What’s The Point In Writing Wine Reviews?
I have a confession to make. While I’m no longer in the retail game, I spent over 7 years in it working as a grocery store wine steward and an associate at a major wine retailer. In that time working the floor and talking to thousands upon thousands of customers, I never once had a customer ask me for a wine they saw reviewed on a blog. Not once. Oh I’ve had numerous people come…
60 Second Whiskey Review — Game of Thrones Cardhu
A few quick thoughts on Diageo’s Game of Thrones Limited Edition Cardhu representing the House Targaryen. The Geekery The House Targaryen Cardhu is the latest release in Diageo’s Game of Throne Scotches. The first release was the Johnnie Walker “White Walker” that came out this past October. In my review here on the White Walker, I talk about this series as well as some geekery about Cardhu. The Whiskey High intensity nose. It smells like…
Viva La Vida New Zealand — The Coldplay of the wine world?
At a recent panel on New Zealand wine held in London, Richard Siddle, a long time editor of several UK wine business publications, called the Land of the Long White Cloud “The Coldplay of the wine world”. Ouch. Ostensibly, it was meant to be a compliment with Siddle noting that Kiwi wines are “consistent, popular and in everyone’s collection”. But liking a country’s wines to a band that has just as much ink devoted to…
60 Second Wine Review — Cavit Lunetta Prosecco
A few quick thoughts on the Cavit Lunetta Prosecco. The Geekery Based in Trentino region north of the Veneto, Cavit is a consortium of 10 co-operative wineries with over 4500 growers. It is one of the largest wineries in the world, selling around 65 million bottles of wine a year. To put that number into perspective, the entire state of Oregon sold around 3.4 million cases (40.8 million bottles) in 2016. Cavit was first introduced…