Badass Wine Resources: Espavino.com
I’m alway on the lookout for a cool interactive way to explore the vast un-explorable wine universe. The interwebz helps out a lot. What did people do without it? Knit shit, I guess. Espavino.com is here to throw a spanner in the works of all our knitting plans. Cara from Decant Chicago first turned me...
“Powerful Elegance” – The Wines of Ribera Del Duero
A few weeks ago, I was able to spend some time hanging out on the 33rd floor of the W Lakeshore tasting wines from Ribera del Duero with April Cullom and the Drink Ribera team. We started off with a presentation about Ribera and a special tasting of two wines from Vega Sicilia, one of...
Freixenet Cava Brut "Cordon Negro"
The Rundown Sparkling wine from Northeastern Spain Melon and lemon smell A citrusy sour bomb Around $10, but not a deal for Cava “If a wine seller tries to sell you Cava wine from Germany or some other country, decline their offer and run away.” warns one blogger. Literally, run the frick away. You have no...
