This one’s been floating around in my Giant Pile O’ Tasting Notes for a while, but never popped to the top. Maybe that’s because Ugni Blanc posts don’t promise much in the way of search traffic. [Caution: Blogger navel-gazing] Third-tier grapes are one thing, but combine it with a yawn-inducing appellation like VdP des Cotes [...]
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California Stars — Billy Bragg & Wilco Jump up from my starbed Make another day Underneath my California stars They hang like grapes On vines that shine And warm the lovers’ glass Like friendly wine In his latest Drinking Out Loud post at winespectator.com, Matt Kramer makes the case that Starbuck’s new Blonde Roast signals a general shift in American tastes toward more nuance, less intensity-for-intensity’s-sake: As the marketing mavens of Starbucks have discovered, the American palate is seeking an alternative to heavy flavors. Are we becoming—dare I say it?—more [...] In case you missed it, they’re getting closer to perfecting artificial meat. The next obvious question is what wine should one serve with lab-grown meat? Well, it depends on the sauce… Nice signage for NYC wine bar #vinegeek #scenesfromacabtolaguardia on Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/HFGy_MM5zr/ For the record, this was my Super Bowl wine. Needs more time in bottle. #vinegeek on Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/GzsWs9M50z/ I came across this story last week and my head almost exploded. It represents the convergence of three of my favorite things. If by some miracle it had been Mourvèdre instead of Cab, I really would have lost my mind. Wine + Austin (Alamo Drafthouse is one of the things I love best [...] I originally declared 2010 to be the Year of Mourvèdre, but my love of the grape knows no bounds, calendrical or otherwise. Here in 2012, the posts don’t come as often as they used to, but in honor of my recent business trip to Spain, here’s a review of my new favorite Monastrell (the Spanish [...] February 6th, 2012 | Tags: #MourvedreMonday, Jumilla, Monastrell | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes | 
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Château Blanc
White Castle is testing wine in one of it’s locations in Lafayette, Indiana. WSJ.com has an entertaining write-up.
“I find that people who know wine will choose the Moscato.”