We’ve had a little smoke in the air, lately. Which picture is from the area around Chiang Mai, Thailand – and which is from the area around San Francisco, California?
I’m skipping wine tastings until I can smell something besides the woodsmoke.
Archive for June, 2008
Smoke in the air
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Over The Counter
Saturday, June 21st, 2008I had to spring Angie out of the joint, tonight. I let her out at 09:30, and they called me around 17:00 – 60 minutes before closing time. She’ll have to work off the $30 bail.
I’m not sure why she was picked up. From talking to the young lady at the PHS, I gather that some neighbor decided she was a stray, brought her inside, and panicked because she wouldn’t eat anything. Well, she’d had breakfast already.
We’ll see how long the collar lasts, this time.
Grenache
Monday, June 9th, 2008- 1999 Bethany, Barossa-McLaren Vale (14.5%). Showed vanillin, pepper, and robust tannins. Group score 13.
- 2000 Bethany, Barossa-McLaren Vale (14.0%). Some orange in the color, indicating oxidation. Shows strawberries and peppery tannins, but they don’t linger in the glass. Group score 27.
- 1999 T-Vine, Napa Valley (15.4%). Cloudy, with eucalyptus in the nose, leading me to pick this as an Australian. Group score 20.
- 2000 T-Vine, Napa Valley (14.4%). Fleshy texture, cedar-box, and somewhat hot. Group score 18.
- 1999 Cedarville, El Dorado (14.5%). Showed vanillin and some light fruit, marred by vegetal notes. Group score 23.
- 2000 Cedarville, El Dorado (15.5%). Showed some pleasing strawberry and soft tannins, but fell apart into rubbery aromas as the wine opened up. Group score 25.