22 Winos Saved from Sinking “Wine-Tasting Boat.”
October 17, 2012
22 people who were having the time of their lives aboard San Francisco Bay’s only “floating wine tasting room,” had to be rescued this last Friday from after the boat hit hit a spot of bother near Alcatraz Island, officials have stated.
The 45-foot long “Neptune” started taking on water after an impact with an underwater shoal left a 1-foot hole in the side of the boat. The captain attempted to steer it to San Francisco’s Pier 39, the boat started having rudder issues and began to sink about 300 feet from the pier.
Fortunately, the Coast Guard was able to take all 22 occupants of the stricken vessel without any reported injuries.
Click here for the full article from the Huffington Post.
My Thoughts…
I’ve been to quite a few wine tastings where I wished most of the people around me would just go and drown, but THIS is ridiculous! :)
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October 16, 2012
10 wine truths.
October 15, 2012
Wine Myths…Busted: As a Wine Drinker, is it Possible to have a Preference for Different Oak Wine Barrels?
October 13, 2012
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Posted in Facts | Tagged American Oak, French Oak, Oak, Wine Barrels, Wine Myths Busted | Leave a comment //Yalumba Scribbler Cabernet/Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia.
October 12, 2012
Grapes
61% Cabernet, 31% Shiraz
Facts
- I know it’s kind-of a sweeping statement, but it’s hard to go wrong with the wines from Yalumba. They always give plenty of bang for the buck! I actually picked up this bottle (as well as a few others) on my recent trip back to the Motherland (England). It’s not that you can’t find this wine in the U.S., you certainly can; but since I was staying at my parent’s house, and I know them to only buy Lambrini (sweet, nasty, sugary sh*t), I needed something “gluggable” to accompany/wash away the inevitable Sunday lunch of overcooked roast beef and rubbery Yorkshire pudding.
- Yalumba was founded in 1849 by English brewer Samuel Smith. The Hill-Smith family are still in control of the winery, making Yalumba Australia’s oldest family-owned winery.
- This is pretty-much a “classic” Aussie red blend, in that Cabernet and Shiraz have emerged as the 2 main grapes they seem to excel at growing. I’m usually a fan of wines which incorporate Shiraz/Syrah into the mix. Again, I know that’s a sweeping statement, but I think the spiciness yielded from this grape is what’s missing from a great number of red blends. Think of it like adding salt to a fairly bland soup. Shiraz/Syrah often gives the wine that extra little kick it’s looking for.
- Even though the Australian way of making red wine seems to usually incorporate HUGE amounts of alcohol, I was quite pleased to see this wine only be at 13.5%.
- Yalumba have continued to champion the humble screw-cap on the vast majority of their wines, ever since the 1970’s.
A Quick Vineyard Tour of Alsace for Rally Driver Petter Solberg. Those Poor Grapes!
October 9, 2012
Rally driver Petter Solberg clearly must be more of a beer drinker, as is shown in these two videos by his blatant disregard for the delicate grapes of Alsace!
The Norwegian Solberg started the day in 4th place, narrowly missed spectators when he careened off the road on the opening stage, through a vineyard, over the same road again, into another vineyard and then for a grand finale he took out an electrical pylon. As the video shows, the wires touched the chassis of the car and trellising in the vineyard, resulting in sparks and small clouds of smoke. The good news is that, aside from a few bruised grapes, there were no reports of any injuries.
Solberg’s co-driver, Chris Patterson, stated in an interview: “Unfortunately we were pushing quite hard and we slid a tiny bit too wide on this corner here and we went into the vineyard.”
NB: A tiny bit too wide!?!? Mr. Patterson officially wins the award for understatement of the century!!!
Here is a video of the crash:
…and again from a different angle
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