Recent content by Bill Bounds

Michael, sorry for a tardy reply - traveling with little connection to the tubes. The name that cannot be spoken rated the 1985 vintage much higher than the 1984. The 1985s were big and tannic whereas the 1984 vintage was big but also very forward. The thought, I guess, was fruit forward -...

At one time I had a 65 bottle vertical of Diamond Creek from 1979 to 1987. Over the years I was not sure that I would ever drink a mature Diamond Creek. Now I have. Last night was my daughter-in-law's 29th birthday. So we drank a 1985 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill and a 1985 Diamond Creek...

Ecco in Midtown. SueSue and I try to eat there every time we're in town. We like ordering several small plates. They also have a good wine list with reasonable markups. There are also a lot of good restaurants that allow BYOB. Ate at Empire South last year and wasn't impressed, but Hugh's...

Pete, Tei An is a great restaurant; Teach, the chef has been a finalist for the James Beard Southwest Chef of the Year three times in the last four years. While Tei An does serve sushi, it is only a small portion of an extensive menu. SueSue and I are there every Saturday night that we are in...

Yes, it is a skin fermented Sauvignon Blanc. We're into our second case. Hopefully there is a third one out there for us.

I know that I have written about this before, but once again I am amazed at the versatility of the 2010 Cowan Cellars Isa (only one “s” this time). Last night at Tei An, a Japanese restaurant here in Dallas, SueSue and I had the following dishes: Zuke Tomago Hijiki with Chicken & vegetables...

SueSue and I have drank 4 bottles of the Desvignes Javerniers. Initially I thought it was one of those wines where the tannins outlast the fruit. The last one in mid September seemed to soften a little. That plus your note gives me nope for my remaining bottles. BTW, the 2005 Savoye CdP VV is...

Am I the only one that is concerned about these new world explorations by FL Jim. We should consider an intervention before he reaches a point of no return.

Oh sure, it was an anticlimax, at least for us. Chef Teach is incredibly inventive within a very traditional Japanese vocabulary. SueSue and I were expecting four light and raw dishes with, perhaps, a single grilled dish. Consequently I went with a couple of Poulsards, a 2009 Puffeney and...

Tei An, our favorite restaurant here in Dallas, is having a miyazaki dinner tonight, a collaboration of Chef Teach and Chef Bruno of The Mansion on Turtle Creek. Miyazaki beef is very rich with extreme marbling. My first thought (and I have these wines standing up) was some mid 80s Cabs (Dunn...

Here are my 2005 Beaujolais; I have had several of each this year: 2005 Savoye Cote du Py VV - drinking beautifully; all you can ask and much more from this wine. 2005 Desvignes Morgon Javernieres - it's just not there. Reminds me of 1985 Cabs; you keep waiting for it to come around and it just...

Jay, It was chicken, and the wine was a perfect match. Great time. best, bill

As much as I hate to contradict my old friend, James. The argument that burgundies just don't have quality at reasonable price points is very tired and says more about what wines one is buying than the wines that are available. If you want to play with the big boys and drink high dollar wines...

Steve, Kinda like "Orange you glad you're a Vol." Coming from a Tennessee trash, redneck hillbilly in Texas exile. T for Texas; T for Tennessee. bill

My deepest fucking apologies, Miss Isa.