by Jeff Miller of Artisan Family of Wines (Seven Artisans, Sly Dog Cellars, Red Côte)
Every Wednesday I post my recommendations of the best of last week’s postings concerning wine, whether blogs or news. I list them in the order I read them, so you shouldn’t infer anything about the order in which I list these posts.
1 Wine Dude
http://www.1winedude.com/winners-of-the-dlw-2012-colorado-wine-taste-off/#more-7078
I read a little about growing grapes in Colorado, and even talked to a winemaker there. It’s a very challenging environment, with huge frost problems. Nonetheless, they seem to be producing some fine wines.
Wine terms: Wine glasses
Wine Curmudgeon
http://www.winecurmudgeon.com/my_weblog/2012/05/wine-terms-wine-glasses.html#more
I’m constantly amazed at how different wines can taste in different glasses. This post discusses this point.
A few thoughts on reduction
http://www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/uncategorized/a-few-thoughts-on-reduction
I tend to like my wines clean, but this post highlights the fact that flaws (like beauty) are in the eye of the beholder.
For keeping up to date with what’s going on the in wine world, the best all around source is http://winebusiness.com.
