Sauvignon Blanc, a Rant
- Today’s post is provided by Vidas Germanas, a complete badass who is a regular reader and commenter on Brokewino.com. He hails from Chicagoland, and when he isn’t shooing migrant hipsters off of his lawn, he enjoys fine wine and the culinary arts. During last Thursday’s WineChannelTV Wine Chat with Sam the Broke Wino –...
Silver Birch Spotted in the Wild
Last week I sipped a black mojito at the Hyatt Regency Chicago bar overlooking the Chicago river while watching Michael Vick pound (understatement) the Washington Redskins on MNF. Blowouts are great, when it’s your team. And since neither team offers any emotional significance to me, I reverted to my usual restaurant game, “What’s the shittiest...
Silver Birch: The Requiem
“So long, and thanks for the cozy digs!” – Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc (2009-2010) On August 29th, 2010 the Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc made the first of many cameos in my glass. It was a true friend week after week, always providing a quaff of New Zealand grapefruit goodness whenever I needed it. And sadly,...
Silver Birch: The Revisit 1
It’s been a week since I opened up the Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc I reviewed a few days ago on Brokewino.com. They claim that the wine can last for up to six weeks in it’s sealed geometric container, I’m putting that to the test. Week one’s report: still tasty. The smell is filled with wet...
Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc 2009
One word review: Satisfaction. The Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc smells full of mouthwatering grapefruit with a little fresh grass. New Zealand, served neat in a snifter (er…perhaps a wine glass.) It tastes along the same lines, grapefruit with some small mineral and grassy notes chiming in. Good body, really fills my mouth. The finish is...
urban uco sauvignon blanc 2009
okay, i’ll admit it, i’m in love with south american whites. though it hasn’t always been this way. i often notice an attitude at tastings, and i’m totally guilty, that to be taken “seriously” as a wine drinker you have to treat white wines like that co-worker who has no sense of personal space, or...
