Category Archives: Red

Solaria, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy 2002

Posted on April 16, 2012 by waywardwine

A decade is passing by. Instead of dredging up bad memories, crushes, exes, bullies, and untold levels of awkwardness, à la Grosse Pointe Blank (with or without some murder), it is time for another kind of ten year reunion. The year … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Red, Sangiovese | Tagged Archaeology, Brunello di Montalcino, Etruscans, Grosse Pointe Blank, high school reunion, Indiana Jones, italy, John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Montalcino, Patrizia Cencioni, Poggio Colla, Sangiovese, Sangiovese Grosso, Solaria, Tuscany | 5 Comments

Syrah “Cuvée”, Edward Sellers, Paso Robles, CA USA 2005

Posted on February 6, 2012 by waywardwine

Edward Sellers. Oh, I get it. Sellers. Cellars. Har, har. What clever consultant group cooked that up? Probably the same who thought: well, people like cake and bread. Let’s call it Cakebread Cellars. Brilliant! Wait. What? They’re both real winemakers? … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Syrah | Tagged Bob Lindquist, Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Côtes du Rhône AOC, Edward Sellers, France, Gary Eberle, Joseph Phelps, la Cigar Volant, Paso Robles California, Randall Grahm, Rhone Rangers, Syrah, wine | 5 Comments

Nerello Mascalese/Nero d’Avola, Hauner, Salina Rosso IGT Italy 2009

Posted on January 30, 2012 by waywardwine

Lost at sea and desperate for home, they sight an island. Shear cliffs loom above. A citadel walled in copper gleams. Within it they find a hospitable ruler; his court redolent with savory smells and echoes of feasting. The sailor … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Nero D'Avola, Red | Tagged Aeolian Islands, Aeolus, Capers, Carlo, Carlo Hauner, Hauner, italy, Malvasia, Nerello, Nerello Macalese, Nero D'Avola, odysseus, Sabbatino, Salina, Sicily, Stomboli, UNESCO, Volcano, wine, World Heritage Site | 4 Comments

Grenache Blend, Cuvée de Peña, V.d.P. Pyrénées-Orientales FR 2008 3L

Posted on January 9, 2012 by waywardwine

While I wait for my wine to age in tank, it’s time to consider the world of boxes. While I recorded this, I found that Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate newsletter gave Cuvée de Peña’s 2009 Red a 90 point score … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Grenache Blend, Red, TOOLS TOYS & TIPS | Tagged 3 litres, bag in box, box wine, Catalan, cuvee de pena, French wine, Poussez ici, Pyrénées-Orientales, Pyrenees, Robert Parker, Spain, Wine Advocate | 1 Comment

piNOT NOir, saratoga winery, LODI, NY 2009

Posted on September 26, 2011 by waywardwine

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. This is just wrong. A bottle of bestiality parading a pinot in order to pander to the puerile, lowest, and least in all of … Continue reading →