Wine Reviews for Lovers of Japanese Verse
November 20, 2010
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Posted by Bacchus
Santa Rita Hills fog
The Wine Bored continues to search for more satisfying wine reviews. Flowery notes that reference obscure exotic fruit make us squirm or giggle. Even worse are reviews that elevate elevator music. Makes us want to drink vodka. But we love wine, still find it pretty fascinating. We love the new ‘Bu winemaking crew. If only we could come up with a new language for discussing wine. We float a couple ideas below.
2003 Babcock Cargasacchi Pinot Noir $32 (on release): Tasted numerous times over five years. I think we know this wine pretty well. 13.6%
Years hidden in fog.
More tease than right wing party.
Pinot triumphant.
1977 Grahams Port ~$190: Last bottle from mixed case of same vintage. 20%
Forgotten icon.
Can still be had for a song.
Elvis Sinatra…
The haiku form is difficult to attempt much less master, but it is also so much fun to try. 
We feel the promise is there for a new and immediately more satisfying wine review form. I cannot think of any reason not to try why limericks or sonnets as well.
How about less structured reviews? Scatalogical. Bukowski, Ornette Coleman. Improvised…although nothing really ever is. In the vernacular 
of the modern era…spoken word. Here we go.
2006 Thomas Dundee Hills Pinot Noir $50: Not sure what to make of this. Like when somebody pops out of their car after hanging up their handicap sticker and the only handicap you can imagine they have is thirds on dessert. Are we offended? Do we care? Does it matter? 13.6%
2009 Malibu Sanity Chardonnay $32: Our favorite winemaker Jim Moore liked this wine comparing it to lemon chiffon. tBoWkowski sez…I was thinking of the Parisian Room on Pico and Western. It’s a post office now but it used to be a locals only scene for sisters and brothers. Joe Tex played his last healthy LA gig there returning 90 days later on his deathbed. Show me a wine that’s got a good maker…show me! 14.6%
Categories: Chardonnay, Malibu Coast, Pinot Noir, Port, Santa Rita Hills, Wine Grapes
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Tags: 1977 Grahams Port, 2003 Babcock Cargasacchi Pinot Noir, 2006 Thomas Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, 2009 Malibu Sanity Chardonnay, Joe Tex Show Me
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Brilliant!!!!
Wine. Scant glimpse of connection to earth and sky dissolves like wife’s logic.
Wine scant glimpse of earth
and sky connected dissolves
like Kim Jong Il logic
North Korean despot stands in for wife…not too much of a stretch, yes?
Wine Sage,
Please tell us about wines from other parts of the world like Turkey, Greece, and Portugal. I am living away and can sometimes access these wines, but not those I am miss like Rhone Valley blends and luscious California Cabs.
I shall do this my friend. These wines are harder to encounter here than abroad. There is a wine enoteca in Santa Monica tat sometimes features an array out of their extensive “Enomatic” machine. Perhaps we might visit when you are in town.
http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/cabernet-sauvignon/newish-tasting-bar-in-santa-monica-pourtal-report-167
Here is the link to my post on Pourtal in Santa Monica. Quite a few “worldly” wines. Hurry!!
Chicken soup is what Ron in Saudi Arabia misses most, though he won’t admit it. He always was an intemperate boy. Had to take his temperature regular-like! But you really ought to take him out for one of those fruity Kool Aid wines that you like to share. Yeah, Bacchus, you’re really a “Kool” guy.
His health is remarkably kool including mental. Of course, he has an edge there. I always liked the way you sang “can’t get enough of the sugar crisp”. Bet your booties granny.
i think iambic pentameter may be a superior choice for you.
sonnets don’t work in haiku, so you’re compelled to be sharply clever–it’s unbecoming. and why don’t you stick to wines less than 20 bucks!!!!
you’re a deviate even on your wine forum.
[posted by tBoW on behalf of Mr. Ruxin] Your site caught me eye and ear. Wine people are usually so boring… when I have a taste of the grape, I prefer to talk about issues and ideas, and it seems the finer the wine the more right wing the opinions.
What a dilemma!
Who are you? The haikus aren’t very good, but at least you know what they are.
How’s this?”
Sarah Palin sucks dead rats
like ancient ideas,
Bacchus pursues beauty, understanding.
Dilemma indeed! The whole nation is tilting right. Wine people can be exceedingly boring as can wine blogging. Check recent post on Minute from the Wine Bored as I plumb the depths of my wine-ui. As to your other comments…the meter in your admirable and entertaining haiku is inverted 7-5-7. Please study my own weak efforts for correct syllabic cont. Or you could try the Bukowski/Coleman style also attempted in the same post inspired by a Yelp comment that conjured the Craigslist erotic personals as a simile for a certain Rioja.
In the least you should read my post about yourself! xoxo
http://thebestofwines.com/wine-regions/loire-valley/village-wine-of-brentwood-best-online-wine-merchant-you-never-heard-of-1302
Palin in oh-twelve
Sip some tea for her suck-cess
As puff of vapor
Palin in oh-twelve
The Republicans’ wet dream
and Democrats’ too.
I like yours better than mine!