From the “No shit Sherlock” and “Where have you been?” department, comes a new report via the illustrious Decanter magazine, confirming something those of us that spend our days actually selling wine, knew about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago….that the era of $100 bottles from California is over, finito, finished, caput….no kidding? [...]
We made the Wine Spectator Top 100 this year thanks to Bob Shack from HB Wine Merchants. Rad Grapes represents a number of the brands that Bob imports and among those great wines are the biodynamicaly grown Domaine Bila-Haut wines from the Roussillon. The estate is owned by Michel Chapoutier, who is known as one of [...]
I just read a great post over at the Palate Press that explains the wine and sulfites story better than I ever could. The post is titled – Wine and Sulfites: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Check it out. You will get a much better understanding of the relationship between wine and sulfites. After [...]
Back home, relaxing and getting ready to watch the Jets vs. the Jaguars. It is a home game, but I am not there tailgating….that is rare. Beyond the fact that it was a busy week business wise, we had a family wedding this weekend. Since the girls were in the wedding party, we drove up to [...]