Skulduggery, cellar, chilling red, Bordeaux brands – sipped and spit
SIPPED: a new meaning for, “wine, down the hatch!” [source via reddit]
SIPPED: skulduggery
Alder Yarrow has one of his quasi transcripts up about a fascinating panel discussion on alcohol, levels and balance. The voluble Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat had some provocative statements and Adam Lee of engaged in skulduggery with sommelier Raj Parr–and everyone! [vinography]
SPIT: scores
What drives Bordeaux prices? A post on the Liv-Ex blog suggests a change from scores to brands.
SPIT: “Operation Suckling”
James Suckling’s recent promotion with Quebec’s state monopoly draws a raspberry (or was it 51 points?) from a local critic. [montrealgazette.com]
SIPPED and SPIT: chilling reds
Gallo to introduce the masses to chilling reds w new 10.5% abv wine. Wait til the masses discover good Beaujolais! [Marketingmagazine.co.uk]
SIPPED: excellent reporting
Fans of Krug may enjoy this excellent NYT story on LVMH/Hermes protagonist Bernard Arnault. Critics claim he “broke” families he bought from and “compromised the artisanal essence of their companies.”
END OF AN ERA: Patrick Campbell sells Laurel Glen winery in Sonoma to Bettina Sichel. [Decanter]
On March 9th, 2011 at 5:51 pm ,ADD wrote:
That wine cellar is awesome! I want one.
On March 9th, 2011 at 5:56 pm ,bill marsano wrote:
Looks so cool but is dangerous as hell. spiral stairs are inherently dangerous. This one has nop handrail and the bottles intrude on the wide ends of the treads, which is where your feet are supposed to go. After he kicks a few bottles or snags pants a few times on their necks, owner will tend to shift toward the center post and the treacherous narrow ends. The design of the hatch itself is a trip hazard, so it is hoped that no one will follow this examples.
On March 10th, 2011 at 4:35 pm ,Steve Edmunds wrote:
After a few glasses, that looks like the stairway to perdition!
On March 11th, 2011 at 9:18 am ,Joe wrote:
If those stairs weren’t directly related to the pursuit of alcoholic beverage, I wouldn’t be as concerned about their safety.
On March 11th, 2011 at 11:36 am ,Dr. Vino wrote:
True, it’s a cellar that’s probably best visited at the *beginning* of the evening.
On March 13th, 2011 at 12:47 pm ,Kathy wrote:
There’s so much here to comment on…but have to make money so better move mouse back to word doc.
As always, thanks for the break.
On March 22nd, 2011 at 9:28 pm ,Who’s the loser in The Great Pinot Switcheroo? | Dr Vino's wine blog wrote:
[…] as we mentioned earlier, it was interesting that Adam Lee of Siduri Wines (pictured, right, via Facebook) got up to a […]