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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

PROMETHEAN.DEFEAT

Posted on August 16, 2010 by waywardwine

The old apartment climbs in heat, dangerously higher than the fruit could handle. Another day and work-worn, I go to our borrowed and air-conditioned abode. There, even a few defrosted blueberries have started fuzzing white with mold. Still hopeful for … Continue reading →

Posted in BLUEBERRY BOUND: CRAFTING MY SECOND WINE (AUGUST 2010) | Tagged benmarl winery, blueberry, blueberry wine, crush, extraction, fermentation, liver, odysseus, press, prometheus, siren, winemaking | Leave a comment

PHEONIX.DEFROSTING

Posted on August 9, 2010 by waywardwine

Days of distraction divide me from my blueberry defrosting.Wine equipment languishes like a cross-dressed Achilles, forced into hiding by his mother. Wigged in lint, powdered in dust, for too long it endures aimless domesticity. Thus, as a feigned Odysseus, I … Continue reading →