This is the lastest in my series of TJ Tasting - the follow up to my enormously popular search for the everyday red. After those tastings, I can definitely recommend the Archeo Nero d’Avola for $5 and your feedback so far has been great! [I noticed an empty bottle of it at my friend Dr. Feelgood's house just the other day]. [...]
Archive for August, 2010
[blinded by the white...(TJtasting)]
Posted in Good Wine Under $10, tagged trader joe's on August 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
[roaring seaward, and I go...(update)]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged iowa wine, Lake minnetonka on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
August has been pretty busy for G Sheaves. A few mini-vacations, baseball games, concerts – enjoying summer before it’s gone. So, I do apologize for the lack of posting, but I have been using my time well. I’ve been developing some new forums and ideas to bring you more of the best wine in the [...]
[2005 kiona lemberger...(thelist3)]
Posted in Wine, tagged lemberger, Washington WIne on August 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
[Part 3 of my continuing series to track down the seven wines I noted as "standouts" from the Minnesota Monthly Food & Wine Experience in February. Read Part 1, the Tygerberg Gewürztraminer and Part 2, the Tre Monti Albana]. I’ve gotten away from this series lately. It’s August and I’m only on part 3 of [...]
[iowa]
Posted in Photos, tagged #isf2010, iowa on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
[2009 Alexis Bailly Seyval Blanc...(MNwine)]
Posted in Minnesota Wine, tagged seyval blanc on August 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I can’t believe I’ve been tending to this forum for a few months now, whilst completely ignoring wines from my own backyard. While making no claims about the prowess of our wines on a national scale, Minnesota grows some fine vino, thanks to a state university committed to engineering cold hardy grapes. Those and other [...]
[alto almanzora Este...(bolsasCalientes)]
Posted in Wine, tagged spanish wine on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What does the phrase ‘Table Wine’ conjure for you? Maybe a gigantic vat of grapes, pressed by foot, run off into 1 gallon growlers? Lucky for us, the ‘Table Wines’ [the appellation affixed to bottles that don't conform, either geographically, technically, or content-wise to a more specific region] that make it to your local wine [...]
[one week on the wall; August6...(links)]
Posted in Links on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
[Photo via YMFY] “Hey Lenny, you care for some Chateau La Mondotte Saint-Emilion?” A few links for your consideration to help you wash down that Jeroboam; Producers in Australia adopting a style spectrum to guide consumers to the Pinot Gris that’s right for them [via Wine Enthusiast]. The article mentions the similar scale used by the International [...]
[la forge viognier...(fortheABCs)]
Posted in Wine, tagged French Wine, viognier on August 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Are you an ABC wine drinker [Anything But Chardonnay]? I’ll admit, it’s all too easy to hate on that grape. This is unfortunate considering it’s [arguably] the most important wine grape in the world. Since it’s so pliable in the vineyard, it grows essentially everywhere. Plus it can be manipulated in the vineyard and winery [...]
[the search for the everyday red...(TJtasting)]
Posted in Good Wine Under $10, tagged cheap wine, trader joe's on August 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Whenever I come across stories about people growing up in Southern Italy in the 60′s and 70′s, I marvel at how they all invariably contain versions of the same story; going to the local co-op winery with a ton of empty bottles, filling up on the non-descript blend, and attributing to its consumption almost mystical properties. I think it’s true - there’s definitely an extra level [...]
