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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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2016 Election Day: Drink Champagne
Are you ready to put 2016’s arduous election cycle behind you? Me too. Regardless of who wins, let us treat Tuesday like New Year’s Eve. Finally, we can move on. We can drown our sorrows or celebrate our victories. The only answer: Champagne. Sure, your … Continue reading
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Thirsty Thursday Wine Review: Joseph Faiveley, Gevrey-Chambertin France 2010
This Thirsty Thursday, with Fall in full swing and Halloween decorations looking awkward a few days after the holiday, it is time to open Burgundy with class and some maturity.
Domaine Faiveley founded its winery in 1825 on their rail shipping empire. Slowly they bought parcel after parcel and now own over 330 acres (which sounds adorably small to Americans). With a winery in Côtes de Nuits and Mercurey, the family became a powerhouse. They even managed to ban Robert Parker from Burgundy, after he erroneously derided them for sending lesser wine to the States. Continue reading
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Thirsty Thursday Wine Review Marco Abella, Mas Mallola, Priorat, Spain 2008
For tonight’s Halloween entertainment, we chose 1965’s The Creeping Terror:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR0sf8PfAMQ&w=560&h=315%5DJust imagine, some gaffer forgot to turn on the mic for 80% of the film. Thus, dull narration lays over scenes like a wet blanket, telling us “and then Martin said he was worried and asked to open the door, which he did”, followed by a jump cut shag carpet crawling for hours across a field. Terror.
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, drink, Grenache, Marco Abella, merlot, Priorat, Red wine, Spain, travel, wine
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Wine Review: Ravines, Methode Classique Brut, Finger Lakes Sparkling Wine, New York 2006
One should drink bubbly regardless of occasion. But it is my birthday. So I root around in the cellar for a fizzy friend. Bottles of Dom Perginon and Krug tempt me. Yet thirty five does not feel that special (expensive). I turn to something interesting instead:
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Making Mead From Buckwheat Honey
At some point I thought making alcohol out of honey sounded like a great idea. I enjoy mead but tire of so many sweet and simple styles. Just because honey is its source does not necessitate it become a desert drink. Why can’t mead have the gravitas of wine? Why can’t it taste dry, complex, and be a friend to food? Continue reading
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Tagged Brewing, dessert, dessert wine, drink, drinks, fermenting, Food, Honey, mead, travel, wine
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