Posted in Wine on May 28th, 2009
Ask an Insider is an interview series that talks to the people that make, serve, shake, sip, pump, pour, crush, distill, and bring life to this industry. (For other interviews in the series, click the Ask an Insider tag at the bottom) I realized the other day that the words “Australian wine” have not ventured […]
IPA, “Hoptical Illusion”, Bluepoint Brewing Company, Patchogue, New York (6.8% Alc) I’m feeling the hops. Like mad feeling the hops. I dream of immersing myself in a McDonalds Playland where the balls have been replaced with barrels are barrels of hops. And there must be some freak out there whose managed to stuff their pillows […]
Posted in Wine on May 20th, 2009
A huge explosion goes off. In a matter of minutes, countless barrels of wine are obliterated and left to soak into the floorboards. A covert group has attacked a winery to send the world a message. Whoa, wait…Is this the latest Jason Bourne movie? Did you say “winery”? Wine?! What the hell is going on? […]
Blanc de Blanc Sparkling, “Sofia”, Francis Ford Coppola Estate, 2007, Monterey County (12.6% abv) Michael My father went back, only this time with Luca Brasi. Within an hour, he had a signed release for a certified check of $1000. Kay Adams How did he do that? Michael My father made him an offer he couldn’t […]
Posted in Beer on May 9th, 2009
You want terroir in your beer? You want the taste of the earth from which it came from? Some will say that wine grapes are the true reflection of the land from which they came. And they’re right: a Meursault is never gonna taste like a Chardonnay from Sonoma. The soil is different, the weather […]
Old Ale, Theakston, Old Peculiar The Legend, Masham, North Yorkshire, UK (5.6% Alc abv) Brewed with Fuggle hops and from a long tradition, Theakston’s Old Peculier Ale “The Legend” is a little deceiving. It’s dark, squat brown bottle sits like a tank looking back at me. Its steely eyes watching my every move. The beer […]
