Wines
Released for sale in Ontario on Saturday, March 15, 2014.
David
Sedaris is one of my favourite authors. He writes essays for the New
Yorker and has published several wickedly funny books. Here is his
take on a new cell phone handily equipped with a taser!
“This
will mean I have one less thing to carry around. And isn't that
technology's job? To lighten our burden? To broaden our horizons? To
make it possible to talk to your attorney and listen to a Styx album
and check the obituaries in the town where your parents continue to
live, and video a race riot and send a text message and stun someone
into submission all at the same time.
Doing
it all while driving is illegal where I live, so I'm moving to a
place where freedom still means something. I'm not telling where it
is, because I want it to remain unspoiled. I'll just say it's one of
the few states left where the mentally ill can legally own firearms.
They used to be limited to muskets, but now they can carry or conceal
everything a normal person can. If you don't think a mental patient
has the right to bring a sawed-off shotgun to the church where his
ex-girlfriend is getting married, you're part of the problem. The
truth is that crazy people- who are really just regular people but
more misunderstood- have as much right to protect themselves as we
do.
Live
with liberty, and your imagination can soar. If I had been born in
the state I'm moving to, there's no telling who I might be now- an
oral surgeon, maybe, or perhaps the ruler of the whole U.S.
Countryside. Other kings would pay me tribute with livestock and
precious gems, but deep inside I don't think I'd be any different
from who I am today: just a guy with a phone, waiting for the day
when he can buy an even better one. “ From Let's Explore
Diabetes With Owls
There
is a whole lot of EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE California wines on offer but I
will concentrate on a few good deals from elsewhere. If you have more
money than brains buy Dominus 2010 for only $170.95 or Pahlmeyer
Proprietary Red 2010 @$159.00. Otherwise see below.
Best
White: Domaine De Vaugondy Brut Vouvray $15.95. Bubbly made with
Chenin Blanc.
Also
in the bubbly mode is Rotari Rose Trento Italy $17.95. #43 in Wine
Enthusiast's Top 100 Best Buys of 2013. “ Light touches of peach,
cranberry and pink grapefruit.”
Whites
One
of my perennial favourites is Cave Spring Chardonnay Musque. The 2012
@ $15.95 will show it's intense floral nose and mineral, green apple
character. Think very good Chablis!
Just
for fun try Charles & Charles Chardonnay 2012 $15.95. “Long,
fruity, interesting finish.”
Joffre
Pasion 4 Torrontes 2013 Argentina $14.95 Highly floral and fruity.
Wither
Hills Wairau Valley Sauvignon Blanc N.Z. $17.95. Vegetal and Citric.
Mulderbosch
Chenin Blanc 2011 S.A. $14.95. Continuing the floral nose theme!
Domaine
Du Colombier Chablis 2012 $21.95. Compare with the Cave Spring
Musque.
Vincent
Girardin Les Vieilles Vignes Puligny-Montachet 2011 $68.95. WONDERFUL
WINE!
Saint-Roch
Vieilles Vignes Grenache Blanc/Marsanne 2012 Midi $15.95. “
Delightful bouquet of caramelized, honeyed grapefruit.”
Best
Red: Chapel Hill Shiraz 2011 McLaren Vale Australia $25.95. “Perfect
for diehard hedonists. This wine was designed for steak. Full-bodied
and supple. “
Reds:
Rodney
Strong Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Sonoma. $21.95. The favourite wine of
an old bridge partner of mine who passed away way too early.
Yalumba
Shiraz 2012 Australia $19.95. Built like a fine Rhone Syrah!
Farina
Amarone $36.95. “Lovely balance of fruit, spices and smoke.
Perfect for roast beef.”
Senorio
De Los Baldios Ribera del Douro 2009 $19.95. Parker Score 93.
Ferrari
Iris & Figli 2011 Bolgheri $20.95. Drink over the next 5 years.
Diamandes
Perlita Malbec/Syrah 2011 Argentina $17.95. Lush, supple and big!
Chateau
Liversan 2010 Haut-Medoc $22.95 A rich Bordeaux BARGAIN!
Patrick
Lesec Cotes Du Rhone Villages 2011 $19.95. Parker Score 89-92.
Giordano
Primitivo Di Manduria 2011 $17.95. This would be ideal with venison.
Borges
Reserva 2009 Portugal. $21.95. “Dense & very concentrated. “
Crameles
Recas La Putere Feteasca Neagra 2012 Romania. $14.95. There are good
things coming from the Old Communist wineries that are going for
quality rather than quantity now.
Great
Reads: Disunion, Edited by Ted Widmer. NY Times pieces on the
American Civil War. Lots of new angles and opinions. Did you know
that Sherman was a manic-depressive who almost missed the whole show?
Europe
Transformed 1878-1919 by Norman Stone. Also lots of original and new
takes on the history.
Thanks,
Justin
