Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Scott MANLIN Post Time: 03-11-2008 at 05:16 PM

Our wine critic lets his thoughts wander.

Thus far the vintage is…well…what it is. I appreciate and try to follow the approach communicated to me once that it is useless to complain about the heat, the rain, the whatever of a particular year. Whatever it is is what makes 2005 2005, or the 2000s so memorable (for ...

Last night whilst at an events at my wife's work - a chocolate evening I was left wondering - what to drink with chocolate. It's something that comes in so many guises - let's for a minute forget white chocolate which is completely lacking in any cocoa solids - yet ...

When it comes to eating, as with many other aspects of human behavior, we are driven by two conflicting urges: neophobia versus neophilia . Neophobia is a fear of that which is new. When it comes to food, people who are dominated by neophobia tend to stick to a handful ...

Watching Beirut Die War is hell. You must read Anthony Bourdain’s piece in Salon about his days as a refugee (OK, displaced person). He talks about his glimpses of a modern Beirut reborn and the shit that hit the fan. Somewhere, Don DeLillo is proud.

Forum: Social Hall Posted By: Stephen Gelber Post Time: 03-20-2007 at 12:50 AM

Just wanted to write a quick note to say that I don’t have time to write a quick note. In the middle of crush. Everything is going quite well. We will be bringing in the rest of the Chardonnay today. Very optimistic about the quality and reserving judgment on the ...

Marguerite BarrettContributing Writer I'm not embarrassed to admit that I shop for wines by label as much as, if not more than, I do by grape, country, or winery.   Particularly when I'm looking for new wines.   A few weeks ago I was in a wine shop wandering the aisles ...

While only one wine is sulfured, all the reds are pressed and we are getting a good picture of the 2007 vintage. I noted in the first Vintage Musings that low winter and spring rainfall totals led to early season water stress, something known to positively influence quality. Additionally, the relatively cool year...