Negociants! Who are they? What are they? What do they want of us! What does it mean when you see it on a bottle? Are they just French people or do they exist everywhere? The answer to these and other Negociants questions will be revealed on this week’s Word On Wine. Related posts: 04/02/12 … Read More »
How cool is it to discover new things. It is for me! I had never had Chateauneuf-du-pape whites before and the two we tasted were really nice! Not cheap…but special. 1)2011 Les Cailloux! 80% Rousanne, 10% Clarette, 10% Grenache Blanc. $44. OK it ain’t cheap but Lucien and Andre Brunel don’t work for nothing! Check … Read More »
Have you ever tried to convince a colleague or a friend that wine tasting was work. Let me tell you it’s an uphill battle! Most people think that when you taste wine you’re just sitting back and knocking em down! OK I’ll admit that wine tasting isn’t like building a box girder bridge, but in … Read More »
This week we review 2 wines one old world one new. 1)2010 Rocca di Montemassi (producer) Sassabruna (name) Montereggio (area). $23. Super Tuscan! What is Super Tuscan…Listen and find out! This was a pleasure…80% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot, 10% Syrah. We enjoyed! 2)2012 19 Crimes. Australia. Syrah and whatever else they blend it with! $13. If … Read More »
This week Mary and I rave (I usually rave!) about wines from Cos vineyard in Sicily! We tasted the Pithos Bianco and the Pithos Rosso as well as the Maldafrica! Here is a good web site for people who speak English! http://www.wineanorak.com/italy/COS.htm Here is the COS website which is for our Italian speaking listeners! http://www.cosvittoria.it/ … Read More »
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PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/30/2013 5:00 PM 917 Frederic Chopin Nocturne No. 1 in b-Flat Op 9/1 DG/Archiv 471479 SOLO Yundi Li, piano 5:46 C 1 10-10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5:05 PM 918 Frederic Chopin Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Op 9/2 DG/Archiv 471479 SOLO Yundi Li, piano 4:23 C 1 11-11 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5:15 PM 5872 Igor Stravinsky … Read More »
This week Mary and I begin our all too brief sampling of table wines from Portugal! None of these were expensive but all were good and some were very good. The reds next week! First the whites! 1)2010 Herdade Da Comporta. 65% Arinto and 35% Antau Vaz. This was a treat. Nice minerality and stoniness…good … Read More »
This week we review some Bach in honor of his birthday…a really nice recording of the Bartok Concerto For Strings Percussion and Celesta, Bruckner’s 7th makes and appearance and a Shostakovich Symphony you don’t often hear. Our panelists…John Bowen from Emanuel Episcopal, Dave Donovan from Pratt Library Fine Arts, Kati Harrison from WBJC. PLAY DATE: … Read More »
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