Monthly Archives: February 2008

February 22, 2008

Wine Wankers

First off, is there any funnier word in the entire English language than "wanker?" If so, I can't think of it. In the context of this article on wine snobs, or wankers, it made me laugh even harder than usual. ...

February 21, 2008

Bubbles for every day, all day?

How can you not love an article that proposes drinking sparkling wine with every meal of the day? I think that I'll pass on the champagne cocktail suggestions, but the rest of this is great. This style of wine really ...

February 20, 2008

Food Pairing Article

I really enjoyed this article on pairings. I have a bottle of Muscadet just begging for a dish like his first suggestion. Let's get serious about food and wine matching. I'm going to present three utterly perfect pairings. They are classic and ...

February 18, 2008

Ledson 2003 Old Vine Zin

The 2003 Ledson Russian River Valley Old Vine Zinfandel is an example of everything this much-maligned grape is capable of producing. Many people stay away from Zinfandel because of the terrible "White Zin" craze of a decade or two ago. ...

February 17, 2008

New Wine Search Engine

This is long overdue in my estimation, a search engine specifically targeted to wine-related sites. http://www.ablegrape.com Here is an article about it, and an excerpt: Wine types have long bemoaned the fact that search engines don't share our view of the world. If ...