This 2014 vintage has the most gorgeously addictive nose — and the wine itself was smooth and quite light despite the unusually high alcohol content. Scored highly by most others and is very well priced. Seek it out. alcoholBeranqualiaWineZinfandel
If you like a wine that is the qualic embodiment of a dank medieval cellar (and per chance you also like the most pungent of soft cheeses, say Époisses) then this Morgon which I had at Joe Beef will be a most memorable experience. Other available Morgons, as good as they were, never lived up to this one. Here…
I had the good fortune to be able to taste a 100 year old Château Latour this past week. Now I’ve never had any strong desire to experience a vintage merely for its exclusivity and I certainly would not ever pay even a fifth of the market price for the privilege, however fantastic a wine…
I had hoped to score a $20 bottle of Morgon but they were out. So I went with this one hoping for that dank, damp character that I so enjoy, impressions not exactly jibbing with an expert opinion as per below. In addition I experienced an almost carbonated bubbly feel on the tongue. The aroma was fantastic:…
Superb! Each slurp begins with a tingling on the tongue. And in case you are wondering about Boontling . . . Here is the irritating git from Sideways waxing lyrical about Pinot Noir: BoontlingFoursight Winesparaboll pinot noirpinot noirqualiasidewaysWine
Not surprisingly a contested claim. alcoholKari PoikolainenscienceWine
Here’s an article from the Huffington Post. Of course, we all know that booze and the philosopher are close friends. Regarding the relationship between the two, there are two schools of thought. 1. that the qualic experience (and alcohol) are part and parcel of creative thought processes. 2. Alcohol is needed to numb the philosopher’s…
Here is a review of Roger Scruton’s recent offering. Also a review from The Guardian. I recently heard him on Radio 4 plugging the book – he’s a terrific and highly cultured writer but more often than not, a poor public performer – odd for someone one might consider a public intellectual. Had I known…
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