Tag Archives: Port

WILD WINES BY KENNETH VOLK

Posted on March 8, 2021 by waywardwine

Enjoy my video tour through six of the rarer grape varieties Kenneth Volk experimented with, from Aglianico to Touring Nacional, and see how they show eighteen or so years since harvest. I have always found his wines challenging, complex, not always lovable, but true to their European roots, funk, acidity, and all. Although Ken Volk’s life of winemaking is coming to an end, you can still order some of these gems at https://www.volkwines.com/order.php Continue reading →

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1948 Birthday Wine: 70 Year Old Blandy’s Madeira Bual Review

Posted on July 23, 2018 by waywardwine

70 years ago:

(Photo by W. Eugene Smith//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Dewey did not defeat Truman. Babe Ruth died. Gandhi fasted one last time. A young Laurence Olivier premiered Hamlet. Mary Leaky found the missing link in Kenya.

Also, in 1948, my mother in law was born.

Now choosing any birthday gift presents challenges. What do they like, want, or really need? How much is too much or too little? But a 70th birthday…for my mother in law. We had to impress her. She did not need more stuff. I knew she likes wine. But then again, she lives in wine country, has access to tons of it. What could my wife and I possibly get her that she could not?

Luckily, I work for a wine distributor. Continue reading →

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Thirsty Thursday: Chill with Blandy’s Madeira, 1998, Colheita, Single Harvest, Verdelho, Portugal

Posted on August 14, 2014 by waywardwine

With summer’s heat upon us, we turn to whites, rosés, hell…anything chilled. Although going too far might risk damnation:

Thank you internet, thank you (and yes, those are wine). But if you’re not into drive-by Eucharists via ice cream trucks, how about chilling with something traditional yet all too forgotten: fortified wine. Continue reading →

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Port, Warre’s Late Bottled Vintage, Portugal 2000

Posted on March 28, 2011 by waywardwine

While bitter winter still slips through window seams, turn to Port. Nothing warms an evening’s end better. Styles range from cheap and charming non-vintage Ruby to decades-old Vintage Ports. Somewhere in the middle are Late Bottled Vintage Ports, like Warre’s 2000 LBV. British … Continue reading →