There are some fun pics from last year’s harvest festival on Madeira over on Flickr. Madeira is a fortified wine built to withstand the abuse of sea voyages, so this cask-over-the-shoulder approach is probably child’s play for the beverage.
For your, amusement caption the one to the right. While we would probably all approve of his generous pours, Max Riedel probably wouldn’t approve of the stemware…
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On July 29th, 2011 at 11:24 am ,Marco wrote:
More Madeira, my dear?
On July 29th, 2011 at 11:44 am ,CJ Katz wrote:
Biodynamic wine taken to a whole new level.
On July 29th, 2011 at 12:46 pm ,Jarrod H. wrote:
“She lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes and his hopes.”
On July 29th, 2011 at 12:55 pm ,Bill Klapp wrote:
Tyler, that IS Riedel stemware, the new Sommeliers Extreme series Madeira horn! I bought two 4-packs of them for $300 per 4-pack…
On July 29th, 2011 at 1:41 pm ,Andrew Connor wrote:
Biodynamic in reverse
Now to bury this horn in a field of manure
On July 29th, 2011 at 4:12 pm ,mbh wrote:
Enough ‘glue’ and I think I can get this thing to stick back on….
On July 30th, 2011 at 9:45 am ,Laurie wrote:
Good to the last drop…
On July 31st, 2011 at 7:18 am ,cluj wrote:
If you are interested in it, there is a new online game about winemaking: http://onlinewinery.net
On July 31st, 2011 at 11:27 am ,Dave Erickson wrote:
“The guys said if I pour it into a horn, it won’t matter that it’s a Root Day.”
On August 1st, 2011 at 2:47 am ,Bill Klapp wrote:
“I was once, I was strolling one very hot, summer’s day
When I thought I’d lay myself down to rest
In a big field of tall grass.
I lay there in the sun
And felt it caressing my face
As I fell asleep
And dreamed.
I dreamed I was in a Hollywood movie
And that I was the star of the movie.
This really blew my mind,
The fact that me,
An overfed, long-haired, leaping gnome,
Should be the star of a Hollywood movie.
Hmm, but there I was.
I was taken to a place,
The hall of the mountain king.
I stood high upon a mountain top,
Naked to the world,
In front of every kind of girl.
There was long ones, tall ones, short ones, brown ones,
Black ones, round ones, big ones, crazy ones.
Out of the middle
Came a lady.
She whispered in my ear
Something crazy.
She said,
“Spill the wine, take that pearl.
Spill the wine, take that pearl.
Spill the wine, take that pearl.
Spill the wine, take that pearl.
Man, I miss Eric Burdon! I wonder if he will be touring Madeira any time soon…”
On August 3rd, 2011 at 2:38 pm ,Ed Lehrman wrote:
“I simply MUST get a bigger glass next year!”
On August 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm ,Megan wrote:
Next – we DANCE!