Posted in tasting wine, wine, tagged Ridge, Wine & Spirits, Mazzoni Home Ranch, Zinfandel, Ridge ATP on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
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Maybe it’s because I had an excellent yoga class earlier tonight, but I’m suddenly in a mood to recalibrate a few things in my life. Starting with my palate. Although that’s more of a work excuse than anything else. After a long break from tasting wine at Wine & Spirits, I’m about to start regular [...]
Posted in tasting wine, wine and technology, tagged John Lancaster, New Yorker perfume article, New Yorker Style Issue, sensory experiences on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Following my recent post touching ever so briefly on the sensory experience of perfume and wine, I wanted to share John Lancaster’s excellent article from the New Yorker’s March 10 Style Issue. Maybe it’s already made the rounds, but since the New Yorker is something I have a hard time keeping up with, and since [...]
Posted in italy, tasting wine, travel, wine events, tagged 2003 vintage, Anteprima, Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano on February 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I guess one advantage to jet-lag is waking up early. At least when you want to be productive. Here it is, 6.30 am in New York and I don’t even have to be at work until 9.30. And for a prosecco tasting at that. So who’s got some breakfast/coffee place recommendations out here? None of [...]
