All Posts from July, 2011

Des Doktors Riesling-Experimente: Bürklin’s Fass 23

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Das altehrwürdige Weingut Dr. Bürklin Wolf in Wachenheim ist schon länger für seine Vorreiterrolle im biodynamischen Weinbau bekannt und zeichnet sich immer wieder durch seinen Visionärsgeist aus. Deswegen verwundert es nicht, dass es immer wieder zu vinologischen Experimenten bereit ist. Und wer zum Beispiel auf einer Flasche Ruppertsberger Hoheburg PC den kleingedruckten Zusatz “Fass 23” auf dem Etikett findet, der hält ein solches Experiment in den Händen. Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: Germany,Pfalz

2009 Moulin à Vent, Domaine des Terres Dorées, JP Brun

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With the French 2009 vintage, most of the attention was attracted to Bordeaux with another so-called vintage of the century, leaving other, less expensive and definitely less pretentious regions without the focus they might have deserved.

Among these regions, the Beaujolais, ill-reputed for its annual market flooding with Beaujolais Nouveau, came up with a picture-perfect harvest that is according to many, truly worthy of the hackneyed title vintage of the century (check this report for example). Read the rest of this entry »

Funky Labels: Wild Thing Riesling, Rheingau

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Wild Thing, you make my heart sing. But this one is definitely also one for the eye. Winemaker Anthony Hammond, who is a buyer of grapes in Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau, has always shown a weakness for original and catchy packaging. Just check his online-shop. Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: Germany,Rheingau

2005 Primeur bargains – what have they become? a look at Maucaillou, Pedesclaux and D’Aurilhac

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Now with all the fuss of an ultra-slow “campaign” the 2010 Bordeaux Primeurs prices are finally all out and as everyone expected, they’e shockingly high and for most of the Châteaux’ they even top the already über-expensive 2009 vintage.

And of course, how else could it be, 2010 is announced as another so called vintage of the century, and will be cited in the same breath as 2000, 2005 and 2009. Now it is clear that after having blustered about the prices, every true wine lover is at least tempted to participate in such a perfect vintage he reads so many fabulous things about.

But unless you’re a millionaire you’ll try to plot the perfect plan for maximizing your investment (meaning in terms of pleasure for your palate). And the adage that naturally comes to one’s mind is ” in great vintages, buy the lesser Chateaux’ “.

And in order to shed some light on this strategy, I took a look at the current state of 3 smaller-priced estates’ 2005 vintage ( “…of the century”). In fact, as within the current 2010 campaign, there were also in 2005 many Châteaux selling their wines at a great discount compared to the big names and I bought a few of these  hoping to get some of the 2005 bling for little bucks. Now, 6 years later, I am curious on how this strategy worked out and what I actually got for my bucks. The outcome might give an indication of what to expect from equally offered bargains of 2010 and who knows, maybe some more interesting conclusions can be made? Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: Bordeaux,France

Gyoza and Sake Evening

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I proudly present to you: the first bottle of Sake I ever bought! A Honjozo Sake by the Urakasumi Sake brewery in Myagi, made of Manamusume rice polished to a remaining 65% of its size, and displaying 15% of alcohol. Got it? Read the rest of this entry »

Categories: Food

2001 Domaine du Trapadis “Harys”, Rasteau – Final Update

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It’s been 2 years since I last had a bottle of Harys by Domaine du Trapadis. My verdict back then was more than positive, calling it a wine with intense aromatics, good complexity and a long finish. My only small objection was that the still somewhat present tannins might require 2 to 3 years to soften.
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Categories: France,Rhône
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