Charles Hours

• June 2019

  So on a whim we decided to visit British Columbia. But we flew up to Washington, so visited a few places there too. Totally off the subject of wine, I found an awesome bakery in Spokane and the girl there served me this thing that I thought was a kind of Parmesan cheese foam. In fact it was fermented cashew whip, which was definitely weird, but ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Northwest Wineries

  
  

• May 2019

  "So, what are you going to do on your Travelscope Flavors of Burgundy and Provence cruise aboard Emerald Waterways next July,” one of my viewers asked me.  While I could spend hours speaking about the joys of traveling in France, I restrained myself and answered the question as succinctly as possible --- “A lot.”I guess some details are in order... Read More

  From the article Experience the Flavors of Burgundy and Provence

  
  

• May 2018

  April in Paris is wonderful, but for someone who loves Champagne, April in Reims is even better. Because April is when this city, home to a splendid cathedral and many of the most prestigious Champagne Houses such as Krug, Veuve-Clicquot, Roederer and Pommery, is abuzz with Le Printemps des Champagnes. Now in its tenth year, this five-day event ... Read More

  From the article The Latest from Champagne

  
  

• July 2017

  Liking that Liquid Farm Roger. I picked up a Golden Slope at Bottle Barn a couple months back that I need to pop. We're doing a back-to-back at Walter Hansel this weekend. Last night is posted below and my friend Bud Carey and his wifes are in twon amd want to dine there with us this evening. It's a tough life but someone has to live it.   TNs: ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Whatcha drinking tonight?

  
  

• May 2017

  Sometimes we get used to paying upwards of $100 for a nice bottle of wine from the wine shop.  Those are the 'good days' that we want to remember, but soon you notice your bank account is dropping faster than Trumps approval rating, so you start looking for more value-oriented wines that are tasty in their own right.This topic is all about value... Read More

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• April 2016

  Have started to see the appeal in Champagne and other quality sparkling wine more and more lately. It's a festive drink with high drinkability and pleasure, provided you are drinking within the wine's general drinking window. I can remember my eldery godmother saying on one of our visits that she couldn't drink wine anymore due to her stomach is... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Bubbles - Champagne and...

  
  

• October 2015

  I've moved my post from another thread discussing problems with a Virginian cabernet franc. Thought it would be better to have a dedicated discussion here, rather than burying the discussion in that ongoing thread that covers quite different subjects.Here it is...  To get a better feel for the grape and what it can and should do, you guys should... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Experiencing cabernet franc

  
  

• June 2015

  I took a break from painting Sandra's closet to go pick up a wine order from Pangloss this afternoon.  We received six bottles; two of the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon, two of the 2012 Pinot Noir (Charles Vineyard in Anderson Valley), and two of the 2012 Tenacity (Rhone style blend).  We'll hang onto these wines for a bit.  The painting project start... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Weekday Wines

  
  

• May 2015

  EM - Hey, that's Swordfish, not Salmon.  Sandra and I both had the Swordfish, and Olga had a Tuna Tar-Tar.  I think Jim had a steak.  Regarding the opera, the music was by Gioachino Rossini, with Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti, after Cendrillon by Charles Perrault.  So we had Italian with projected English titles.  It was three hours long - actuall... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Weekend Wines

  
  

• February 2015

  Cyprus and Paphos vales, the smiling LovesMight leave with joy fair Madeira’s groves;A shore so flowery, and so sweet an air,Venus might build her dearest temple there.-From Camoens’ Lusiad, 1569, Volume I Canto V I’ve got no idea who Camoens is, but I’ve used this passage twice now, both times in introductions to Madeira auctions we’ve had at C... Read More

  From the article Madeira: Twenty Years on the Comeback Trail

  
  

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