“These are fresh, casual wines that are ideal for warm weather. We like them lightly chilled to about 55 degrees.” —
-Franck Duboeuf of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf (so yes, THAT Duboeuf) on how the French enjoy Beaujolais.
This is mainly for my friends who think I’m crazy for popping bottles of Beaujolais in the fridge. (We’re talking Beaujolais, here, not Beaujolais Nouveau - there’s a difference.)
Anyway, try it.
I would use the hell out of this.
(Source: i-have-heart)
I one day aspire to this kind of forethought and organization with booze.
Ridiculously awesome wine glass chandelier via inhabitat.
Oh, this is magical. I need a bike.
wine rack for a bike. not a bad idea. Link here.
I’m in love with this photo and everything it represents.
Also, I really miss the east coast right now.
Racking my first barrel of wine, Leonardo, NJ, February 2010.
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False Matrices.
Strange things are afoot at the Nimbus K.
This is basically the only thing that could justify my middle school crush on the guy.
Now that I think about it, it’s about the only thing that could justify ANY of my middle school crushes.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lev9jcb0EM1qzx683o1_500.jpg)
False Matrices.
Strange things are afoot at the Nimbus K.
This is basically the only thing that could justify my middle school crush on the guy.
Now that I think about it, it’s about the only thing that could justify ANY of my middle school crushes.
Maybe The Best Article On Wine Ever Written [source: GAWKER] -
My favorite wine article ever, entitled “Wine Companies Have Some Wine That You Broke Dumb Kids Will Love.”
Incredibly proud as it is totally based on an article in which I was interviewed and quoted (talking about how wine companies don’t understand young drinkers). Apparently I dodged the Gawker bullet.
Preaching to the choir.
Hatch Design, the people behind the Jaqk Wine Cellars.
Like I needed another reason to drink wine, love Etsy, and force people to call me “Riker.”
Star Trek wine glasses hand painted by ImpulsiveCreativity on Etsy
(via fuckyeahwine)
Give me a break. Now.
Do want.
Wine tags by San Diego-based REDSTAR ink available on their site and on Etsy.
The first post in a series intended for people who don’t really care about all this.
TERROIR: a french word meaning “of the land” commonly used to describe a sense of place in a wine.
You’ve heard the word before: terroir. Or maybe you haven’t. Who cares? It’s a term commonly bandied about by the douchefolk that introduce themselves as “wine aficionados” as well as by people who are not douches but sometimes sound like they are.
Since the definition above is pretty useless, in order to understand terroir think about dialects for a minute. When you hear someone speaking with an accent, you can immediately tell where they are from just by listening to them - assuming you’re familiar with the accent.
If someone were to say the word “yard” and it sounded like “yaaaahhhhhd,” you’d know that person was probably from around Boston. Lots of people that are from Boston have a similar accent, so if you know what it sounds like, you can identify those folks and call their fair city “Beantown” and repeat the phrase “Haaaaahvaaaaahd Yaaaaahhhhd” over and over until they leave your immediate vicinity. Or punch you. Depends on which part of Boston they’re from.
Anyway, it’s the same with wine. Basically. Terroir is like an accent wines carry with them that tells you where they are from. Much like people and dialects, terroir is developed during the growth stage of life. Certain conditions in the weather, soil and climate of a place will impart similar characteristics in the scents and tastes of wines from a region. For example, red wines grown in the Paso Robles region of CA are known for being very bold and almost always smelling a little like violets. (True story.)
So the next time you hear or read someone discussing terroir in a wine, make a quick mental reference to the Jersey Shore and there you have your “sense of place.”
Or don’t. I don’t care.
Despite a protracted publishing break, the Alt+Wine love for the infamous Vampire V. at WickedWinesOnline.com is eternal so we’re back to recount his latest exploits.
He’s gone a little merch-heavy on this one, including only 3 bottles of his second favorite beverage. However he is including a bunch of branded glasses, stickers, and my personal favorite: VAMPIRE DELIVERY. All this for only $149.95
Unfortunately, he’s stopped writing about his romantic and timeless exploits in the product description section, so we’ll just have to fill in the blanks ourselves.
One day I’ll order one of his eternally delightful packages. Until then, however, I’ll be admiring the mysterious V. and his marketing acumen from afar.