Petite Sirah is a cross of Syrah and an obscure grape called Peloursin developed in France in the mid-19th Century where it is called Durif.
Month: January 2017
The Slow Art of Wine
The final installment on my series on creativity and winemaking is up at Three Quarks Daily.
Wine Review: Rex Goliath Cabernet Sauvignon NV American
This week we have the third place finisher in the head-to-head assessment of supermarket Cabernet—the Rex Goliath from Constellation Brands. It finished just barely ahead
Finally, a Win!
Bocuse d’Or the biennial culinary competition founded 30 yrs. ago by French chef Paul Bocuse is generally acknowledged to be the “olympics” of the world
Getting Played by Marketing
I always have my antenna up for stories about big wine perfidy, so I found these paragraphs from the Silicon Valley Bank’s annual report on
Wine Review: Ferrari-Carano Prevail Back Forty Alexander Valley 2006 Aging Report
Does “prevail” refer to a wine that is built to age? It’s an appropriate moniker for this wine, which shows no sign of fading 10
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 