Varsity tasting, slush, bling, spray — sipped and spit
SIPPED: varsity tasting
The Oxford-Cambridge rivalry has played out over wine glasses for over 60 years: this year’s tasting included a Vega Sicilia 1953. En garde, you “coconut,†“tobacco leaf,†with “horse manure character!†Oh wait, those were the tasting notes… [NYT]
SLUSH, you huskies! A wine from South Dakota will greet Iditarod competitors at the finishing line. #winesworthmushingfor [ArgusLeader.com] Oh, a previous story reported that the course had to be rerouted in part, thanks to climate change.
BLING: Treasury Wine Estates, the maker of Penfold’s and other wines, is targeting Asia, where profit margins are double other regions. Part of the fatter margins come from trophy bottles such Penfold’s 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon closed with an ampoule sold for $168,000. [Bloomberg]
SPRAYED? Would you sparkle wine with a Sodastream? The NYT investigates a variety of “hacks” for the popular carbonator; do let us know your experiences. Tom Mansell tweeted to me “I’ve done cider. I don’t recommend it. Anything but water fizzes like crazy. (heterogeneous nucleation)” Doh!
On March 4th, 2013 at 9:15 pm ,gabe wrote:
i have not soda-streamed wine, but i was at a party last weekend where box-wine was being served, so i mixed mine half-and-half with soda-streamed water. i might have been a little tipsy, but i thought it was pretty decent. my wife, however, thought it was disgusting.