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August 2007
Rodenstock Replies
Posted: 04:18 PM ET, August 30, 2007
I have been thinking about the article in the New Yorker dated Sept. 3, 2007, that I mentioned in my previous blog post. (It was also discussed by Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Read more
The Mystery of "Jefferson's" Wines
Posted: 05:51 PM ET, August 28, 2007
I just read an article in the New Yorker magazine, dated September 3, 2007, about the famous Thomas Jefferson bottles and American tycoon Bill Koch’s million-dollar battle to find out if they are authentic or not. Read more
Rush and Barbera
Posted: 04:02 PM ET, August 27, 2007
Have you heard the new Rush album, Snakes & Arrows? I have been listening to it during my tastings of 2005 Barberas. Maybe it's just the quality of many of the fruity, juicy 2005 Barberas, but I think the album is awesome. It harks back to some of the first great albums from the famous Canadian rock band, and I am very happy for my friends Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, who are big time wine lovers that I like to hang with. Read more
Beautiful Grapes
Posted: 05:59 AM ET, August 21, 2007
I was checking my e-mail and drinking a cup of coffee at home this morning and guess who dropped by to leave some samples? Aldo and Franco Conterno. I am sure you know, but Aldo is one of the masters of Barolo at his winery, Aldo Conterno. He had gone to a friend’s birthday last night that was near me in Tuscany, and he decided to drop the samples off at the last minute. Read more
Thinking About White Burgundies
Posted: 02:08 PM ET, August 17, 2007
I had a number of interesting white Burgundies in Hong Kong that I was thinking about today, which made me think about white Burgs in general. Hong Kong’s real wine connoisseurs like all the big names in white Burgundies, but they seem to have a particular affinity for Domaine Leflaive. Read more
Bad Bottles Deserve Bad Scores?
Posted: 06:01 AM ET, August 14, 2007
I had a bottle of 1888 L’Evangile last night with wine merchants Thomas Bohrer of Habanos Holding and Eric Desgouttes of Watson's, at a small hipster wine bar called Bar Aedes, where a lot of the wine and restaurant trade hang out. Unfortunately, the wine was absolutely disgusting. Read more
Gambling Decanters
Posted: 07:11 AM ET, August 13, 2007
The odds can be difficult in getting it perfect in decanting wines, especially with very old and rare ones. It was more than evident this weekend when I went to Macao with some friends and we brought some magnums in our suitcases to go with our tempura dinner at Crown Casino. Read more
Blind Attraction for Jayer
Posted: 11:22 AM ET, August 10, 2007
I went to dinner last night at a friend’s house in Hong Kong and, to my chagrin, he decided to serve all the wines blind. I came close on identifying many of them. And a few I got completely right, like the 1990 Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réservé and 1970 Quinta do Noval. Read more
Gastronomic Time Machine in Macao
Posted: 12:57 PM ET, August 09, 2007
I went with some friends yesterday to Macao, to check out how it's changed from a sleepy colonial town of Portugal to the new global powerhouse in gambling. Earlier this year, Macao's gambling revenues surpassed those in Las Vegas. We are talking about billions of dollars. Read more
Ornellaia and a Fireplace Full of Wine
Posted: 01:24 PM ET, August 03, 2007
I have a fireplace in my kitchen in Tuscany that I can use in the winter for cooking, but during the summer it becomes my “resting ground” for thoroughly-enjoyed bottles served during various dinner at my place. The fireplace is full. Perhaps I am overdoing it this summer, or maybe I am simply drinking a lot of great wines with good friends? It’s probably a little bit of both!
Anyway, I am looking at a bottle of 1997 Ornellaia that I drank a few weeks ago during an outdoor dinner in my courtyard, and it was one of the best bottles all year for me. Read more
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