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Mourvèdre Rosé Blend, La Bastide Blanche, Bandol 2010

Posted on July 4, 2011 by waywardwine

The Northern hemisphere has rediscovered summer’s heat. Now armed with Waring Pro’s vaguely accurate wine chiller (my review), the world of colder wines unfurls before me. Never on the cutting edge, I heed the last few years’ “Rethink Pink” advertisements. … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Mourvèdre, Rosé | Tagged Bandol, French Riviera, Grenache, La Bastide Blanche, Mourvèdre, Paris Hilton, pink, pinkism, Provence, Rosé, saignee, sexism, United States, wine, Wine color | 5 Comments

At War With Waring Pro’s Wine Chiller

Posted on June 27, 2011 by waywardwine

I walked through Target, marveling at China’s manufacturing prowess, then something caught my eye. Beneath a red clearance sign was a humble mound of black plastic: a wine chiller. Customers at my wine shop had asked me if we have … Continue reading →

Posted in TOOLS TOYS & TIPS | Tagged amazon, bottle, chardonnay, Jancis Robinson, Liquid crystal display, Refrigerator, Room temperature, Temperature, Waring Pro, wine, wine chiller, Wine tasting descriptors, Wine temperature | 3 Comments

Lambrusco, Villa di Corlo, Graparossa di Castelvetro, DOC Italy NV

Posted on June 13, 2011 by waywardwine

I know, I know, another Italian wine. Sheesh, this guy is redundant. But I need to burst a bubble: Most Lambrusco is not sweet. Also, not everything from 1981 turned out as a well as I did. *Ahem* From the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lambrusco | Tagged Apennine Mountains, Aristotle, Cato the Elder, Emilia-Romagna, Emilia–Romagna, Godfather II, Graparossa di Castelvetro, Italian wine, italy, Lambrusco, logic, Pliny the Elder, Riuniti, sparkling red wine, Sparkling wine, syllogism, wine, Wine tasting descriptors | 9 Comments

Nebbiolo, Monte Degli Angeli, Barolo DOCG Italy 2005

Posted on June 6, 2011 by waywardwine

I’ve committed infanticide. Opening a Barolo five years after harvest is child sacrifice to traditionalists. Why? For the last century and a half this small commune in northwestern Italy has made wines that usually soften into something drinkable after a … Continue reading →

Posted in Nebbiolo | Tagged 2005, Barolo, italy, Maceration, Monte degli Angeli, nebbiolo, Oak (wine), pinot noir, Slovenian, wine, Wine tasting descriptors | 1 Comment

VIGNOLES.REVISITED

Posted on May 30, 2011 by waywardwine

“Although hastily done, guiding my vignoles from the Finger Lakes to finish required the daily attentions of an obsessed parent…Now dad goes on vacation, trusting he has done enough and that his kid won’t wreck the carpet again.” So hopeful. … Continue reading →