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Sunshine and I were looking for a wine for her to take to a âgirlâs nightâ party. While looking, I stumbled across a new variety of Mad Dog. I didnât know they made a Dragonfruit version. So the next full moon, Iâm going to re-live my youth & this dog is going to bark!!
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Frico Frizzante. Low ABV - 10 %. Can is 250 mil.
Iâd just poured out my second wee bottle of Prosecco - itâd gone bad. Dark color, no fizz. Grrrr. Down the drain.
So this was in the fridge. Nice and cold. I paired it with ⊠itâs 5:00 pm. I nibbled on some cheese and ate a couple of olives out of the jar in the refrigerator door.
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Nice to have around when you donât want to commit to a bottle. I believe this is the one that Bar Mezzana (Boston) uses in their brunch Bellini.
It was sold out for the longest time in the one wine store that carried it here.
Lyrical, a homemade Rhone blend from 2004, the first wine I liked enough to share with friends who liked it!). Over the years, Iâve made Rhone-ish blends from Syrah, Grenache, and Morvedre. Lyrical, named after French Lirac from southern France, is a blend of the leftovers, about 30% of each varietal. After 20 years and an airing off of bottle stink, it shows chocolate and butterscotch, and a little bit of spice box. Mostly faded though, but what ever, itâs the last bottle, and I fucking made it.
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Another oldie of my own, a 2006 zinfandel from the Shenandoah Valley (Sierra foothills of California, Wilderotter Vineyard). My long-time supplier had these from the time I started winemaking in 1997 (first Zin in 1998). The ownership of the supplier changed in 2021, and they donât have it anymore. This lasted very well. There was lots of black fruit and something rustic that I canât pin down. The wine was darker than what you see in the photo.
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Marques de Murrieta Rioja Alta, Chateaux Latour 1990, Chateaux DâYquem1988 and âOld Fashionâ using Weller Antique 107 Kentucky Bourbon.
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Weâre guessing you long ago stashed a case of the 2000.
Ha! Ha! I wish!
Magnum opened for Christmas dinner. Getting the hard capsule off was a chore, but fortunately opened well in advance of dinner guests.
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I am enjoying a Ken Wright PN, and my wife is enjoying a Sokol Blosser PN rose. I believe they are from the same side of the same hill. There are many similarities. However, the rose has a pronounced apple note. It is present in the regular PN but much more subtle. Two delightful wines.
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I love that Pinot Noir. One of my favorites!
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I went to my favorite liquor store today, Specâs, and picked up a variety of Ken Wrights, Sokol Blossers, and Patricia Greens. Ribbon Ridge and the descending hillside on its east produce more of my favorites than any other area.
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Arbor Robertâs is known for their syrahs but they make a really nice Zinfandel as well, dark fruits but delicate, not jammy/over extracted like a lot of zins.
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An old colleague and friend of mine told me he really likes Lambrusco, much to the dismay of his spouse. So I tried this one (note: I really like their sparkling white). Tastes like dry, fizzy Manischewitz. lol. I did finish it.
Friskies might be a good accompaniment.
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When I was very young, we lived in Italy a bit, and the locals had a very dark still wine they called Lambrusco. Cut with water for children, I liked it. Years later, back in the states, I tried a bottle of Lambrusco and nearly horked. Yipes!
Iâm trying to remember Cold Duck and if itâs similar âŠ
Cold Duck was not quite as sweet and had sharper bubbles as I unfortunately recall.
