by Wine School | could, funny video, Gallo, Paris, The Week, video, vintage, white, Wine, wine video | Video, Wine and Beer
Oh, the fun we used to have. Remember the good old days? You know, back when black and white animated dwarfs could hang out and drink Gallo Ruby Port at a cafe in Paris. Do you remember those days? I sure as hell...
by Wine School | danger, drinking and driving, drunk, MAD, Rum, small, spirits, TIME, vintage | News
Art of Spirits has a small collection of vintage public service posters, including a page devoted to drinking & driving . Not sure how effective they were on preventing driving drunk (a drive along with Demon Rum seems like a really good time) but the artwork is...
by Keith S Wallace | 2005, 90+ Rating, bordeaux, Chairman's Selection, could, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, merlot, PLCB, Robert Parker, vintage, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | French Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
When I took a group of my students to Bordeaux, we stayed just a few miles from this Chateau. I did not expect much of this wine when I first tasted it (it is from the unremarkable region of Entre Deux Mers). That expectation was soon put to rest. This is a generous...
by Keith S Wallace | 2007, 2008, Chairman's Selection, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, gigondas, PLCB, rhone, Southern Rhone, vintage, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Wine Reviews
$31.99 may seem like a lot to pay for a Southern Rhone bottling that’s not Chateauneuf-du-Pape (although those tend to be far more these days…), but this one, from the stellar ’07 vintage, is worth it and then some. Its rich fruit makes it excellent...
by Keith S Wallace | 2003, Chairman's Selection, Chianti, DOCG, Emilia Romagna, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, full, Italian Pick, PLCB, The Week, vintage, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | News, Wine Reviews
Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Riserva “Vigna Bucerchiale”, 2003, Toscana Of the seven sub-zones of the Chianti DOCG outside the Classico area, Rufina is the most highly regarded. Tucked into the foothills approaching the regional border with Emilia-Romagna...
