I am in Bordeaux and I invite you to join me virtually as I submerse myself in all things Bordeaux over the course of the next week.
Tag Archives: Bordeaux
Podcast 23-Value from Bordeaux
We are particularly excited about this podcast because we get to discuss a topic that is not usually associated with this region, and that is value. Join us as we taste through 3 wines; a white, rose, and red wine from the broader appellations of Bordeaux. All of the wines we taste are in the sub $15 range and deliver on the promise of good QPR (quality price ratio).
We’re bringing Malbec back… a Cahors story.
We’re brining Malbec back. Them Argentines don’t know how where its at. Mendoza let us make up for the things you lack. (Sung to the tune of Justin Timberlake’s “Sexy Back”)
If you think you know Malbec and have not yet tasted the Malbec based wines from Cahors, you have missed out.
Podcast 17 A Swanson Song- The story of Chris Phelps
I had the fortunate pleasure of being invited to meet Chris Phelps, head winemaker for Swason Vinyards in Napa. So this past Monday I made my way up valley to Rutherford to meet Chris at the winery. What follows is a podcast of me recounting my encounter to JonM. This is like the hearsay of interviewing techniques, Chris Phelps tells ChrisO who then tells JonM. If you like it make sure and tell someone else.
The Audacity of Taste
As the great election cycle of 2008 comes to a head, grapes are coming in for crush all over the Northern Hemisphere. In non-election years, more of our focus as winelovers rests with the incidence of rain in Bordeaux or the sagging cordons of a record Cab crop in Oakville, than it does with lipstick [...]
The ‘tastes like chicken’ phenomenon that is killing terroir!
Is it not time that we do the lesser known regions and the new world wine world the favor of stopping the comparisons to their old world brethren? After all, the only thing that truly taste like chicken is chicken!…