Suntory “Toki”: The Distillation of Wa

  I made a big tactical error in my tasting of Japanese whiskeys; one that a Westerner like me can Continue reading →

Albariñ? Yo!

Albariño…even as recently as ten years ago, I’d go to a dinner or picnic where I knew seafood or shellfish or Continue reading →

Austin’s Independence Brewing Brings Its Lunch Pale

Old Southern joke: Jim Bob: “I’m gonna kick yore ass!” Joe Willy: “Better bring yore lunch pail, then, ’cause that’s Continue reading →

Are You OUT OF YOUR MIND?!?: The Pour Fool’s Scoring System Explained

Yesterday, I gave a couple of bottles of pink wine 95 points… Even the winemakers laughed. Lots of you did, Continue reading →

Renegade, Seven Hills, Ferrari, Ruffino, Galil, & More: Sweetheart Rosés

  In the past, when I was moved enough to write about rosé, I tried to do it in, like, April Continue reading →

Stone: Rocks!

I  occasionally receive beers via FedEx from Stone Brewing. As with boxes that say “Deschutes” or “Laphroaig” or “Durant Vineyards” Continue reading →

Oregon Winemaker Pops Off, Fool Pops Cork

LONG, grumpy, provoked, probably provocative…My $.02 on the unending, stultifying, pointless debate on Burgundy versus California versus Oregon Pinot Noir, Continue reading →

OFF TOPIC: The Hillary Thing

  I’m a Liberal. I think I was born Liberal. I certainly plan to die Liberal and make no apologies Continue reading →