Monthly Archives: April 2007
Pinotage, Mea Culpa!
After being eviscerated by The Pinotage Police for suggesting that 100% Pinotages were nothing more than a curiosity, I took it upon myself to try one above the ten dollar mark. And I’m glad I did! The Wildekrans Pinotage has bold, rich fruit that would please anyone from the world of California to Aussie wine. [...]
Der Sekt: The Champagne Killer
In my never-ending quest to find fresh, crisp, non-yeasty/doughy sparklers, I have arrived in an unexpected place and grape. Germany. Riesling. I guess you have to tip your hat to both riesling and chenin blanc; is there anything they can’t do? The Raumland Riesling Brut Sekt is the kind of bubbly that you can drink [...]
The God of White Wine
The New York Times recently published an article on Condrieu, the 100% Viognier from the Northern Rhone that is rare and expensive. All this talk about Condrieu made me thirsty as I had not had one in a long time. Serendipitously, I got a chance to drink one from the same guy (Villard) who makes [...]
Pairing Wine With Asparagus Blah Blah Blah
Asparagus is supposed to be one of the foods that you cannot pair a wine with, which is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard in the history of the world. Besides Sauv Blanc, Chenin Blanc, etc. I also find that rose goes great with it. My new favorite rose is from South [...]
Hey Ladies
I am continually amazed by South African wines. They are pretty boozy (this one is 14.5% alcohol) but are somehow light on their feet. They don’t have that goopy, glycerin quality of Australian reds; Aussie wines seem like a wine milkshake. This Warwick Three Cape Ladies is pretty special. It’s blend of Cab, Pinotage, and [...]
