Category: FeaturedI was reading the message board at Wine Berserkers today and came across a thread that was discussing people’s wine epiphanies. I’ve always loved this subject so I began eagerly typing out my answer but as it grew in length I realized that this would be better off as a blog post, so here it [...]
For those that do not know Lapierre makes a sulfur and non-sulfur version of their Morgan (maybe other cuvees too?). I bought a bottle of each and was interested in trying them side by side. When I first opened them they both had reduction with The “N” (non-sulfur) version having more but the “S” version [...]
I think it is fair to say that the most passionate group of wine geeks are Burgundy Geeks. Given this enthusiasm, it is no surprise that the annual La Paulee celebration hosted and produced by Daniel Johnnes is one of the most anticipated wine events every year in this country. Even months before the event, [...]
My eldest son is about to turn two years old. He is a beautiful, intelligent, energetic little tyke. He loves to run around, and often mimics things that he sees me do. For instance, he saw me hammering nails into a wall to hang a few frames. Moments later, he had a plastic toy hammer and [...]
Just finished placing everything into barrel including Le Chambertin, the vineyard that closes out each harvest for us. It is always a time of having mixed feelings for me personally. You go from looking at the bare vines to getting excited about the developing grapes, and veraison strikes. The maturity of the grapes increases and [...]
Welcome to the inagural post of What Would Parker Do? or for short… WWPD? We’ll explore a slightly different world of wine that hopefully you’re enjoy, basically What would Parker NOT do. Remember how your parents always told you to not play with your food? Well in this space, I’m going to play with my [...]
While at dinner over the weekend with friends I brought a bottle of 2000 Andrew Will Sorella. This is Andrew Will’s flagship wine; Bordeaux blend that has garnering much press over the years and deservedly so. What makes this wine so special? Chris Camarda. As owner and winemaker, he has been continuously putting together amazing [...]
As a fan of blind tasting, I was intrigued when I stumbled across a television program promising not only a weekly exploration of a particular varietal from a specified geographic area but accompanying that overview with not one, but two blind tastings. The program is called VINE TALK (the caps are theirs, not mine) and [...]
A true wine geek goes through the following spiritual stages: