Archive for Octubre, 2008

GUIADICTOS 2008 – DO. PENEDÉS

2008
@@@@@ Mas Irene 2001Parés Baltà – DO. PenedèsMerlot y Cabernet Franc
@@@@+ GRAN CAUS ROSADO 2006Can Rafols dels Caus- DO.Penedes100% Merlot12 euros
@@@@+ GRAN CAUS ROSADO 2004Bod. Can Rafols dels Caus100% Merlot12 euros
@@@@ DUC de Foix rosado Cabernet Sauvignon 2007DUC de Foix – DO. PenedésCabernet Sauvignon y Merlot
@@@@ PETIT CAUS 2006Can Rafols dels Caus – DO.PenedesSumoll, Tempranillo, [...]

LOCAL tees: your wish is my command

You asked for this illustration on a T-shirt; I present you the new Dr. Vino shirt shack at cafepress.
I threw in buttons, mugs and some other surprise items for you!

USB port, GOP glasses, Joe Six-Pack, Brunello – sipped and spit

SIPPED: double entendre!
Unable to legally call a port style wine made outside of Portugal “Port,” Peltier Station Winery is calling their wine “USB”–you know, as in those ports on the side of your computer that you never seem to have enough of. Which European wine region will next made into a technology pun? [find [...]

Where in the wine world were we: Beaujolais and Burgundy!

Congratulations to Viinipiru from Finland and Michael temporarily from Kansas who both nailed the answer in this mystery photo! Dylan also got half credit! The answer is that region one is Beaujolais and region two is Burgundy. The photo is reproduced here with permission from Bertrand and originally appeared on his posting about Beaujolais renegade [...]

Tell us about your wine blog and the WBC – elevator pitch

Last weekend there were lots of bottles–and discussion–uncorked in Sonoma at what might be considered the ultimate “offline:” the inaugural Wine Bloggers’ Conference.
The Open Wine Consortium organized the two-day event, which, unfortunately, I couldn’t attend. But 150 or more bloggers were there and many of them were new to blogging.
I have read some of [...]

Where in the wine world are we? Border edition

Where in the wine world was this picture taken? If you’ve found this hard in previous editions, now you have a greater chance since there are two right answers!
According to the photographer, the small road down the middle of the vineyard is actually the line between two significant wine regions. So where is this [...]

VISITA BODEGAS DARIEN

BODEGAS DARIEN

Visita del 18/10/2008 a las 16.30h

A 7 km de Logroño, por la carretera de Zaragoza nos encontraremos con la imponente arquitectura de Darien, una de las bodegas riojanas que mejor han sabido combinar tradición y modernidad. Con un diseño extremadamente exquisito, la visita a la bodega tiene un gran atractivo enoturístico. Además organizan [...]

VINANA 2007 ( Bodega Kieninger -Sierra de Málaga)

VINANA 2007Catado en octubre de 2008@@@@+
Vino de Autor elaborado con uvas de Cultivo Ecológico

Muchos días ya desde que catamos este vino, y muchos vinos desde entonces ……… pero no olvidamos.
No olvidamos el día que junto Horacio, sommelier de formación y amante del vino por devoción, descorchamos “ 7 Vin” un vino que llamo la [...]

Putting water in my own wine boycott

Events have conspired, the plot has thickened and now I call on you to say “non” to only one-third of Beaujolais Nouveau this year!
As you may recall, last week I called on you to ditch Beajolais Nouveau this year because of the high carbon footprint of the wine. The rush to bring this proto-wine [...]

A Year of Wine, my new book – winners!

Thanks for the 94 comments sharing your favorite season for maximum wine enjoyment! I’m glad that the idea of changing your wine consumption with the seasons resonates so well with you since that’s the subject of my next book, A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, and What to Sip for Each Season, due [...]