Sexy wine writing, green wine, wine century, Rhys – sipped & spit
SIPPED: the life of a wine writer!
Ray Isle, the brightest star of wine TV, writes a terrific “week in the life…” essay for NY mag. Oh, man, do I want to be a wine writer when I grow up!
GUSHED: American pinot
Mike Steinberger rhapsodizes over the pinot noir from Rhys Vineyards, calling them the “best New World pinot” that he’s ever encountered. [Slate]
OPENED: floodgates?
Maryland’s legislature has passed a bill to allow wineries to ship (18 cases a year, max) to Maryland residents. Yay for them! But sad that the legislation did not extend the same right to to out-of-state retailers, which would probably be more useful for more people. [baltimoresun.com] In related news, Rhode Island authorities contemplate tearing down their cork wall. [Boston.com]
NOODLED: green wine
Slate ponders the question: “Is organic wine really better for the environment?”
SIPPED: variety
Aditya Gupta, formerly in my NYU wine class, recently had a wine from Freisa, making it the one hundredth grape variety that he’s tasted. Congratulations, and welcome to the Wine Century Club!
On April 1st, 2011 at 8:08 am ,Wine Cellar Roundup – The Friday Edition #28 wrote:
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On April 8th, 2011 at 6:06 pm ,Wino wrote:
Ray Isle’s wine show was awful. It isn’t long for this world. He has the charisma of a wet dishrag and the show has zero focus.