Big, Beefy Farmer Dudes Drink Pink Wine. I snapped this photo in Burgundy, France in a rural hamlet holding their annual summertime ‘vide-grenier’ which literally means ‘free the attic.’ It translates to what we call a yard sale. In France the whole village has a yard sale – it’s a collective activity. My travel partners and I went to many over the course of several weeks. … [Read more...] about Make Mine Pink
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The Science of Hard Cider
Vinum, et al The compound 4-etheyl phenol can wreak havoc on low-alcohol fermented beverages. It’s produced by contaminant, or rogue, Brettanomyces yeasts (Brett, for short). At low levels, 4-ethyl phenol contributes to flavor complexity in red wine, beer and hard cider. Excessively bretty beverages, however, have a powerful ‘band-aid’ or barnyard note. I have had … [Read more...] about The Science of Hard Cider
Cool Climate Wines
Vinum, et al Cool Climate Wines An effect of global warming has been the emergence of new cool climate wine regions. The Australian island of Tasmania, Moravia (Czech Republic), England and Michigan, among others, are producing stunning wines. And then there’s Humboldt County – on the verge of emerging. HumCo’s oldest (and still producing) … [Read more...] about Cool Climate Wines
Vinum, ET AL
PAM LONG - Food and wine pairings for December’s gatherings are as varied as there are, well, foods and wines. I called around to a few local wine pros and asked them to share their favorite combos. If domoic acid is still a Dungeness crab issue when this goes to print, Trinity River Vineyards winemaker Wil Franklin has this meaty mushroom take on the savory crab cake: “I pick … [Read more...] about Vinum, ET AL
Wrangletown Cider Cmpany
The year is 1880. The location is Wrangletown, California, modern-day Freshwater. A pair of strong-willed frontier women are doing what they are known best for: Fighting in the middle of the street. Fast-forward 135 years, and another strong-willed Wrangletown resident, not known for fighting in the streets (to this author’s knowledge), is founding the Wrangletown Cider … [Read more...] about Wrangletown Cider Cmpany
