I’ve often been influenced by external factors when tasting wines. Out driving through vineyards on a nice day, talking with the winery employees, having a good time, and everything just tastes good. Later, in the friendly confines of my house, I’ll pour myself a glass of something, take a swig, mince and frown [...]
Your regular blogger has let me pop in again and share a little Maryland wine tour.
If there’s one thing Maryland wineries can learn from Virginia, it’s signage. The very first sign we saw for Black Ankle Vineyards was the one directing us to turn left into the driveway. Virginia, on the other hand, [...]
Finally got a chance to check out Taverna Corvino, the Italian restaurant on Light Street in Federal Hill. Taverna Corvino replaced Junior’s in the location that works like a Tilt-A-Whirl for upscale restaurants in South Baltimore. If you aren’t slinging Miller Lite in Sobo, you’re going to have a rough time getting going.
Winesdays, [...]
Since unloading my bounty from wine storage last month, I haven’t had anything local to drink. Decided to change that, so I picked up the 2006 White Hall Petit Verdot from The Wine Market for $17.99.
I had a glass while cooking dinner. The wine is dark, slightly translucent deep red/purple. [...]
Caught Bottle Shock on Friday night after a summer of anticipation. I came away entertained. Given the bout of excitement leading up to the limited release, Bottle Shock had a lot to live up to. I was seriously looking forward to it, usually a recipe for disappointment.
Jody Savin & Randall Miller combined [...]
CC licensed image from Flickr user estherase
When I posted about Wine Spectator’s Awards of Excellence a few weeks ago, I noticed something interesting in the selection criteria. Wine Spectator doesn’t visit the restaurants that they’re passing out awards to. They take applications. A restaurant sends in their menu, wine list, and a [...]
100% or less markup? Check
Bunch of drinkable wines under $30? Check
Balanced selection of Whites and Reds? Check
Plenty of wines by the glass? Check
Something Italian? Check
Bonus points: Something local? Check
The wine list at The Dogwood in Hamden takes care of pretty much everything I need out of a restaurant wine list. The restaurant itself takes [...]
Red, White, and Drunk All Over is a print version of wine writer Natalie MacLean’s jaunt through the wine world. Written as if the reader is riding shotgun through MacLean’s own experiences, the book cruises through the famous places, characters, and occupations in the wine without missing a beat.
The appeal of this book is [...]
This month’s issue (July 2008) of Decanter magazine ran an article from Margaret Rand on Wine Dynasties in Australian Wineries. The first paragraph laments the typical family life cycle of an American winery, concluding:
There you are, needing a winemaker or a vineyard manager, and all your children want to do is make up rhymes [...]
Wine and commercialism. Art and profit. Mondovino, a 2004 documentary shot through shaky hand held cameras led by Jonathan Nossiter examines the two sides of the wine coin and ends of as you would expect, leaning far away from globalization in the wine industry.
The documentary leads off in France just as Robert Mondavi Winery is [...]
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