http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery a wine blog by Erwin Dink, wine fool Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:14:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/06/test/ This blog has died several times but the Twilight Zone just played the Happiness Arizona episode and suddenly it's resurrected. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-debord12-2008may12,0,6289192.sto http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/06/how-many-lives-for-a-blog/ Friend -- I'm about to take the stage in St. Paul and announce that we have won the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. It's been a long journey, and we should all pause to thank Hillary Clinton, who made history in this campaign. Our party and our country are ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/06/a-momentous-occasion/ Associated Press DAVIS - University of California, Davis students have invented a way to bottle wine that combines the breathability of cork with the reliability and convenience of a screw cap. The invention won the university's annual Big Bang business plan contest and $15,000 in startup ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/05/breathable-screw-cap/ Effective July 1, Georgia residents may order up to 12 cases of wine a year from any winery in the country, including Georgia. Surprisingly, Sony Perdue signed House Bill 1061 into law on May 13 and the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Georgia didn't oppose it. Fred Kitchens, president ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/05/holy-ship-he-signed-it/ 08 LC 36 0995S/AP House Bill 1061 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Amerson of the 9th, Williams of the 4th, Tumlin of the 38th, and others ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/04/whatchagonna-do-sonny-perdue/ This is one of those inane viral emails, most of which I delete before reading beyond the first sentence. In this case, it came from someone who rarely sends me email and when she does it's usually worth reading. This elicited a small chuckle.As Ben Franklin said: In wine there ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/04/i-dont-believe-ben-franklin-said-this/ OK for cooking. If I used the 100 point scale I'd give it a 50. A big disappointment because I have had other good Parducci wines (I think I have) and it was only $7. It's getting harder and harder to find good wines under $10. http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/04/parducci-petite-syrah-2005/ A few days ago someone dropped some ripe cherries on the floor in the barn near the kerosene can and under the hanging saddles. If I were to use the 100 point scale I'd give it an enthusiastic 89. http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/04/preston-of-dry-creek-valley-carignane-2005/ http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/03/how-we-feel-about-tourists-in-key-west/ At dinner last night (a seaside Italian restaurant in Key West) I was ordering for the table which included the broadest range of wine experience possible -- all under the level of serious oenophile, including myself. We had a couple of Francophiles, some hard core New World Cally Fruit Bomb ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/03/a-wine-blog-post/ I dropped out of the WBW thing for a while, partly due to some themes I wasn't excited about but mostly due to having moved twice in the past three months and otherwise had my life turned so upside down that I haven't been blogging much at all -- though ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/03/wbw-re-ducks/ Warning: Non-Wine Content Ahead I love this. http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/03/i-cant-help-myself/ Ché idiot! I actually blamed the corkscrew for being too dull to pierce the plastic wrap over the cork (there's probably a name for that) but after the second corkscrew couldn't pierce it I realized I was trying to slice through the aluminum cap. And it's not like I haven't ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/03/seghesio-arneis-2006/ I wish I had kept a more exhaustive inventory of wines and tasting notes over the last several years because my preferences have changed drastically. I started drinking wine approximately 25 years ago with mostly decent, inexpensive French and Italian reds. I can remember returning to my first "loft" living ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/03/marietta-old-vine-red-lot-number-45-nv/ What would you do in your spare time if you were a scientist in Antarctica? (Wine blog relevance comes in at the 2:00 minute mark.) http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/03/rothera-winter-2007/ Yes, that's right, chocolate and gunpowder together - a match made in the kitchen of the N.R.A. Lovely contrast in texture of creamy milk chocolate and gritty black gunpowder. Paired well with a 2004 Clautiere Port. Full disclosure -- this is a joke that was inspired by a real chocolate bar ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/02/mos-38-caliber-chocolate-bar/ I brought less clothes so I could smuggle in 4 bottles of something decent, not expecting to find any drinkable wine in Negril, Jamaica. I've mostly been drinking rum --Appleton 12 Year old -- but tonight we trekked a little bit away from the resort into a local neighborhood for ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/02/crabbies-jamaican-green-ginger-wine/ I'm linking to this post from Do Bianchi just so I can make the following quote,buon vino fa buon sangue Cheers. http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/02/good-wine-makes-good-blood/ Since this costs around $30 I like it. (joke -- see previous post) Very classy wine with depth and complexity -- almost perfectly balanced. Rich but not cloyingly so. Tobacco and spice and everything nice. http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/01/edmunds-st-john-syrah-wylie-fenaughty-2001/ Twenty subjects tasted five wine samples which were distinguished solely by their retail price, with bottles ranging from $5 to $90. Although the subjects were told that all five wines were different, the scientists had actually only given them three different wines. This meant that the first two wines were ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/01/this-must-be-why-i-hate-all-those-trader-joes-wines/ Repeat, if possible. Each year's blend will vary so pay attention to vintage. The 2005 is 70% Zinfandel, 20% Petite Sirah, 5.5% Carignane, 4.5% Syrah. Soft and creamy Cranberry Root Beer in a wine glass. $10 at Green's. http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/01/trentadue-old-patch-red-2005/ Vinegar. I don't mean it's turned into vinegar. I mean it tastes like vinegar. I don't mean it's gone bad. I mean it is bad. No nose, no body, no flavor. If I scrunch my eyes up real tight and imagine intensely I come up with some mild berry, straw and ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/01/domaine-de-dournier-grenache-noir-2005/ Don't ask me why I watch Faux News but I also can't stop myself from looking at beheadings when they happen in my vicinity. Right now they're interviewing New Hampshire people who are skewering Billary and praising B-Hussein-O so I can only imagine that they want to promote the black ... http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/01/an-aside/ Moved after 20 years in the same house. Almost killed me. Then Ex-mass. Then a nasty goddamned chest hacking thing. Painful to be alive. What the fuck do I want a wine blog for? http://foolcrow.com/winefoolery/2008/01/back-from-the-dead/