It Tastes Good, But I Don’t Like It

Date: Sat, Feb 23, 2013 Wine Tasting

Have you head of the new “Locations” project from Dave Phinney (of Orin Swift)? I hadn’t until recently. He’s sourcing the wine from sites across France and blending them together:

2011 is the first vintage of our French red wine sourced from some of the finest locations throughout France. Grenache from the Roussillon, Syrah from [...]

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Data Viz Wine Labels

Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2013 Wine Tasting

Apparently, I’m a year or two late to this, but HOLY SHIT, did you know Nicholas Felton designed some wine labels! How did I miss this?

Nicholas Felton is a star in the world of data visualization. His Feltron Reports (each a data-driven record of his year, done in the style of a corporate annual [...]

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Antonio Galloni Leaving The Wine Advocate

Date: Tue, Feb 12, 2013 Wine Tasting

Read Eric Asimov’s article on Antonio Galloni leaving The Wine Advocate to start his own online property “aimed at younger wine consumers.” I wish him well. My favorite quote:

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Could a Digital Lollipop Let You Taste Wine Over the Internet?

Date: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 Wine Tasting

Inventor Adrian Cheok, profiled by Eliza Strickland at IEEE Spectrum, is “dedicated to building multisensory communication gadgets.” After building little haptic jackets for pet chickens (!), he’s setting his sites higher:

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Early Contender for Mourvèdre Pairing of the Year

Date: Fri, Feb 1, 2013 Wine Tasting

Wow! just ate a lamb’s spinal cord and washed it down with #Bandol @themarrownyc happy BDay to me.

— John-Paul Quattrone (@jaypeeq) January 30, 2013

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Eric Texier 2010 Côtes du Rhône Brézème

Date: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 Wine Tasting

“Stupendously fresh.”

That was the phrase that immediately leapt to mind when I first tasted this wine. And it stayed stuck in my brain with every subsequent sip. So I’m just gonna leave it at that. I really loved this wine. If you dig vin natural and/or cool-climate syrah, definitely check this out.

Mourvèdre Monday #27: Turkey Flat 2006

Date: Mon, Jan 28, 2013 Wine Tasting

It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a chance to taste a Barossa Mourvèdre for the intermittent yet persistent #MourvedreMonday series. I recently came across this bottle at a wine shop I hadn’t visited before. I’d heard of Turkey Flat before via my Mourvèdre-radar (i.e., hours on the internet), but hadn’t ever found a [...]

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At Champigny – Giving Wine to Algerian Troops

Date: Fri, Jan 25, 2013 Wine Tasting

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“This is not a grape for amateurs.”

Date: Mon, Jan 21, 2013 Wine Tasting

It’s another #MourvedreMonday, but I don’t have a wine review to post. So I’ll share this fun video of Paso Wine Man singing the praises of my favorite grape for Paso’s 2013 Varietal of the Month Series. (I’ll have to forgive the awkward pronunciation…) #TeamMourvedre

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Wines of Chile Terroir Master Class — Part 4: Cabernet

Date: Wed, Jan 16, 2013 Wine Tasting

This is the fourth and final post in a series about the Wines of Chile Terroir Master Class. The earlier posts covered 3 Sauvignon Blancs, 3 Pinot Noirs and 3 Carmeneres.

94% Cabernet Sauvignon · 6% Petit Verdot

A fresh nose of cassis and mint accented by rich [...]

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Somm Speak

Date: Sun, Dec 23, 2012 Wine Tasting

Ben Schott has a fun post up on nytimes.com SundayReview on “the secret language of some of New York’s finest ‘Somms.’“ 

I don’t think I’ll ever be called a WHALE; but I’ll be happy to be known as a CORK DORK.

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VINEgeek VINstagram

Date: Mon, Dec 17, 2012 Wine Tasting

Bonny Doon 2009 Syrah Bien Nacido X-Block Santa Maria Valley. Cool-toned deliciousness. #vinegeekapproved #vinegeek on Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/TXUL5TM55_/

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Varietal Composition of Wine Spectator’s 2012 Top 100 Wines – REDS

Date: Tue, Dec 11, 2012 Wine Tasting

I mentioned the other day that I’m a chart nerd; it’s an occupational hazard (I’m a marketing researcher by day). Well, when the Top 100 issue of Wine Spectator showed up in my mailbox a couple of weeks ago, I found myself wondering what you’d end up with — varietally speaking — if you did a master [...]

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SFGate’s Top 100

Date: Tue, Dec 4, 2012 Wine Tasting

SFGate’s Top 100 Wines of 2012 hit the interwebs yesterday and is a must-read. It’s loaded with intriguing wines to seek out, courtesy of Jon Bonné (@jbonne)

Only one varietal Mourvèdre made the list, but it’s one I’ve been itching to get my hands on — the 2011 La Clarine Farm Cedarville Sierra Foothills Mourvèdre, described [...]

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