Beverages & more!

• May 2013

  Ok, sucker that I am, I got lured back into the 5-cent sale at Bev Mo.  UUgghhhh.  I spend a good hour looking over all the wines on the sale online.  Along side the wines,  are reviews by Wilfred Wong.  Now, any of you who know me from here know my rant with WW.  BevMo (Beverages and More) is a SF bay area chain, extending into other areas of C... Read More

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• May 2013

  Recently touring the Franciscan Winery in Napa Valley our host was an excellent spokesman for wine, the restaurant business and the pairing of food with wine. At one point in his conversation he spoke of smelling three quadrants of the wine glass to pick up different aromas. Now after a few glasses of their finest, I cannot remember exactly what... Read More

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• April 2013

  I am a new wine lover. A year or two ago I was having troubles staying away from 'the sauce'.  It wasn't alcoholism, per se, but it was getting to the point where I was spending much of my money and getting very little done. So, being that I am working in a fine dining restaurant, Carnevor Steakhouse in Milwaukee, WI, I decided to begin studying... Read More

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• March 2013

  Many of us aren't seeing evidence of spring just yet, but the season is almost upon us. And with any luck, we'll be getting more flowers than showers over the next few months. Whatever we get, the best method for handling the arrival of a season is to find the beverages that complement it well. Breweries release their seasonal offerings every ye... Read More

  From the article 7 Beers for Spring

  
  

• February 2013

  Somewhere in these posts I swear I said something about having an inverse tax on alcohol.  I'm sure it was not the point of the original post, or I would spend a little time looking for it.  So, recapping my thoughts, I have thought for the last couple years that there should be an inverse tax on alcohol so that the cost per unit of ethanol (Eri... Read More

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• January 2013

  . . . and, boy, are my arms tired.I don't know when I first heard the term "Super Tuscan."  I'm guessing that it was 10-12 years ago.  I really did not know what it meant--me being very focussed on my California world.I did, of course, learn that a Super Tuscan was a wine that was made from grapes that were outside the Tuscany tradition--specifi... Read More

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• December 2012

   Following a Wall Street Journal article yesterday, wine sites and blogs are exploding with news that Robert Parker has sold a substantial share of The Wine Advocate to a group of young investors in Singapore. The "game-changing" publication will see some major changes. Do you think these changes will be a good thing or do they risk losing subsc... Read More

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• November 2012

  Yes, a potentially loaded subject, but...  given recent conversations on this forum, I became even more curious about palate/preference between the genders.A few things I've noticed on this site:1. There are less women to men on the forums.Things I've noticed in my personal "wine life" of friends, tastings, etc.1. Women tend to prefer fruitier, ... Read More

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• November 2012

   I'm rather new to wine. I've only had de-alcoholized red wines from Ariel and I've had some red and white wines with some relatives who really know their wine. I remember enjoying it very much. But recently I've gotten into wine on my own. I recently picked up some Yellow Tail Shiraz from a nearby Total Wine store. Specifically, I picked up a f... Read More

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  September 2012

  Beringer Vineyards Chenin Blanc California 2010

  Snoothrank:

  Maybe my palate isn't trained fully yet, but I don't detect the citrus in this wine. I do with the melon and the ginger though. This seems like a wine that would go well with just about any meal and is very smooth. I am susceptible to the effects of acidic food/beverages, and while there is a bit of acidity to this wine, it doesn't seem to be ov... Read More

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