Contributing editor Joe Pollack shares some thoughts about his experience opening a cherished bottle for this year's Open That Bottle Night. One of the great things about opening a bottle of not-so-good wine is that there's always the opportunity to-read more-
This year we are celebrating our 7th Open That Bottle Night. OTBN starts early in Antarctica, since we need to remember our special bottles when we arrive on the seventh continent, usually in September through December. Then our OTBN stash-read more-
So often it seems people rarely eat to taste. We consume food as nourishment, to rid ourselves of hunger pangs, and then it’s on to the next thing requiring our attention. However, there are some dishes that we cannot help-read more-
This wine was tasted for Open That Bottle Night 2011 on Palate Press: the online wine magazine. One always wonders if a wine of this age has anything left to impart. This does. Good high neck fill on the bottle.-read more-
É fácil ter a impressão que só existe viticultura orgânica e biodinâmica fora de práticas convencionais, mas outros métodos estão desenvolvidos. Na Austrália, várias vinícolas optaram em só usar algumas partes dos métodos biodinâmicos e não se interessaram em ter-read more-
It is easy to get the impression that, apart from conventional practices, there are only two options available in viticulture: organic and biodynamic. However, there are other methods being developed. In Australia several wineries have opted to use only some-read more-
Most wine tasting room visits tend to be similar; people lined up at a bar sampling the current releases. Occasionally wineries offer a barrel tasting experience, where a tour guide (or if you’re lucky the winemaker) will use an oversized-read more-
I had entertained the idea of starting a home vineyard on a family property within eyesight of downtown for several years. I had hesitated because I was not certain which cultivars would do well at the site. Two years ago,-read more-