It’s 5:19. Do you know what you’re drinking tonight? We do. We’ve been revamping our study all day, formerly known as the room occupied by many boxes, formerly known before that as the room our cats liked to pee in and occasionally sleep in. And now, it’s emerged from its trauma only to become a fully legitimate, functional space for studying, working, and now, wine storage! We’re the proud owners of a Eurocave and are steadily building our collection as we find more beautiful, whacky, and penetratingly tricky wines to share with you. [Read more...]

The anticipation I have before opening a bottle of wine to accompany dinner is similar to the excitement I feel before a concert. Obviously, I have some idea of what to expect- I’m not expecting T-Pain to open for Steely Dan, nor am I pairing a Napa Cab with food better suited to a Riesling, but nevertheless, there’s still a brief moment of wonder before it all comes together. And like a concert, the role the wine can play in relation to the food can be vibrant and up front, the Walter Becker to a backing band of many different sensations, or act as more of a supporting role, the bass line to a powerful song. In either scenario, it gives it the opportunity to show its colors and play well with others and make a dinner more than a simple production. [Read more...]

A few months ago, my girlfriend, father, and I had a miniature Dönnhoff vertical with a few special bottles we had picked up on a whim at a wine store. This was one of the best cheaper finds we’d come across. The store was selling two of these, the 2006 and 2007 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spatleses, for $35 apiece, marked down from their original prices of $73 and $70, respectively. Arguably two of the best vintages for this particular vineyard since the famed 2001, these tweak my buttons in the perfect way. Who doesn’t love quality wine at cheap prices? [Read more...]