Culture Bitch

Well, technically not the first I’ve tasted this year, but the first bottles I’ve brought home to my wine rack. I tend to prefer French rosés, particularly the south of France, and this is one I’ve enjoyed very much in past vintages, so when I saw the 2008 on sale ($10 down from $13) at [...]

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted a wine review…work has been incredibly busy lately (which is always the excuse, isn’t it?), but not so busy I haven’t been trying new wines. So, last night I opened my wine journal to review the notes from some recent purchases, and I realized, with not a little [...]

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The scene: my local (and very small) wine store.  I’m conversing with the owner about food and wine and a man of Indian or Middle Eastern descent walks in.  He says something like “I didn’t know you sold wine here.  What kind of wine, California only?” to which the owner replies “No, from all over.”
It [...]

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Spicy barbecue chicken (leftover from Redbones) and carmelized onion pizza, with a Kreuznacher Kronenberg Kabinett Riesling. This was a reveletory combination for me, which I tried after reading an article on The Pour blog yesterday. The riesling was on the drier side but still with enough sweetness to complement the uber-spicy pulled chicken from Redbones. [...]

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No, that’s not an urging towards religiosity (most certainly not!), but a strong suggestion that you try out this great new restaurant and club we discovered a couple of weekends ago. ‘Twas Book Bastard’s birthday, and because what we often do on such occasions is have a nice meal out with music involved, I was [...]

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*DISCLAIMER* I started this post way back in 2008 (when the world was a different place) but somehow got side-tracked with work and other such nonsense.  Sorry for the delay…like I’m sure you were all waiting for this. *end disclaimer*
I was so inspired by The Food Bastard’s Top 10 that I decided to do my [...]

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With the holidays upon us I’ve been too busy to post much lately - but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been tasting! Wine Bitch that I am, I always make time for wine, and I have managed to try a couple of new bottles recently - as well as old favorites - and thought I’d [...]

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Regular readers of this blog (all six of them) may recall the brouhaha surrounding Brunello di Montalcino earlier this year, which involved an investigation into illegal blending practices (the wine by law is supposed to be made from 100% sangiovese), threats by the US to block imports, etc. The US eventually agreed to accept [...]

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A highlight of our recent vacation in Paris was lunch at Restaurant Georges, at the top of the Centre Pompidou.  If you’re not familiar with the Pompidou, it houses France’s National Modern Art collection, and is a spectacular place to visit. Some of the art inside is very contemporary, of course, but “modern” includes early [...]

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I’ve been somewhat lax about posting wine reviews lately, not because I haven’t been drinking any (perish the thought!) but because I haven’t opened much new that has been particularly interesting or good. I’ve got my old standbys, of course, but I also have a couple of bottles in the rack from an open house [...]

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