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Thirsty Thursday: Domaine Terlato and Chapoutier Shiraz Viognier Victoria Australia 2012

Posted on February 26, 2015 by waywardwine

This Thirsty Thursday lights on a strange affair riven between three countries. The wine is from Domaine Terlato and Chapoutier. Neither name sounds very Australian. This is because Napa bound Tony Terlato began importing Michel Chapoutier’s wines from the Cotes … Continue reading →

Posted in Red, Syrah, Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, chapoutier, cote Rotiecote, Michel chapoutier, Shiraz, Terlato, Victoria, Viognier, wine | Leave a comment

Tasting Chateau Chalon, Vin Jaune (yellow wine) and Marc (brandy) by Bourdy Jura, France

Posted on February 19, 2015 by waywardwine

A few months back Wayward Wine reviewed Biodynamic wines by Bourdy from France’s smallest, most extreme region: Jura, France (click here for that post). From 2010 to 1967, the wines ranged wildly from taught and acidic to spiced and honeyed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Savagnin, Uncategorized, White | 1 Comment

Vienna Austria Part 3: Ephesus, the Secession, Sacher Torte,

Posted on February 16, 2015 by waywardwine

It has been 148 days of travel. So overwhelmed by Vienna’s art-packed core (last Monday’s post), we tacked on another day and return to the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Down monumental steps a marble lion greats us to the Ephesus Collection: Taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Austria, Beethoven, Brahams, Chopin, Czech Republic, Ephesus, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Mozart, prague, Schuman, vienna | 1 Comment

Carbonic Carignan from Lioco, Kush, Mendocino, California 2012 at Coopers Hall, Portland, OR

Posted on February 12, 2015 by waywardwine

Another burn out day in the trenches of wine sales sends me thirsty and hungry to Cooper’s Hall: Portland’s, maybe the US’s, largest conveyor of tapped wine. Yes. Bottles begone. Cooper’s features 44 keg wines: some imported, and some produced on site then self-distributed.

Instead of shipping and recycling endless bottles and producing more CO2, why not pop the wine into an oxygen deprived keg that you can ship, clean, and reuse? Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carbonic Carignan from Lioco, Carbonic Maceration, Carignan, Coopers Hall, Kush, Mendocino, OR, Portland, wine | Leave a comment

Vienna Austria Part 2: Gruner Veltliner by Rudi Pichler Belvedere Palace

Posted on February 9, 2015 by waywardwine

We continue last Monday’s Vienna visit (see post) with a visit to Belvedere Palace:

Prince Eugene of Savoy had Belvedere built as his summer home on funds from defeating the Ottomans. The gardens stretch in orderly, endless fashion.

Thanks to small rooms and small collections, we can easily digest the medieval art, armor, sculpture, and paintings (the Klimt collection stunned us). Both complexes manage to feel cozy yet extravagant. Continue reading →