Wine Category: White
Type of Wine: Chardonnay
Producer: Rodney Strong
Vintage: 2004
Region: Sonoma, CA
Appellation: Chalk Hill
Alcohol: 13.8%
Average Price per Bottle: $22.00
After reviewing the Rodney Strong Sonoma Valley chardonnay recently, Michael and I decided to try another one of their chardonnays. This time, we picked the 2004 Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay. It’s a little pricier than the Sonoma Valley varietal, but I justified the cost by planning on keeping the
Archive for June, 2011
2004 Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay
by Shannon Cyr on June 29th, 2011 | California Wine, White Wine, Wine
Satan’s Whiskers
by Dennis Mayer on June 28th, 2011 | Cocktails, Martinis
Vermouth has lost a lot of its charm in the last 50 years or so of popular drinking. Today, it's used almost exclusively in the making of martinis and manhattans - with a short pour for the manhattan, and just a couple of dashes for the martini. In fact, so-called "sophisticated" drinkers will order their martinis "dry" (for just one dash), "extra dry" (for even less), or "bone-dry" (for no vermouth at all.)
This all confuses me, since a martini is supposed to be a cocktail, of which vermouth is a crucial (if not secondary) ingredient. I would think a sophisticated
This all confuses me, since a martini is supposed to be a cocktail, of which vermouth is a crucial (if not secondary) ingredient. I would think a sophisticated
Beer Review: Dos Equis, Amber
by J Frazzetta on June 27th, 2011 | Beer
Bottle/Tap: Bottle
An old standby, if I ever had one. At some point in your beer career, when you think Corona and lime can’t be beat, a friend hands you a bottle of Dos Equis and nothing tastes the same. I may not be the ‘Most Interesting Man Alive’, though I do bowl overhand, but a cold Dos with a lime is a wonderful thing.
My buddy brought over a 12-pack, I had tortilla chips and salsa ready; what more do you need? Pouring the beers in glasses I noted the reliable dark color coming through in my pint. Slicing a
An old standby, if I ever had one. At some point in your beer career, when you think Corona and lime can’t be beat, a friend hands you a bottle of Dos Equis and nothing tastes the same. I may not be the ‘Most Interesting Man Alive’, though I do bowl overhand, but a cold Dos with a lime is a wonderful thing.
My buddy brought over a 12-pack, I had tortilla chips and salsa ready; what more do you need? Pouring the beers in glasses I noted the reliable dark color coming through in my pint. Slicing a
Rheingau Riesling Spätlese (Edition Maximilian)
by Dennis Mayer on June 24th, 2011 | White Wine, Wine
One of the recurring jokes in HBO's faux noir-detective show Bored to Death is that its main character (played by Jason Schwartzman) has quit drinking - except for white wine, with its low alcohol content. The joke's punchline - that Schwartzman still swills through more than a bottle a day - belies the fact that white wine does actually have a bit less of a punch than its darker counterpart.
There are, of course, many reasons to drink wine - and the alcohol should not be the first, or even second, reason. There's the taste, of course, along with the refreshment,
There are, of course, many reasons to drink wine - and the alcohol should not be the first, or even second, reason. There's the taste, of course, along with the refreshment,
1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila, Floor! – Partida I: Blanco
by Jason Lightner on June 22nd, 2011 | Liquor
Well, now, what have we here? Not one, not two, but three tequilas! The fine folks over at Partida were kind enough to adorn my liquor cabinet with 3 samples of their tequilas, and I've got a really, really bad idea. Tonight, we're reviewing all three in a series I like to call "1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila Floor!" No pussyfooting around this one – this will be a play-by-play. As our good friend Bill O'Reilly once said, "F*** it! We'll do it live!"
First up – Blanco
Holy Hell, that's smooth!
Sorry – I started it off
First up – Blanco
Holy Hell, that's smooth!
Sorry – I started it off
