, sailing — massive Sipped & Spit!
SPIT: wine and football. NFL players endorsing (their own) wine? That’s a no-no. But the NFL accepting alcohol ads? Bring it on! The Atlantic ]. SIPPED: wine and “football&#. Meanwhile, Spanish soccer star Andres Iniesta is plowing his profits back into a $9 million vineyard in Castilla-La Mancha! Bloomberg ]. SPIT: cellar age. MORE >>
- Understanding Cornas, via St. Joseph BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, JULY 5, 2010
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