Yearly Archives: 2013

The second lot of wine truisms may be true (or not), but they will never be as shockingly true (or false) as the first lot.  (Oscar Wilde – not) --Good…

Racines - Rkatsiteli Racines – the name of a famous wine bar in Paris, plus a cuvée from the inimitable Claude Courtois. From people who give hoots about roots. Racking Off…

Quaggling - Qwerty Quaggling quaddler – An inveterate grumbling critic who literally quivers with asperity when the words “natural” and “wine” are juxtaposed in a single sentence. Quahogs, Stuffed –…

-Weather influences what you drink more than the recommendations of wine commentators or bloggers -The overuse of technology in winemaking has resulted the exaltation of clinical mediocrity -Wine journalism tends…

Pinotage--PX Pinotage – Someone who can’t stand Pinotage (and there are many) is said to have a Pinotage allergy. Pinotage 2 – Pinot in its dotage. Pinotphilia - The strange…

And we continue to wax lyrical about Chenin Blanc in its many guises... A versatile food wine…(caution: tummy rumbles may occur) Chenin can be drunk with so many things. The…

“I’d give my goddam soul for a glass of Vouvray.” --Jack Torrance This supremely versatile and noble Loire grape makes all styles from petillant and sparkling to bleach-bone dry, tender,…

Domaine Jean-François Ganevat - Fanfan garners more fans “To say that his grapes are spun into gold would not be far from the truth; they are entirely otherworldly.” -Kermit Lynch…