Monthly Archives: June 2012

Wines of the Week: June 25-July 1

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Bill Ward

Everyday: I suffer from a syndrome that I’ll call Reverse Label Bias. The symptoms: If a certain name, say Kermit Lynch’s, is on a wine’s back label, I have an incurable predilection toward it. The Domaine De Fontsainte Corbieres 2008 ($18) is my most recent … Continue reading →

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Wines of the Week: June 18-24

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Bill Ward

Everyday: Gascony has really got a hold on me. I’ll be writing about the crazy-good wines from Tariquet in the next few days, but my original seductress from that southwest France region was a pair of wines from Domaine D’Arton. The Yse Rosé is lovely and lively, … Continue reading →

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‘Tooned in

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Bill Ward

A couple of fun images I stumbled across on the Interwebs:            

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Avola at the tavola

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Bill Ward

For years now, I’ve been trying to figure out what might be the next malbec, the varietal that will gain great favor with the consumers who want an approachable, easy-drinking but not wimpy red wine. The same folks who turned merlot and … Continue reading →

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Jed Steele adapts, at his own pace

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Bill Ward

Come and listen to my story ’bout a man named Jed. Actually, aside from being tall and fit, Jed Steele bears virtually no resemblance to the subject of that verse, Jed Clampett of “The Beverly Hillbillies.” (And he doesn’t look nearly … Continue reading →

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Wines of the Week: June 11-17

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Bill Ward

Everyday: If anything cooler is happening in the wine world than the proliferation of tasty rosés from all over, I’d love to hear about it. But there’s still nothing quite like the sunny-day bliss of one from southern France. The Chateau de … Continue reading →

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Hello, old friend

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Bill Ward

Delving into wine is a journey, a wonderful livelong excursion for many of us. And while there are inevitably detours along the way, we tend to think we’re always moving forward. That means leaving behind some very enjoyable stops. But … Continue reading →

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Hoop dreams

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Bill Ward

It’s the most enjoyable wine-themed video I’ve seen in a while, and not just because it involves hula hoops. This young lady needs to be on one of those “America’s Got Talent” shows, I say.

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A great read: Steve Heimoff, ‘A Journey Along the Russian River’

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Bill Ward

When I first read Steve Heimoff’s “A Wine Journey Along the Russian River” a half-dozen years ago, I almost quit because he spent so much time at the outset talking about geology. The, er, fault, it turned out, was mine: I … Continue reading →

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Pinot envy

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Bill Ward

Summer sausage was on the menu in more ways than one last weekend when the boys gathered on the deck for Pinot Night. Amidst sharp ripostes about driver’s licenses’ listed weights and whether the wine or someone’s nose was corked, … Continue reading →

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