Epitaph on a Friend An honest man here lies at rest, The friend of man, the friend of truth, The friend of age, and guide of youth: Few hearts like his, with virtue warm’d, Few heads with knowledge so inform’d; If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; If there is none, he made the… Continue reading Epitaph on a Friend
Category: Wine
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Personal update
My father died last night. He loved flowers, and making things grow especially his family. It may be a while before I post again. Everyone reading this should buy a bottle of wine, costing more than you usually spend. Open it with someone important to you, and salute them. Life passes too quickly to leave… Continue reading Personal update
My Father, Chianti and I
So I’ve been spending a lot of time since December in Winnipeg. Rather too much in one sense. It is exhausting. When I get home I fall into bed around 830 and sleep like a log for 12 hours. On the other hand, at times it is exhilarating, entertaining, and downright fun. At other times… Continue reading My Father, Chianti and I
The Blender, Decanter and I
I had an interesting wine this week. Three days ago I opened a Don Camillo Sangiovese (from Farnese). I had one glass and told Sairey,”I’m opening something better.” The wine wasn’t bad, as in corked, TCA taint et al., just had a sort of sickly sweet vanilla-caramel tongue coating to it. I left the wine… Continue reading The Blender, Decanter and I
The Cynical Critic Strikes – the Tech edition
As the steam roller of “smooth” wine gathers more momentum and market clout, I’ve finally resorted to my own testing. I own an Omega pocket pH meter and recently bought a couple of hundred Accuvin residual sugar strips. If this sounds like overkill to you, take a look at that picture at the right. These… Continue reading The Cynical Critic Strikes – the Tech edition