Category Archives: Red

Trapiche, Broquel, Bonarda, Mendoza, Argentina, 2006

Posted on October 3, 2013 by waywardwine

It is my wife’s birthday, so I should keep this short.

Welcome to October. Fall has descended upon us. Cold snaps at night. Daylight whimpers away. Leaves turn.

Gone are the whites and rosés of summer. Time for something darker, deeper, and dangerous. Continue reading →

Posted in Bonarda, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Red | Tagged Argentina, Bodegas Trapiche, Bonarda, Brandon Lee, Broquel, Bruce Lee, Chianti, Corbeau, Douce Noir, Lionel Messi, Mendoza, Mendoza Argentina, The Crow, Trapiche, wine | 2 Comments

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

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 →

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Petite Sirah, Concannon “Conservancy”, Livermore Valley, California 2009

Posted on July 4, 2013 by waywardwine

In honor of America’s incoming day of independence, we decide to drink one of the biggies: Concannon‘s Petite Sirah (that and our bubbly isn’t cold yet). The sale price of $10.99 seemed fine. Typical of black, thick-skinned petite sirah, the … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Petite Sirah, Red | Tagged Aroma of wine, Cancannon, Concannon, Concannon Vineyard, Conservancy, Durif, fruit, Livermore Valley, Oak (wine), petite Sirah, United States | 2 Comments

Negrette, Peyres de Loubert, Fronton, France 2009: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #27

Posted on June 30, 2013 by waywardwine

I stare hard at the grocery wine aisle in Dublin’s Marks & Spencer. What looks weird, new, cheap but decent? I spot a French bottle. Good. Peyres de Loubert makes it. Good. The funny guy hefting a barrel on the … Continue reading →