🇺🇸 🍷 Wow. It's Saturday night and I'm enjoying iconic 2017 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cépages (94 pts, $130) from Sonoma tonight. Part of LCBO VINTAGES Cellar Collection & available in stores now. Full review: https://rebrand.ly/wa1puna
Normally by this time of the year I’m settling into a nice groove of light reds. But this fall we’ve seen a wild swing of temperatures, with some days a crisp 50 and other days hitting 80 (even in the end of October). And it always seems to be raining too. So, I’ve been reaching for almost every type of wine—all styles, and from all over the world too.
Rosé
• Alma Negra Brut Nature Rosé:…
La industria del vino es una de las más golpeadas por el cambio climático. Las alteraciones impredecibles de las condiciones climáticas transforman el equilibrio químico de las uvas y la calidad del vino.
En la provincia de Mendoza, corazón de la vitivinicultura argentina, científicos/as estudian la diversidad genética de las uvas, los efectos de la radiación UV y las enigmáticas interacciones entre plantas, suelo y factores ambientales para sí ayudar en la adaptación al cambio climático y la conservación de loa sabores tradicionales de esta bebida.
Lo cuento en mi reportaje en Agencia SINC (España)
An animatic where I imagine my OC Beelzebub is a wine snob
(Based on a family in-joke about my uncle)
(Audio is stock SFX plus commissioned voice acting by unrepentantauthor !)
🇺🇸 🍷 TGIF! Enjoying this excellent 2017 Rodney Strong Symmetry (93 pts, $75) from Sonoma County tonight. This Cabernet Sauvignon blend arrived in LCBO VINTAGES last month. Highly recommended buy! Full review: https://rebrand.ly/7i8gye6
Hablando de Ordenes Franciscanas en Italia (Roma) o los Recuerdos Coloniales de mis Castillos de Calatrava y Santiago aquí en Lima (Perú) a alguien no se le antoja un poco de Queso Parmesano, Jamón, Aceitunas y un Buen Vino?
Tu que dices Ana Dama? tu eres la especialista de esta delicadez! Que proponen mis Amores? a por ellas! espero sugerencias hablamos! 15/08/23
So I’ve been influenced into trying CdD wine by Pedro and your good self hehe. I didn’t realise it was available here in the UK! Seems like it’s a supermarket staple. Could you tell me what’s the better variety: Carmenere(which I’ve seen you’ve bought) or Malbec? I’m not usually a wine drinker (more of a spirits one) so don’t know much wine! The last red wine I enjoyed was a Malbec but I don’t know if it’s supposed to be “good” you know 😅😅 Sorry for such a cheeky request! Thank you!
That’s awesome you are trying something new! Malbec tastes a little more raisiny to me, and the Carmenere is more mild, but they’re pretty similar. I have a bias for Chilean wines so if they have Carmenere, I get that. If no Carmenere, I get Malbec (Argentinean). If neither, I don’t buy it. Cabernet Sauvignon is awful to me 🤢And I can never finish a bottle, it’s too strong in taste for me. So I usually have a glass with my meal and then make kalimotxo with the rest of the bottle. I also decant for at least 30 minutes before I drink it.
Enjoy experimenting and if all else fails, kalimotxo or sangria that shit! 😅Or bring it to just under boiling with a few cinnamon sticks and drink it warm. Mmmm.
Hitting the road this summer? You can also just sit in your backyard and travel through your glass. Here are some wines from less-travelled US wine paths.
VirginiaMountain & Vine Screaming Hawk 2021 Meritage: With the grapes (50% Petit Verdot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 10% Malbec) you’d think would be really heavy but it’s not. Just sweet blackberry a bit of black slate with…