Recent content by John Roberts

That's right. Thanks!

Forgive me but I cannot remember who used to make the brilliant posts about mixing their own wines together from various leftovers that they had, "correcting" them in a way that few would dare. Those were awesome. Well, I just accidently poured half a can of Pfriem Pilsner into a half a glass of...

It's not just this series--which is totally great. It is every damn comment by Florida Jim. Not only an artist of the vine, but an artist of the word. A memory: I remember him describing a drive down the California coast with music blaring and thinking life was alright and I said "it depends on...

This whole series of posts is excellent. Thank you.

I thought confusing Sancerre and Chablis was a thing. But maybe I just sucked at tasting and people said things to make me feel better.

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Thanks all. Checked the garage for the 2009/2010 Jaugueyron HM but it's gone. I definitely drank that too early. I'm not sure what my rush was. I think it was the victim of being too close at hand, particularly this/last year. It always had the upside of a highly touted High A baseball...

I drank the 9th bottle of a case of 2010 Ormes de Pez tonight. Bought at $25, and stashed between storage and a PNW garage over the past decade with some bottles of the 2009&/2010 Haut Medoc from Jaugueyron, and so I sometimes do get them confused. I remember some firm tannins in both...

Sharpen the guillotine.

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It’s a bit slutty but I’ve always loved Tripel Karmeliet.

Shit I can’t get this out of my mind now.

I love Le Coste but I think it’s on the northern edge of Lazio.

Interesting. I guess people are missing the greatest wine pairing of all.

They done takin' my wine and gone -- You've chapitalized 'em, And you've put 'em in heavy bottles, And you've mixed 'em up with oak, And you fixed 'em, So they don't taste like me. Yep, they done takin' my wine and gone.