It’s the week before Christmas and B Times is celebrating by asking four social media-savvy foodies and winos to tell us their gastronomic and vinous highlights of 2010. We’ve asked a chef, a sommelier, a food blogger, a wine blogger and our very own epicure-in-chief Willie Lebus to write posts for us, and we will publish one every day this week. To kick things off here is one of our favourite wine bloggers, Juel Mahoney …
Posts Tagged ‘WineWomanSong’
Sep
27
Charles Smith of K Vintners hits the UK
By Rob Pickard
If you havent already heard of Charles Smith or indeed tasted his K Vintners range from Washington State in the US, then this larger than life man and his big, powerful wines will come as a welcome surprise. Charles makes some of the finest wines in the Pacific North West and they have a personality and presence to match the man behind the label.
Syrah …
Jul
26
What is a vino da meditazione?
By Juel Mahoney http://www.winewomansong.co.uk/
I love reading wine tasting notes in Italian. I always want to sing it back. For example, what is a vino da meditazione? It’s an intriguing term often seen in Italian wine notes.
It looks like the word “meditation”, but it’s not quite.
Coined by famous Italian gastronome, Luigi Veronelli, meditazione is often used to describe sweet passito wines or …
Jul
01
5 Regions in Australia You Should Know (if you pretend to know anything about wine)
By Juel Mahoney http://www.winewomansong.co.uk/
ARGH. All this talk about boring, high-alcohol, industrial Australian wines. Usually by people who believe Australia is one large hydro-dam of Chardonnay. Yes, really. When I worked in Mayfair in London, someone actually asked me whether Australia has vintages. Someone who buys a lot of wine, and frankly, should have known better.
So to avoid further embarrassment: here are five regions around Australia …
May
25
Summer drink: Los Rebujitos
By Juel Mahoney, http://www.winewomansong.co.uk/
A good way to break up a hot afternoon sipping Sherry in the sunshine is to do what local Sevillianos do and make a Rebujito. This is a cocktail from the traditional Andalucian fairs (or Ferias). Sherry is deceptively dry and high alcohol (15.5%), so by the time you get around to making them, thankfully, the recipe is very easy to remember:
50% …
May
12
Rose 101 – Why drink Rosé?
By Juel Mahoney, http://www.winewomansong.co.uk/
Before I tell you about Bibendum’s Rosé tasting last night, I have to admit: Rosé has a special place in my life. I won my first serious job after university by writing a sales letter on Rosé. Nobody wanted to touch it. The manager flicked it at me across his very large desk with a hopeless smirk, “see what you can do …
Feb
23
2010 Wish List: Krug Rosé (half bottle)
By Juel Mahoney, http://www.winewomansong.co.uk/
The real stuff in its lavender box
Yes, it must be a half-bottle. Of course, it would be more practical, economical and sensible to buy a full bottle. But don’t be ridiculous. This is my wish list, and it really is not the moment to …