In my email today I found the following message:Subject: Bad NewsDue to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil, the Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off. We apologize for the inconvenience.Sincerely,The GovernmentIt's...
Sometimes when you're clutching at straws, desperate to find something real to grab hold of, you fall flat on your face. You want a sure-shot fancy-schmancy respectable sparkling representation of a wine, but you're unwilling to pony up for fine French...
I'm a big fan of Prosecco and I've even had a Spanish Cava or two that I dug. Honestly, I've never been wowed by the Cali bubblies that I've tried. Tasted scores, never wowed. Until August. On a day laden with waaay too many pinot noirs and gewurt's in Anderson...
Never drink Champagne on a roller coaster. The bubbles will wreak havoc on your sinuses. Never drink red wine on a roller coaster. You'll never get the stains out, and the passengers behind you will fear that you are bleeding out. Never drink heavy, oaky...
On the other side of the pond, blended wines are the norm. Back when we Americans regularly slaked our thirst with locally brewed ales, the French, Italians and Spanish were imbibing rich, well-developed blends of cultivated grapes grown to complement...
Red blends, at least the well-made, well-balanced ones, tend to be synergistic affairs, with the wine's strength equalling more than a sum of its parts. All Bordeaux and most Super Tuscans are blends. In reality, California "single varietal" wines...