Posts belonging to Category Rose



Outta Nowhere! Four Game Changing Wines

lin jordan WEB wine grapes value value value u20 tuscany sparkling sangiovese salta rose merlot malbec gamay bourdeaux beaujolais argentina This is NOT a post about JEREMY LIN. Isn’t he fun? Asian kid from Harvard? OK. Plays in the NBA? Wha? Has led his crummy Knicks team to 7 consecutive wins? No freakin way. But this is NOT a post about Jeremy Lin just so we can write about unlikely wines that turn out to be stars. Like Tom Waits. Who could have expected he would become a cultural icon. Do they love him in France? The piano has been drinking…
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A Grand Old Party of Second String Wines

GOP 16 oz WEB wine grapes value value value u20 rose pinot noir muscat moscato dasti malibu agoura gamay cotes de beaune chardonnay burgundy beaujolais Politics and wine do not go together. Like discussing religious views with dinner guests. Unless everybody agrees. We know there are those who will disagree with characterizing the set of wines below as second and third string, less than top rung, much like the current GOP field of candidates. The wines reviewed in this post show all the shortcomings of a Cain, Perry or Santorum; as forgettable as Pawlenty; and as phony as Gingrich. (more…)

BEST Fourth of July Parties…Wine, Wimmen, Snoozing in the Sun

poolpartyJul2011WEB wine grapes verdejo value value value u20 rose paso robles muscadet malvasia bianca lujan de cuyo la culture loire valley gamay chardonnay cabernet sauvignon cabernet franc beaujolais argentina Three gloriously HOT days. Any wine sipping foo gonna hit the party party party circuit. NowhatImsayin? We did. IGTY had the best babes and the most relaxed scene. But when it came to wine the Krisses ruled the roost at Papa Fred’s Shack. The wines ranged from Northern Italy’s Alto Adige (Lagrein) to two Paso Robles’ Wild Horse whites to several Ros√©s that created a stir. The wine tasters also ranged widely. Necromancer, prodigy, novotiate, tenderfoot, shellback, bashful and laconic. Toss in a garrulous minx and there is the perfect 4th of July bash. Read what they had to say about the wines that washed across their wanting palates. (more…)

LA’s BEST All Day Party – the Playboy Jazz Festival

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San Francisco Jazz Collective at the Bowl

Another year another day eating delectables from Joan’s On Third, drinking excellent wines (Margerum Klickitat Pinot Gris, 7 Hearts Pinot Noir and Rousanne, Huet Sparkling Vouvray and a perfect Provencal Ros√©) and listening to a superb lineup of contemporary and classic jazz musicians. Just like the world of wine…the world of this music festival in the Hollywood Bowl has changed for the better. (more…)

Summertime wines…where’s the heat?

renomural2WEB wine grapes vermentino value value value southern italy russian river valley rose pinot noir piemonte northern italy lodi barolo The weather has been fussier than a sommelier looking at a bottle of Two Buck Chuck a customer brought in. 90 degrees this week; 60 the next. Perfect Spring weather in the mid-70s last week then drizzling today. Late Spring should be when you put together Ros√©s and bright acidic fun White wines for the long hot summer haul just around the corner. But no. Make the most of every day. This is the perfect time to clear out the wine reviews that have not been transferred to the blogosphere. The odd lot wines for an odd lot late Spring include some pink wines from late last summer to get us all in the mood. (more…)