You guys brought up some great questions about storing wine in response to what temp to serve wine. So I dug about for cellaring strategies for those of us who can’t afford a cave of our own.
Cellar Basics
First off, here are the conditions we’re trying to emulate from a real wine cellar:
• A consistent […]
I read an article in the New York Times the other day about how white wine is often served too cold in America. It sparked several conversations (including an impassioned plea by me about considering the circumstances and pairings . . . for instance, I argued, a crisp white served icy cold with a fritto misto is […]
I was at a barbecue a couple of weeks ago with a bunch of wine types, blissfully gnawing on my ribs, when I realized that the conversations swirling about me sounded like they were being spoken in a foreign language. Someone had their nose in a glass of Pinot Noir and was talking about “toast.” […]
Here’s something I’ve been wondering about. What do people enjoy drinking during the dog-days of summer? For me, I vascilate between two staples depending on what’s on the plate (if anything).
If I’m just sipping, enjoying a weekend afternoon, watching my tomatoes grow, then I’ll usually pop a pink. There’s just something about the fact that it’s […]
Wine can say a lot about a person. What they choose, how they serve it, do they slurp or swirl (or both). But I’ve found that perhaps the greatest divide between wine types lies in the response to the question, “should I open this bottle now or hold on to it for a few more […]
One of the really cool things about doing this blog in conjunction with Clos du Bois (I originally wanted to call this the Clos du Blog, but I got vetoed—which is good, I can’t imagine it being anything but swirling notions now) is having full access to all the people who shepherd the wines along, […]
If you haven’t yet tried one of the dry roses that are (finally!) hitting the shelves in America, stop whatever you’re doing (alright, you can finish reading this post first ;-)) and get thee to a wine store!
Roses are made from red grape varietals, so they possess the body and flavor profile of those grapes—like syrah, […]
OK, here’s the deal. I spoke with Erik (the winemaker at Clos du Bois who is dear enough to answer all my questions) to find out what, if any, technical differences there are between corks and screwcaps and the pros and cons of the cap. Here’s what I found out:
Pro — A pure metal screwcap […]
I’m talking to Erik tomorrow to get the skinny on screw caps (personally, I think the subject’s gotten short shrift in the pondering realm . . . I mean we’re talking about retiring the CORK for cripe’s sake!) . . . am still forming my own opinion.
In the meantime my question to you is […]
We always hear about how we learn from our elders, from those who came before us. But what about how the older generations are influenced by the younger? Case in point, my parents. My parents didn’t know a whole lot about wine when I was growing up. Boone’s Farm was a staple in our house […]
