“The Tragedy of Cooked Wine.” Robert Mondavi Cab Sauv 1979
I should have known from the frayed, ripped, tattered label that clung to the bottle, no longer by its own accord but instead with a piece of clear tape, that […]
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“When it rains, it pours.” The Week in Wine, August 14-20, 2017
We spent the last month without rain. I mowed yesterday for the first time in three week, with the blades set high so as not to cut too deeply into […]
“A Last Hurrah.” Review: Chateau Montelena Zinfandel 2014
Autumn is here. I can feel it on the cool of the breeze and hear it in the rattle of cottonwoods, their leaves transitioning from waxy and green to brittle […]
“Stealing back time.” Review: Chateau d’Angles Grand Vin Rouge 2013
Last night, I made coq au vin for the second time, and for the second time, I did it “the Mark Gudgel way”, meaning I let nothing set overnight in […]
“Less is more.” The Week in Wine, 7-13 August, 2017
Having tried only (TEN) wines in a week is a rare thing for me, but as school gears up the time I’d normally spend writing reviews is increasingly spent writing […]
“The Christening.” Review: Decades 5 2012
If you read the blog post before this one (and if you didn’t, then you should), then you know what an arduous ordeal it was, first building and later putting […]
The Wine Cellar Chronicles, Part II: “Nice Rack!”
Months passed after the installation of a small, portable system, and the climate in my wine cellar remained consistently between 62 and 68 degrees, despite the scorching hundred plus degree […]
“Return to Balance.” Review: Chateau d’Angles Grand Vin White 2015
Like a good wine, a good life has balance. The last four or five days, I’ve been off balance, focusing almost all of my attention on a single home-improvement task, […]
“Happy Birthday, Sonja!” The Week in Wine, 1-6 August, 2017
My parents spent most of the week with us, helping me build a massive shelving unit in my wine cellar, which by the end of today should be completed. In […]
“A hard day’s night.” Review: AXR Cab Sauv 2013
Today began at 5:00AM when my alarm went off, and ended around 9:00PM when it got too dark to continue doing carpentry outdoors. In between was practice, a doctor’s appointment, […]
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