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May 2008
A Sit Down with Paul Hobbs
Posted: 10:00 AM ET, May 22, 2008
I sat down earlier this week with Paul Hobbs, the California-based winemaker whose eponymous California wines rate highly with my colleague James Laube. Hobbs is a busy man, as he works both sides of the equator.
Hobbs has found a second home in South America, where he wears many different hats: He consults with a number of Chilean wineries, including Viña San Pedro, Odfjell and MontGras, and while in Argentina he works with Bodega del Desierto in Patagonia and the newly created Finca Las Divas in Mendoza. Read more
Clay Pots and Terroir
Posted: 03:28 AM ET, May 19, 2008
I’ve been checking in with winemakers in the regions of the Southern Hemisphere that I cover (Chile, Argentina and South Africa) as their harvest is wrapping up, as I want to get an early read on potential quality for the 2008 vintage. I’ll file individual reports on each of these regions in the next week or so. Read more
A Sit Down with Ignacio Recabarren
Posted: 02:16 PM ET, May 14, 2008
I sat down earlier this week with Ignacio Recabarren, one of Chile’s leading winemakers, to get caught up on his latest Carmín de Peumo project, a red wine made primarily from the Carmenère grape. After making a name for himself producing the Domus Aurea Cabernet at Viña Quebrada de Macul, Recabarren found a home working for Concha y Toro, where he’s been in charge of their high-end Terrunyo line since the '97 vintage. Read more
Do Real Men Drink Rosés?
Posted: 09:30 AM ET, May 12, 2008
It seems to be cold and rainy more often than not these days, even though the calendar says it’s spring. Luckily we were given a true spring-like day this weekend, which allowed us to have our first alfresco lunch of the season.
As Nancy and I sat on the back deck with some grilled jalapeño shrimp on a bed of arugula, the meal and setting called for one thing: rosé. Read more
Should I Drain My Swamp Of Winespeak?
Posted: 10:48 AM ET, May 07, 2008
A recent article about the influence and manipulation of wine consumers was brought to my attention, as apparently one of my tasting notes was printed in it.
The article claimed (among other things) that wine consumers are faced with “an impenetrable swamp of winespeak” before quoting the following note, penned by yours truly:
“Dark and rich, with lots of fig bread, mocha, ganache, prune and loam notes. Read more
Introducing Domaine Philippe & Vincent Jaboulet
Posted: 02:26 PM ET, May 02, 2008
In the two short years I've been writing this blog, I’ve introduced a handful of new domaines, including Domaine La Barroche in Châteauneuf, Domaine des Martinelles in Crozes-Hermitage and Domaine du Coulet in Cornas, among others.
Today I sat down with the father-and-son team of Philippe and Vincent Jaboulet, who have just released the debut wines from their eponymous domaine. Read more
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