La Vieille Ferme, 2005 Côtes du Ventoux (Rhône)
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Rhone | No Comments »I'm bewildered by the French, but I'm sure they're OK with that. Mind you, unlike many of my countrymen, I harbor no ill will towards them. I don't think they are cowards. I don't belittle their military history (I've read plenty ...
Pillage & Plunder!
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Chile, Italy | 1 Comment »The Vinagoth had some business to do in the big city today and stopped by a big wine merchant afterwards. I packed the passenger seat of my car with numerous bottles of Cheap Red Wine! Said treasures are being dragged ...
Penfolds Club Tawny Port
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Australia, Cheap and Red, Port | No Comments »The Vinagoth loves his Port wine. I'd sack and plunder my way through Portugal if I couldn't just grab some at the local grocery. Good thing that eh? At least if you are Portugal! Mind you this Port comes from Australia, ...
Chateau de Rolland 1999 Sauternes
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Bordeaux, France, Not Red, Odds, Ends & Blends | No Comments »Almost twenty years ago when I was still in abject lust with Mrs. Barbarian (and she with me) she & I flew to the East Coast to spend some time with my parents. They were living in Manhattan, as my ...
You, uh… Go.
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Cheap and Red, Washington State | No Comments »I have no idea how much this wine costs. It was given to Mrs. Barbarian after she saved a friend from a fate worse than a broken fingernail... or something like that. It was free as far as I'm concerned! The ...
Huntington Petite Sirah 2005: Death by Bludgeoning, in a pleasant fashion.
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Vinagoth like Petite Sirah. Don't let the name fool you. Petite Sirah is NOT "petite" and from what my limited intelligence can gather, it isn't "syrah" either. Petite Sirah is like a single malt Scotch. Something normally used in blending because ...
Nuevomundo es bueno!
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap and Red, Chile, Malbec | 3 Comments »The Vinagoth has been in a minor love affair with Chilean wines for a while now. I stumbled upon this one during my weekly skulk around the wine section of my local grocery. They had signs up about how it ...
