2005 Spellbound Petite Sirah
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Last night we had a thunderstorm, followed by a huge blood red full moon rising over the hills to the east. Mrs. Barbarian was cooking up some amazing stuffed flank steak things she found somewhere, so I figured nothing short ...
Four Vines’ “The Heretic” … a Petite Sirah I’d kill you for.
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in California, On Somebody Else's Tab, Paso Robles, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Last month while out on a business trip I attended a dinner with a potential client. We enjoyed a great dinner in a steak house with a great view. Being a classless barbarian I hogged the wine list while everyone ...
Guenoc Petite Sirah
Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | 1 Comment »OK, so the Vinagoth is seriously addicted to Petite Sirah, deal with it. This one is a winner though. Seriously... go buy a case of it, today. You'll understand my attraction. This is one of the first Petites I ever tried. ...
Don’t Buy This Wine: Oak Grove Petite Sirah
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah, The Spit Bucket | 1 Comment »Unless of course you need a good prison quality meat marinade. Blech. Until last night, I felt about Petite Sirah like Will Rogers about people: I never met a Petite Sirah I didn't like. Will Rogers never met Dick Cheney, but ...
Clay Station Petite Sirah
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, On Somebody Else's Tab, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Out at a business dinner the client orders a Rioja (review coming) and for the second bottle I chose this one, which blew everyone at the table away... as Petite Sirahs are wont to do. Everyone liked it so much ...
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 ...
