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Cesanese del Piglio “Colle Ticchio” Corte dei Papi 2008

Posted on August 22, 2011 by waywardwine

If you drive southeast of Rome on the A1, the hills fold, one upon the next, building into the Apennine Mountains. Along the way, Anagni, a medieval town, hangs on a ridge, encrusted with Roman stone walls and cinder-block apartments. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cesanese | Tagged Anagni, Apennine Mountains, avignon, azienda agricola colletonno, cesanese, colle ticchio, colletonno, colosseum, Commodus, corti dei papi, drink, Food, Gladiator, Italian wine, italy, lazio, lorenzo landi, philip, Recreation, Ridley Scott, rome, russell crowe, wine | 4 Comments

Baco Noir, Henry of Pelham Family Estate, Ontario Canada VQA 2009

Posted on August 18, 2011 by waywardwine

A week into my Quebec vacation and I’ve yet to imbibe anything Canadian. The government owned wine-opoly SAQ, as reviewed last week, leaves few reasonably priced options beyond Southern France. So that’s all I’ve bought. Sure a Côtes du Rhône … Continue reading →

Posted in Baco Noir | Tagged ADD, baco noir, Canadian wine, concord, Finger Lakes, Great Lakes, Henry of Pelham Family Estate, lake effect, Lake Ontario, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, Pelham Henry, poutine, wine | 1 Comment

SAQ: When Government and Wine are One

Posted on August 10, 2011 by waywardwine

Dear reader or two, please accept my apologies for the hiatus. But fret not, for my vacation to Quebec City was fruitful, or at least wine-filled. Immediately upon arrival, I popped into the Metro Plus grocery store. Past the beer, … Continue reading →

Posted in WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Beverages, Blaye, Bordeaux, Botter, Cahors, Canada, Carignan, Côtes du Rhône AOC, Communism, Fairmont Hotel, Food, Georges Vigouroux, Gourgazaud, Grocery store, Laland Bellevue, Metro Inc., Minervois, New France Fesitval, Prosecco, Quebec, Quebec City, SAQ, Shopping, Socialism, Société des alcools du Québec, Vintage, wine | 4 Comments

Chenin Blanc “Triple Zéro” Jacky Blot, Domaine de la Taille aux Loups, Montlouis, Loire NV

Posted on July 18, 2011 by waywardwine

I’ve wrestled with sugar before. No, not in that way. Grow up. I’ve introduced a dry Lambrusco, a dry rosé, a few dessert wines and fought to keep yeasts converting sugar with my own wines. This week, a wine that … Continue reading →

Posted in Chenin Blanc | Tagged 1907, Alcohol by volume, Champagne, chaptalization, chenin blanc, Christian Prudhomme, Domaine de la Taille aux Loups, French wine, Jacky Blot, Lambrusco, Loire Valley, méthod ancestrale, Montlouis, Mouton-Rothschild, Opus One, petillent, Ripeness in viticulture, Sparkling wine production, Sugar, Taille aux Loups, Tours, Triple Zéro, wine, yeast | 1 Comment

Chardonnay, Hamilton Russell, Walker Bay, South Africa 2008

Posted on July 11, 2011 by waywardwine

Chardonnay still brings this to most minds: Butter. Cloying, yellow richness in a glass. But is it the grape’s fault? Once alcoholic fermentation is finished, winemakers can add lactic acid bacteria (e.g. Oenococcus oeni, and Lactobacillus and Pediococcus species) to … Continue reading →