Wine reviews of 2005 Luc Lapeyre l’Amourier and 2005 Tenuta di Trinoro Passopisciaro
You’d think we’d post the reviews here, on our own site. But that is not the case. To see our tasting notes on these wines, you’ll have to go over to Chateau Petrogasm, where we’re now residents! Yay!
After just two entries, we’re finding that composing visual reviews is much more tricky than it would seem. There are so many more interpretations for a single image than, say, for the individual words “blackcurrant” or “outstanding”. Sure, there are words like “backward” which can be taken in a few different ways. But, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
As for our first two reviews…just what do we mean by the Kool-Aid man image when we pair it with the Minervois from Lapeyre? Certainly not the same thing if we’d paired the same image with a bottle of Screaming Eagle. And what do we mean by the image of Silvana Mangano for the Sicilian Passocpisciaro? You’ll have to look at the prior review on the site featuring Sophia Loren and then go from there. However, the more you know us from reading domaine547, and the more wines we’ve all tasted in common, the more likely you’ll get what we’re saying. And you can agree or disagree.
The main thing is, we should all be tasting and sharing thoughts and ideas together, and this exercise of sharing our ideas in new ways is a vehicle for us to understand one another in a deeper way. Wine 2.0-style.
In any case, check out the many reviews at the Chateau, and please feel free to post comments there as well (especially if you’ve had a chance to taste the wines in question). We’re tinkering with the idea of including the Chateau Petrogasm “visual reviews” in our store, whenever we carry a wine that has been reviewed by any of its residents (though our server might balk at that idea!).
Let us know what you think.
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2007 Scholium Project Naucratis Verdelho
Abe Schoener strikes again, this time with a great Verdelho at a slightly lower price-point than the Gemella. This is 100% tank-fermented and a very dry, mineral-laden wine. This is one of the reasons why Schoener is earning status as a winemaker as a cult winemaker. It delivers. $28 for Scholium goodness.
2007 Skylark Cellars Alondra Chardonnay
I admit, I really don’t dig Chardonnay, so you don’t see many around these parts. I do, however, love this one. Not surpisingly, it’s unoaked. $18 of un-oaked, un-malo’ed goodness!
2007 La Fenetre “A Coté” Red Blend, Santa Barbara County from Timeless Palate Wines
This is astoundingly good for the money. It’s 60% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard, and 40% Merlot from the Bien Nacido Vineyard. The winemaker, Josh Klapper, is a mere 29 years old and one to watch. This is red, juicy and lush but not over the top. $18 and worth every penny.
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Wine Store Design Continued: More Racks and Lights and Stuff:
Just a couple of images for the now…
Some of the single-depth racks, assembled (thanks again to Tim Krablin of Modern Cellar for the photo)…
And the interior of one of the lampshades, of which there will be 48, in three different shades of blue-ish purple. Keep in mind this is 36″ in diameter — as in three feet (the exterior is aluminum, non-powdercoated. I’ll let your imagination do the work).
Maybe one day I’ll post about the wines I’ve been tasting and stocking, and actually try to sell you something…which would possibly help me pay for all these neat things…ummmm, maybe next week…
Wine Store Design Continued: More Racks and Lights and Stuff
Wine Store Design Part 4: Wine Rack Construction
Wine Store Design Part 3: Urinal Defense Fund
wine jargon
Frizzante
From Wikipedia: Frizzante is an Italian wine term term for semi-sparkling wine (as opposed to Spumante, which is generally used for fully sparkling wines). Frizzante wines generally owe their bubbles to a partial secondary fermentation in tank. You might notice a light fizz or tingly sensation on the tongue with a Frizzante wine, compared to the more carbonated sensation that more fully sparkling wines yield.
Scorekage
Okay, so we made up this word yesterday after a great restaurant experience. We brought a bottle of wine with us, expecting to pay a corkage fee. But the restaurant either forgot to charge us the $15, or decided to be nice to us. We scored! Hence, “scorekage” has entered our lexicon. This can also refer to BYO friendly restaurants that don’t charge for corkage under any circumstances.
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I recently stopped by Venokado, a new-ish shop in LA. I bought a Lirac imported by Kermit Lynch, and it was yummers. Last night I had the pleasure of spending some time with one of its owners, Susan Brink.
Fabulous & Frugal!
Our friends launched a new site and domaine547 is a featured wine columnist in their premiere edition! Go check out Fabulous & Frugal for some fantastic lifestyle tips for living the good life during what, for most of us, is an economically challenging time. There’s much more than wine there, and we’re thrilled to be a small part of the start of what will surely be a successful venture. Congrats to Brandi & Steph for their achievement!
Go to Venokado please!
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November 29th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Very cool! (And I’m kinda jealous — but in a good way
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