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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Tag Archives: Wine tasting descriptors
Wine Review: Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Les-Beaune Rouge 2011
Now trapped at home, my cellar (aka crawl space) lights up the end of this dark tunnel. Each bottle holds a glimpse into the world before this plodding, boring present. I would rather open wines too early than too late for the sake of some palate time travel. So, yes, let us crack open another Burgundy. Continue reading
Posted in Pinot Noir
Tagged 2011, Bourgogne, Burgundy, cellar, Corona Virus, Covid 19, drink, France, pinot noir, Tollot-Beaut, travel, wine review, Wine tasting descriptors
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Entrée Paris 3: Père Lachaise Cemetery and Domaine de Rotisson, “Les Dalines”, Pinot Noir, Burgundy 2010: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #42
Day 76 of our EU Austerity Drinking Tour. We have to slow down. Versailles had exhausted us (last week’s post). To avoid (most of the) tourist hordes, we hike to Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Once in this grid of the famous and dead, we unleash our inner Art Historians, and hunt for our heroes of the humanities. Continue reading
Posted in Paris, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Art history, Édith Piaf, Balzac, Bizet, Caillebotte, Corot, Delacroix, Domaine De Rotisson, Ernst, Food, Géricault, Ingres, Jacques Louis David, Jim Morrison, Lalande, Lauencin, Marie Antoinette, Montand, Nadar, New Zealand, Oscar Wilde, Père Lachaise Cemetery, pinot noir, Pissarro, Recreation, Sarah Bernhardt, Stein, Théodore Géricault, United States, Varietal, wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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Cruz de Alba, Tempranillo, Crianza, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2008
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
Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Red, Tempranillo
Tagged 2008, Aroma of wine, Crianza, Cruz de Alba, Oak, Ribera del Duero, Spain, Spanish wine, Tempranillo, wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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MURKY.WATERS.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #14
I’ve sold out. Follow me on twitter for updates and little nothings: @waywardwine Last week we left Glasgow to work our way north. Now for a few darker things: e.g. Porter, Stout, and Loch Ness. The Scots share a love … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Alloa, apple pie, Beer, Black Scottish Stout, Blackhaven Brewery, Celts, Coffee, Dark & Spicy Porter, Glasgow, Glencoe, Loch Ness, Martha Stewart, Midnight Sun: Rich, Orkney, Orkney Brewery, Orkney Brewery’s Dark Island Ale, Porter, scottie dog, Sinclair Breweries, Stout, Tim Burton, Types of chocolate, Westminster Dog Show, Wild Oat Stout, wild yeast, Williams Bros Brewing Co, Wine tasting descriptors
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WEST.WARD.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #13
After a week in Glasgow, we were ready to move on. Our last day there, we stumbled upon West Brewery. It sat at the far end of Glasgow Green: a river park, smelling of Victorian imperialism and the caramelized malt … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Aberdeen, Alcoholic beverage, Beer, Brewery, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Food, German Purity Law, Glasgow, Glasgow Green, highland cattle, Honey, Microbrewery, Munich, Panda Express, Recreation, Reinheitsgebot, Saint Mungo, St Mungo, United States, West Brewery, Wine tasting descriptors
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