Comments on: A tasting of hipster wines

By: David J

David J — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:46:16 +0000

Well, I woulda given my bleu travail mechanic’s worksuit just to have joined in the sipping! salud!

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:05:54 +0000

Did the “V09″ show up on the label for the Bouchard that you tasted? I have had three bottles of the Inflorescence Val Vilaine — supposedly 2006 and 2007 — but have not been able to find any vintage indication on the labels (even the Val Vilaine designation is only on the back label and only on some bottles; I guess maybe the importer does the back labels?).

By: greg

greg — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:24:10 +0000

Well I love Lopez de Heredia and I live in Williamsburg, so I guess that makes me a hipster. We even visited Lopez de Heredia last year. See the story of our journey here:

http://thezinfidel.com/?p=3

Cheers… (z)

By: Terroirist » Daily Wine News: Investigations

Terroirist » Daily Wine News: Investigations — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:03:30 +0000

[...] shirt, or use empty 40-ounce cans of PBR as decanters.” But at a tasting of “hipster wines,” Dr. Vino tasted some “some fine and fun wines, if quirky and hard to [...]

By: Wino

Wino — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:47:57 +0000

Forget the wool hat and flannel shirt, which is more Portland hipster, anyhow. True douchebag Brooklyn hipsters are now doing the bearded urban farmer with Walt Whitman hat look or working the Victorian/Steam Punk angle, a la the Mast Brothers chocolate d-bags. The one cringe-inducing part that remains a constant is the self-conscious facial hair aspect. And wines like these, of course.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:15:53 +0000

Dave-

Thanks for sharing your notes. Of course, these wines are available in other places than BKLYN–they are sweeping the nation! Right? Well, something like that…

By: Dave Erickson

Dave Erickson — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:10:17 +0000

Local pride overcomes my aversion to self-promotion. You don’t have to go to Brooklyn to get the cool stuff. We have it right here in Appalachia.

http://www.winemule.com/2011/11/jura-voila.html

http://www.winemule.com/2011/10/orange-fourth-color.html

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:01:23 +0000

“Oanquere”! Lol

On twitter, where many interesting comments about blog posts end up, someone raised the question if the V09 isn’t really the 2009. That’s what I had thought and it certainly makes sense. But I wrote 2008 in the posting thanks to this importer web page, which states that V09 is 2008:
http://www.polanerselections.com/portfolio.php?pID=2565&prodID=2443

I guess that needs to be updated?

By: Baby Jebus

Baby Jebus — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:21:14 +0000

The French for ‘hipster’ is ouanquere. Same as English English.

By: Vinologue

Vinologue — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:56:22 +0000

Hipster is “hipster” in French. Like Spaniards, the French get no end of pleasure in attempting coolness by importing English loan words unabashedly in to their language. Getting a wee bit tired of all the “outlet” shops here in Barcelona.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster

By: Gerry Dawes

Gerry Dawes — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:54:48 +0000

Ah, for the days when I had a case of the 1964s, mixed: Tondonia, Bosconia and Tondonia white. I think I still have one 1947 Tondonia, but I waiting for it to reach a graceful old age. I had the M. de Riscal 1922 last year and didn’t expect much from it, but it was sensational. The 1945 Riscal may have been the best wine made in Europe that year and I know that is saying a lot. I can’t imagine anything better, let’s put it that way. And the 1942 Bosconia, of which I shared in the drinking of two bottles was a maravilla as well.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:32:11 +0000

Jared – thanks!

Caleb – isn’t bo-bo more like yuppie? If so, that’s definitely not “hipster”
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Hipster

Gerry – Yes, LdH remains extremely popular in NYC (and beyond) — from what I understand, demand outstrips supply, particularly for the gran reservas.

By: Gerry Dawes

Gerry Dawes — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:20:18 +0000

Hi Tyler, since R. López de Heredia was one of your “hipster” wines, I thought you might like to see this artcle on that magical winery.

La Rioja: R. López de Heredia, The Wines of Yesterday

http://spainroads.blogspot.com/2008/09/la-rioja-r-lpez-de-heredia-wines-of.html

Ironically, the Spanish wine writing establishment spent several years of trying to demonize this “old style” of Rioja. Now López de Heredia is a cult wine.

By: caleb

caleb — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:00:43 +0000

Hipster en français, “bo-bo” (bohemian-bourgeois)

By: Jarrod H.

Jarrod H. — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:14:16 +0000

Sounds like a good one Dr. Vee! ‘Allow me to geek out’ – Love it.