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| | | | WHY WINE BLOG SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 Boutari Kretikos Red Wine 2008 After a few near record high temperatures for late September, it has finally (again) cooled down a bit and I began to get a little anxious to open up some of my red wines. For the wine, I opened a Boutari Kretikos Red Wine 2008. The 15 acre hillside vineyard with limestone and chalky soils is 500 to 700 feet above the Cretean Sea. Greek wine | | | | | | | |
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VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011  Terra Noble Carmenere Gran Reserva 2009
This week, as part of a Snooth tasting hosted by Eric Guido, we had the pleasure of sampling four Chilean red wines. The Terra Noble was my absolute favorite of the night, and not even the most expensive at about $16 to $18. MORE >> -
SLAKED | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011  Vineyard Update From St. Helena
Harvest is approaching in our little section of Wilson Ranch. Yields are down this year with some of the fruit showing signs of bunch rot in the Sauvignon Blanc (pictured below). In the next week we will be dropping the bad fruit and picking the raisined clusters to crush as a separate lot. wonder how Mr. Sauv B feels about this. Savory. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011  Wine labor in South Africa
I’m a day late to the theme of the Labor Day holiday. But, heck, why don’t we make it Labor Week? In the wine world, the efforts of those who prune, spray, and harvest go mostly unheralded as we tend to focus on glamorous vintners or winemakers. Perhaps nowhere is the labor situation as acute as South Africa. wine picks MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011  Naughty Pictures: Nice Tomatoes
We are in high tomato season, and it is a glorious thing. but my tomatoes from a farmer named Bill Maxwell. His farm is about two hours away in New Jersey. He has stalls at the Union Square and Grand Army Plaza farmer's markets. He's been a farmer for a long time and he is a master of produce. Honestly, his vegetables just taste better. MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011  Weingut Ludi Neiss in Germany
We may tentatively visit Ludi Neiss. and I will have more to say if we do. For now, the story is that Axel Neib is the fifth generation winemaker and the vineyards have been converted to mostly classic varieties. The picture above tells a million stories and I can't wait to see it in person (though I hope it is not as cold!). MORE >>
- Finger Lakes 2010 Riesling Launch WHY WINE BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Macari Merlot Estate 2008 VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
- Hitler yelling DR. VINO | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
- 2010 - The Vintage of the Century ! BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
- Marathon 2011 Bordeaux / New York A WINE STORY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- Heron Hill semi-dry Riesling 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
- A transitional red: SP68 DR. VINO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
- Harvest photos, Muscadet, frauds, wine course — sipped & spit DR. VINO | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
- Joe Dressner, importer of “real” wines, dies at 60 DR. VINO | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- SIPPED: diary of a wine rep DR. VINO | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- The best white wine under $15 DR. VINO | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
- The best bottles are the quickest emptied: Mugnier edition DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
- NYT: wine consumers “brainwashed” into thinking they need education DR. VINO | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- 2010 Mosel Acidity BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
- Learning Enough to Know That I Don't Know Anything. BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
- Masters of Wine Riesling Event at Christies A WINE STORY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- McGregor Vineyard Rosé d'Cabernet Franc 2009 WHY WINE BLOG | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
- Chablis Dinner at The Bouley Test Kitchen IMBIBE NEW YORK | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
- Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Harvest SLAKED | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
- Downfall of a Cult California Winery [video] DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
- One-year supply dehydrated food — impossible food-wine pairing? DR. VINO | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
- Sudfalz Connexion A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
- Tasting Note: Celebrate Fall with J Vineyards Brut Rose A WINE STORY | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
- Weingut Bassermann-Jordan A WINE STORY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- Visiting Markus Schneider Belvini in Ellerstadt, Germany A WINE STORY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- Visiting Philippe Kuhn in Pfalz A WINE STORY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- Heritance Wines from Bernard Portet, Co-Founder of Clos du Val A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
- Visiting the Hudson Valley A WINE STORY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
- John Slover, Solomonic sommelier DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- Prohibition, Puritanism, NYC harvest, remembrances — sipped & spit DR. VINO | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- Beronia Rioja Reserva 2005 WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
- Dr. Konstantin Frank Cuvee d'Amour 2009 WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- The Perfect "Tailgating" Wine. WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- Holy SPIT: wine in the Eucharist DR. VINO | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
- Vodka: nyet! Wine: da! DR. VINO | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
- Fine wine datapoints: Lafite price falls, DRC rises, HK-NYC spreads remain DR. VINO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
- Colbert on 9/11 wine: “for when you’re drinking to never forget” DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
- Wine lists under $50–and some diner psychology DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
- 2005 La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino SLAKED | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
- Meeting Jean-Michel Chartron A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
- Harvest Begins! SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
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