Comments on: Pin-up winemakers, smashed shiraz, a map, WBC – sipped and spit

By: Wino

Wino — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:34:00 +0000

How about Jay Miller in a Speedo? Now there’s an image.

By: DaleW

DaleW — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:10:13 +0000

we always knew the Mollydooker wines had a lack of balance.

By: Bill Klapp

Bill Klapp — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:57:50 +0000

P.S. I understand that there is a similar Napa/Sonoma calendar for the ladies, with Manfred Krankl, Bill Harlan, Mark Aubert, Tim Mondavi, Thomas Rivers Brown, Fred Schrader, Garen Staglin, David Abreu, Bart Araujo, Luc Morlet, Steve Kistler and Ed Sbragia, but I have not seen a copy.

There was a movement a few years back to do a calendar with Ann Colgin, Helen Turley, Jean Phillips, Merry Edwards and Gina Gallo, among others, but for some reason, it never happened.

Personally, I could go for a Burgundy calendar with all 12 slots occupied by Alix de Montille, Dominique Lafon’s former main squeeze and daughter of the bland and soft-spoken Hubert de Montille. She is one saucy wench!

By: Bill Klapp

Bill Klapp — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:38:29 +0000

I won a local pool based upon how long it would take you to discover and post on the vino pin-ups, Tyler. Thanks for the calendar. It gets lonely over here in the Piemonte at night!

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:35:47 +0000

Jeff – I did not attend this year’s WBC so I posted two links about it. If you think the programing was less than “90%” from paid sponsors, please feel free to dispute RJonwine’s portrayal. Note that I also linked to Hardy Wallace’s post and he had a good enough time to make his travel worthwhile, but the good ties for him came only after the official schedule was over. Unfortunately, my family summer schedule has prevented me from attending the event.

Richard- Please see Jeff’s blog since he posted an interesting chart of the recent price history of Velvet Glove–and how there is a lot of supply in shops. (The press release the NYT story was based on was poorly worded, apparently, making it sound as if the wine was entering the US for the first time. Btw, who issues a press release for such an event? The cost basis on the loss must be a third of the retail value and only a third of the wine’s production was lost.)

PS For your calendar needs: http://www.e-ledermueller.com/

PPS iPhones have calendar functions thereby obviating the need for pin-up calendars.

By: Richard Henshaw

Richard Henshaw — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:23:43 +0000

One more thing: Where can I get a copy of that calendar?

By: Richard Henshaw

Richard Henshaw — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:22:43 +0000

The Times makes it sound as though Sparky’s wines have never been seen on these shores before. And are Ausie Shiraz still selling for $200/bottle? And only one case survived? Conspiracy theories, anyone?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:02:12 +0000

Your infomercial reference sounds like “Fair and Balanced” in the vein of Fox News.

I’ve been to all four of the WBC’s and I don’t recall you ever attending which is a shame given that most wine bloggers cite you either 1 or 1A in the niche.

Jeff

By: Jarrod H.

Jarrod H. — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:25:54 +0000

I wish that map was higher res too DR V, I love learning with maps…