Here’s a wine that’s not spoken of much, but that deserves more fame, a LOT more fame. Allow me to introduce Dolcetto. It’s a wine from the Piemonte, Barolo and Barbera country, and that may be why it receives little or no attention. In the past the old style of wine was made fairly quickly… Continue reading La Dolcetto Vida
Category: Musings
Musings – just what it sounds like. Dr Booze muses on …
“Elegant” wine
I’ve had a couple of wines lately that I considered undrinkable. They were viscous, sugary, and in one case (Meiomi PN) collapsed with astonishing speed (less than four hours) into cherry cough syrup. I don’t get it. I know these wines are selling at a billion bottles a second. I have no problem with people… Continue reading “Elegant” wine
More Adventures in Wines that’s “Screwed”
So Ladies and Gentlemen, the plot is thickening steadily! Yesterday, I had a conversation with a winery owner who had to trash half a bottling run (!Sob!) because it was ‘corked.’ And of course he has bottled nothing but screwtop for years. The wine was bottled in two batches. The first half, the 8 to… Continue reading More Adventures in Wines that’s “Screwed”
Tips for Marinating
– Don’t be afraid to substitute. Make that Recipe youir own! Dominate it! Finish the check! – More than a few friends have been horrified by my casual approach to marinades. However a fluid based on booze, salt and sugar is about as antiseptic as you can get: I just don’t worry about the meat… Continue reading Tips for Marinating
http://www.economist.com/node/17572224/email
http://www.economist.com/node/17572224/email. The Economist (issue Nov. 27th – Dec. 3rd, Cover shot of a farmer in a diving hard hat) has an article on the wine headache. To sum it up, there are three wine molecules – peptides – that are close analogues of common allergens, including one that resembles ragweed pollen. As I’ve been saying… Continue reading http://www.economist.com/node/17572224/email