Mandolin Pinot Lacks Music
It sounded good, the Mandolin 2009 pinot noir, with talk about its "bright cherry and raspberry fruit," with "hints of spice, leather and cedar." But the wine fell flat, which is the curse of the pinot...
View ArticleThird St. Chai - Oh My
Chai is easy to like. Easy to loathe, too. Most people, I would wager, appreciate the mix of spices. The downside? Chai can be awfully sweet.
View ArticleInhale the Occult Vapors!
If you are gunning for a stirring revelation, buy some of this Western Slope eau de vie - peach or pear - and drink it from a brandy snifter.
View ArticleRed Wine Welcome After Long Thanksgiving
It's the little things. Like coming home from a long trip and wanting something to drink, only you don't know what that something is. You walk into the kitchen for the first time in days, dragging bags...
View ArticleSpanish Wines Nice Change
Sometimes I get hung up on a varietal. It turns - subtly - from summer to fall and I stop drinking Sauvignon Blanc and switch to Pinot Noir. I'll drink nothing but pinot - with maybe a little cabernet...
View ArticleBubbly Made Me Heady
Things I cannot resist, even if sometimes I probably should: Hot tubs. Brownies. Espresso. Sparkling wine. Sparkling wine is a serious weakness. It doesn't matter where it comes from - slip a flute of...
View ArticleLove For Pliny The Elder
I'd wanted to try this hardcore India Pale Ale for more than a year, but never came across it. Until I found it on tap at Boulder's Most Excellent Bar, the West End Tavern. It was like drinking crocus...
View ArticleSomething About Lavender
The 2007 Dierberg syrah is a full-press lavender bomb. If you like flowery, fruity wines - think grape juice infused with lavender and blackberry - then this could be the ticket.
View ArticleStudy Links Genes, Drunk Driving
A new study suggests the urge to drive, while drunk, may be genetic.
View ArticleBoulder's The Kitchen Has New, Back-To-Earth Wine List
The Kitchen, an early champion of the farm-to-table approach to building a menu, has introduced a new wine list that will thrill people who pepper conversations with words like "sustainable," "organic"...
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