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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO JULY 28, 2009 Lots on labels – but not on American wines For those who haven’t checked out the saga (see Felix Salmon’s excellent summary over on Reuters.com ), an influential critic gave a wine brand called Sierra Carche the score of 96, retailers sold the wine touting that score, but many consumers then found the wine undrinkable (as the critic also did 10 months later). | DR. VINO JULY 5, 2011 When a wine fails to age, who’s to blame? In the context of a discussion about how 2001 California wines are tasting ten years on, he posted on his web site’s discussion board that synthetic cork producers would have “serious liability issues&# if the closure is the cause of the “failure&# of a ten-year old wine. Robert Parker suggests so. wine writing | | | | | | | | |
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DR. VINO | THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011  Marcassin swings at La Tache but ultimately breaks arm patting self on back
Meanwhile he heaped praise on the Marcassin handing out high scores and calling it “prodigious.&# I asked the Advocate’s new Burgundy critic Galloni what he was going to do try to recapture that; Galloni will also review California wines for the publication and it will be interesting to see his opinions of Marcassin.) MORE >> -
DR. VINO | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman
Premature oxidation of dry, age-worthy white wines–be they from Burgundy, Bordeaux or California–is a tremendous problem today, and at this point in time it does not look to me as if any meaningful progress has been made since the scourge first became readily apparent when the 1996 white Burgundies began to tank. think not. MORE >> -
ALICE FEIRING | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas
Why isnt the Internet full of criticism of these powerful and dangerous technologies? ++ Note his use of traditional above. Id sure rather drink Faux Chablis than 95% of the soft spineless sugary oak chipped too-alcoholic muck that sells as California Chardonnay, often for ridiculous prices. Main | Hearty Burgundy at Sanford? Tell us! MORE >> -
ALICE FEIRING | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas
Fire-charred barrels can add notes of smoke, espresso, vanilla and butterscotch, which are catnip for catching the attention of important American wine critics. To drink anything more ancient or unadulterated, youd have to dip your cup into a stream, crack a coconut or milk a cow. Then theres the hardware. Welcome to Ms. Feirings nightmare. MORE >> -
SLAKED | TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010  Antica Terra, Botanica, and Lillian
But here I find that some of the romance -- the complexity and turbulence that marks unrequited love -- has been sacrificed for what is sure to be a wine to be taken seriously by critics and journalists. haven't checked the scores, but this is likely to receive 95+ if it hasn't already. In 2007, in which it rained 9.5 spice?) MORE >>
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- Wine Pleasures WINE TASTING GUY | FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
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- Blind Tasting WINE TASTING GUY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008
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- Pinot Noir Season SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008
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