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Comment on Accepting Amarone by Goblets and More

Goblets and More — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:19:37 +0000

I have found that with some unique aged wines, blending is a great way of complimenting their mysterious flavors. Some red wine gets very bitter with age and needs a little young wine to smooth it out. Also the decanting process is much more delicate with older wines and should always rest in the decanter for at least 24 hours.

Comment on White Wine Reunion, Pt 2 by Jamey

Jamey — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:14:30 +0000

Crazy that you included this wine because it’s my favorite:
“Fritsch “Windspiel” Riesling 2008 (Niederosterreich, Austria): Super-dry and very crisp Riesling from Austria–a perfect summertime quaff. Organic. $14.95″

I love super dry and crisp!!!!

shoot now i’m craving a wine.

Comment on Accepting Amarone by lizzie

lizzie — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:00:09 +0000

This is my favorite post EVER. #formanyreasons

Comment on Why The Cool Kids Don’t Like Bordeaux (But I Do) by Greg

Greg — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:47:25 +0000

three things that have made Bordeaux uncool in certain circles
-the astronomical prices for grand cru classe Bordeaux making them inaccessible to average wine drinkers
-poor quality unripe green, tannic generic Bordeaux
-slow to experiment with non-traditional viticulture

Today, there are a growing number small producers making organic and biodynamic wines that are of excellent quality wine and affordable. They also now realize that overcropped unripe tannic generic Bordeaux just won’t find any buyers -even in Asia.

Comment on What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Wine by Erica Nonni

Erica Nonni — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:45:18 +0000

What an eye-opening post. I am stunned to realize how true it is that we so infrequently acknowledge the vineyard workers, yet how crucial their work is to both our domestic wines and to their local economies. Thank you for writing about it.

Comment on Why Can’t We Eat Like Grownups? by Jill

Jill — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:25:22 +0000

Love.

BTW, where do you find a $14 babysitter in NY? I just assumed it would be spendier there than here!

I have new aspirations for date night; we usually decide where to go once the car wheels are rolling!

Comment on Why Can’t We Eat Like Grownups? by Jaime

Jaime — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:18:08 +0000

Get thee to Craft – had the best meal and is was just glam enough to warrant heels and a babysitter, without being pretentious. Food was fab and the wines were lovely!!

Comment on Why Can’t We Eat Like Grownups? by Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:45:30 +0000

I agree! I sometimes eat my kids’ leftovers off the floor now and that is not a joke. And when we do finally go out to dinner, we talk about how we eat leftovers off the floor.

Thanks, Sasha. Will keep this in mind for our next date night…

Comment on Why Can’t We Eat Like Grownups? by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:42:02 +0000

Loud and clear. We went to an AMAZING wine tasting dinner last night at an incredible Brooklyn restaurant. The food was outstanding and the wine was from this lovely vineyard in Napa. Meanwhile, as we sat at our butcher-paper-covered table with all these other foodies, we listened to the vintner drone on about the brightness of the soil and the chefs describe the origins of the farro on my plate. it all felt very overwrought and self-conscious…delicious, to be sure…but a little much.

Comment on The Fine Art of Spitting by terroir » Blog Archive » Spitting 101

terroir » Blog Archive » Spitting 101 — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:27:22 +0000

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