by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Full Article
Blends make me nervous. I envision the more romantic ones crafting a mysterious melange of grape, myrrh and the sacrificial blood of volcano virgins, while the lesser ones hobble together some apple juice, craft glue and paper clips. So I’m typically not a fan...
by Winepisser | Dec 18, 2015 | Quick Review
Inky like the depths of Cthulhu’s homeland, but too fruity to ever seriously be confused for a harvester of human souls.
by Winepisser | Dec 2, 2015 | Quick Review
A cunning foil for Sherlock Holmes, this is a complicated mystery of fruit, low tannin, moderate sugar and danky, crypt cobwebs. Forget the butler, the Argentinian malbec did it.
by Winepisser | Nov 30, 2015 | Quick Review
Finally, sullen fans of 99¢ boxes of golden raisins get a wine designed for them.
by Winepisser | Nov 30, 2015 | Quick Review
A common bottle you’re likely to find in a supermarket, and usually the only gwertz there. It’s not terrible given the locale, but too much carbonation makes it better suited for a 1950’s soda fountain.
by Winepisser | Nov 30, 2015 | Quick Review
A big, fat red sumo wrestler that will crush you under gobs of purple man-flesh. Come prepared, you wimpy milquetoast.
by Winepisser | Nov 30, 2015 | Quick Review
A Peter Brady zin, a middle child anxious to stand out by piercing his ear but never achieving much more than a job in the Post Office. Lacking the drama that the name and label imply. Imagine Gwar if they were Amish.
by Winepisser | Nov 30, 2015 | Quick Review
An unoffensive greech with better bouquet than sabor, pair with a bland fish dish to fool your guests into thinking that wasn’t week-old tilapia you just served them.
by Winepisser | Nov 30, 2015 | Quick Review
A tasty carménère, a cheap rent boy dressed for the opera, but who pulls of the charade and saves the night.
by Winepisser | Nov 30, 2015 | Full Article
There are many types of people worthy of distrust. Corrupt politicians, sleazy doctors, those who dislike gewurztraminer, and terrorists. Many times, they’re the same person. So I don’t trust people who dislike gewurztraminer, and I doubt it’s an...
