So after a brisk 20 klicks over hill and dale Sairey and I stagger into La Vieux Logis, drop our packs and begin attempting to mitigate the pain. This means a NINE course meal using fifteen pieces of cutlery and five different wines. I’m not sure which took more stamina. All that aside, Vieux Logis… Continue reading Roughing it on the Grand Randonee
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Alcoholism and life
Okay so there I am in a tiny urban grocery store, Carrefour’s City, maybe 1500 square feet, about the size of the potato chip section of a WalMart. At the check out I realize everyone of the seven shoppers I can see is buying tonight’s dinner: the older lady bought a salad a slice of… Continue reading Alcoholism and life
Corked off
Man am I getting tired of corked wine. I am ESPECIALLY tired of $50 wine that’s corked. Last summer I visited Columbia Crest and discovered they test all cork deliveries with spectrometers refusing any that are tainted. This should be the industry standard. At the very least you need to send a random sampling of… Continue reading Corked off
Robitussin gets 92 from Wine Spectator!
So what exactly does a wine rating mean? Way back in the ’80s, Robert Parker took to ranking his beloved Bordeaux numerically. Consumers loved the idea and now it is everywhere. Parker is one man, and he focused on the 8000 or so (!!) vineyards of Bordeaux. In my casual reading of his reports I… Continue reading Robitussin gets 92 from Wine Spectator!
Mr. Natural
This one goes out to all my foodie and locovore friends. Larry Groce singing Junk Food Junkie.