Tag Archives: wine

WSET Advancing

Posted on June 7, 2012 by waywardwine

It is nice to see you all again (all 13 of you). Since January 30th, my life and this wine journal have been frozen. Imagine Han Solo in carbonite for four months. But instead of pining away for Leia, he … Continue reading →

Posted in TOOLS TOYS & TIPS | Tagged Advanced Certificate, aide memoire, Aroma of wine, Carbonite, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, France, Han Solo, Intermediate Certificate, New Zealand, Oracle at Delphi, Princess Jellyfish, prometheus, suffering, Tokaji, wine, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, Wine tasting descriptors, WSET | 4 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

FABRICATED.FIZZ.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by waywardwine

A lifetime has passed since I picked up Vidal Blanc juice, fresh from harvest in New York’s Finger Lakes on October 23rd. Between then and present, my wine underwent fermentation, fining, cold stabilization, and at least three rackings. Once the … Continue reading →

Posted in CABERNET CRISES: MY FOURTH WINE, OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY | Tagged bottle, Champagne, Champagne cages, Fingerlakes, France, hamlet, methode cap classique, methode champenoise, New York, Remueur, riddling, Shakespeare, Sparkling wine, Sugar, Vidal Blanc, wine, yeast | 2 Comments

CLEANLINESS.WINELINESS.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by waywardwine

It’s time. Real wineries have machines that sterilize, fill, cap, and label hundreds bottles in seconds…those lucky (rich) bastards. My advice, just buy wine, because making it will ruin you. Round two…bubbly: Tune in next week for the final bottling … Continue reading →