http://www.pinotnoir.com/wine_talk Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:29:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The French have been selling wine for hundreds of years. After that long, they have gotten very good at it. I have only been buying wine for 40 years, but I have learned a few things, too. Doug Tunnell and I were out on The Deschutes River last summer. One of ... http://www.pinotnoir.com/wine_talk/archives/8 My email reminded me today that another campaign for another miracle vintage has just begun. This time it is 2006 Burgundy, and I am still tired and broke from the 2005 assault. My own affliction is Pinot Noir, both from France and the new world. There are other habits that ... http://www.pinotnoir.com/wine_talk/archives/7 "Reading through my wine notes, I do not find some perfectly written scored analysis of wines consumed, but instead, a journal of where I was and with whom I shared the wine..." While I am as much as a palate geek as the rest of those who purchase a bottle of ... http://www.pinotnoir.com/wine_talk/archives/6 Look for wine merchants interested in what you like rather than what is on special this week. There is real fun in taking home a mixed case from different regions and discovering your palate. Take notes on what you like and why and then, when you go back, ... http://www.pinotnoir.com/wine_talk/archives/4 2004 Francis Tannahill Jack White I'm not even sure where to begin with this wine. It's one of Oregon's rarest (only 37 cases were made) and most difficult-to-find wines (who would be crazy enough to try and sell it?) to locate. So I guess I'll start at the beginning. Several years ... http://www.pinotnoir.com/wine_talk/archives/5 Much of the pleasure lies in the wine shops themselves. Each has its own personality. One might be sleek and high profile with the hottest new wine bar in town while another is a rabbit warren with cases stacked everywhere. One shop might be on Madison Avenue ... http://www.pinotnoir.com/wine_talk/archives/3 For me, my cellar is a bit of a retreat where I can not only enjoy a glass or two but think about a problem at hand or not think at all! To that end, in planning your cellar, have a place for glassware as well as a small ... http://www.pinotnoir.com/wine_talk/archives/1