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CARLTON CRUSH: WINE HARVEST FESTIVAL

Posted on September 19, 2013 by waywardwine

With Summer burning records (and ripening grapes) throughout the North West, we drive to 2013’s grape harvest festival of Yamhill-Carlton AVA: The Carlton Crush.

The endless auburn fields and early harvests remind of California or Tuscany, not the great, green Northwest. Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Bacchus, barrel roll, California, Carlton, Carlton Crush, drink, Food, Grape, Harvest festival, Northwest, Northwest wine, Oregon, Recreation, Tuscany, Willamette Valley, wine, wine theif, Yamhill-Carlton AVA | 1 Comment

ENTRÉE PARIS 1: Mondeuse, Jean Perrier Et Fils Cuvée Prestige, Savoie, France 2011: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #40

Posted on September 16, 2013 by waywardwine

74 days deep into our EU Austerity Drinking Tour, we leave Cork, Ireland for Paris, France. Au revoir beer and whisk(e)y. Bonjour France: glorious crucible of wine: where most grape varieties and wine styles took root.

An airport bus takes us from Cork at 9:50 am. Landed at Charles de Gaule airport, we starve our way to our home-stay near Place des Fêtes in the 19th Arrondissement. Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Mondeuse, Paris, Red, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Aroma of wine, cork, France, Ireland, Mondeuse, Mondeuse Noire, Paris, Savoie | Leave a comment

Marcato, “iPrandi” Brut, Lessini Durello DOC, Italy NV $10-14.5

Posted on September 12, 2013 by waywardwine

Think of Italian bubbly and we probably think of Prosecco, maybe Moscato or Lambrusco.

However, hidden in North Eastern Italy, smack dab between Venice and Verona, lay the Lessini hills. Here an ancient grape called Durello thrives. The name may come from its thick skins, or high acid. It may be native. Either way, it loves the volcanic soil. basalt. Elevations are high. Thus Lessini Durello has its own DOC. Continue reading →

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WEST KERRY BREWERY, PORTER, DINGLE PENINSULA, IRELAND EU 3.99: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #39

Posted on September 9, 2013 by waywardwine

Pints from the Franciscan Well Brewery warm our walk back to our homestay. We stumble upon ruins of a distillery We also visit a militant penitentiary: Soon evening shades the port of Cork, Ireland. Punks chase each other. Couples mouth … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Beer, Blasket Islands, Bradleys, Connecticut, Dingle, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, John Kerry, Kerry, Nova Scotia, Porter, West Kerry Brewery | 3 Comments

Cruz de Alba, Tempranillo, Crianza, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2008

Posted on September 5, 2013 by waywardwine

APPEARANCE: Inky purple, paper thin clear rim, noticeable legs. AROMAS: Bold aromas of candied violet, black berry jam on burnt toast, orange zest, equal parts French and American oak lend a cigar and coconut face off. PALATE: Dry and dusty, … Continue reading →