Take The Time and Your Wine Will Shine
This thought started while watching the Food Network one day and realizing that most shows on this channel have not stimulated my senses in a while. Though it is a food channel, it rarely teaches me anything about cooking, it does not make me hungry, it does not make me want to go out to [...]
Ich liebe Riesling!
Ask any cork dork what they think of Riesling, and chances are you’re in for a very long, geeky, detailed conversation about Germany, New Zealand, BC, sugar and acidity levels, weinguts, gutsabfullung, trockenbeerenauslese (that’s fun to say, isn’t it?) and a whole assortment of words ending in “nenuhr”… All of which might not necessarily make sense to [...]
Monkey Moments
Wow, what a crazy month February was. And look, it’s mid March! When the rain is not pelting down, it’s actually light outside til almost 7:00! Hell, we will be talking about Rosé soon! The sun IS coming! I hear… A few Monkey Moments. First thing, I want to recognize the passing of Davey Jones of the [...]
WPIWF 2012. WTF?
It’s that time of year again. The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival starts Monday and the Monkeys can’t wait! This year’s theme country is Chile with the global focus being on Cabernet(s), both Sauvignon and Franc. 35 Chilean wineries pouring over 500 wines are the highlight but 14 other countries are also represented by another 146 [...]
A Bouquet of Rosso for Valentines Day
*Every Friday I pick a bottle from the wine list and open it for the staff. Here’s what we drank last week.* I love Rosso di Montalcino, when I’m buying. If you’re buying then it Brunello time. It’s not that I’m cheap it’s just that I’m a smart shopper…and a little cheap. Essentially Rosso di Montalcino is [...]
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