Entries from April 2008

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Sleight of Hand gets a magical facelift

It’s the day after Tax Day and I feel like seeing some magic.
Sleight of Hand Cellars has just relaunched–or rather launched their new fancy-shmancy (that’s a technical term), illusionist thrilling website. And what a beauty it is.

With a banner like this, who doesn’t want to enter the show? This is fun! This is one of [...]

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

How You Like Them Briccotondo Berries?

Having recently been on this “good value” wine craze, I picked up a bottle of Fontanafredda Barbera D’alba Briccotondo 2006 (Italy, of course). I’ll confess, I was a total sucker for the “Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2007″ sticker indicating a whopping 90 points. For 12 bones or less I figured it wasn’t the biggest [...]

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

The Year’s First Zin

The Lolonis 2005 Zinfandel from Redwood Valley was a wedding gift. Spring seemed a good time to pull it out of the cellar.

Color: Ruby. Bright.
Nose: I swear, my grandmother’s rhubarb patch within smelling distance of the boat harbor in Bristol Bay, Alaska. So there’s a bit of wet moss, muddy saltwater, and some Grundens brought [...]