Tag Archives: United States

Syrah, “Syrocco” Domaine des Ouleb Thaleb, Thalvin (Alain Graillot), Zenata, Morocco 2008

Posted on September 20, 2011 by waywardwine

Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Jordan and more to follow. While revolutions burn through Arabia and North Africa, one monarch has quietly avoided wholesale annihilation. King Mohammed VI of Morocco. His de jure constitiutional parliamentary monarchy kinda, sorta works. When … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Red, Syrah | Tagged Africa, Allain Graillot, Arab Spring, Atlas Mountains, Casablanca, Domaine des Ouleb Thaleb, European Union, France, French wine, Hassan II, Humphry Bogart, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Rabat, Rick's Bar, Rick's Café Américain, Thalvin, United States, Zenata | Leave a comment

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

Headaches

Posted on March 13, 2011 by waywardwine

If wine gives you a headache, it’s probably all in your head. First off, I’m not a doctor. I just sell wine. Yet more customers want me to diagnose their wine-related brain freeze than anything other question. Secondly, you’re not … Continue reading →