2006 Granite Sprints Winery Petite Sirah Fair Play AVA El Dorado County $20 13.7% abv – available only at the winery which was purchased by Latcham Vineyards in the 1990s.
It’s a very good wine. Slightly sweet nose with dark and red fruit accompanied by a touch of pepper. In the mouth it’s lush blueberries and [...]
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2006 Granite Sprints Petite Sirah
A.D.D. musings about Tarsem Singh’s “The Cell” and “The Fall”
Last month, after waxing poetic about the just viewed movie “MirrorMask” from 2005 (Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman) recommended to me by our very own BadMan, he shot back an emailed list of movies that also fit this theme (and I quote):
“Grotesque post-apocalyptic futurism rooted in baroque-art-deco architecture dripping with film-noir acid-greens following an AIW [...]
Zinfandel, Tier II, 2008 tasting (assaggio majoralus)
Tasting Date: 10/10/2008
Tasting Geeks: Tally-Ho, Full-Throttle, Bad Man
Tasting Theme: Zinfandel, Tier II, 2008 – assaggio majoralus
The Contenders:
Ridge Lytton Springs California 2005 14.4% alcohol $32
St. Francis Pagani Vineyard Reserve Sonoma Valley Zinfandel 2004 15.3% alcohol $35
Rosenblum Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley Zinfandel 2005 14.7% alcohol $32
Ridge Pagani Ranch California Zinfandel 2006 14.8% alcohol $48
A. Rafanelli Dry Creek [...]
2008 U.S. Open Tennis
Ok, we’re halfway through the fortnight so I feel compelled to comment on the current standings and possible outcomes of the tournament.
Regarding the women: Ana couldn’t keep it together and went out prematurely and Maria is injured and never took the court… that concludes the beauty portion of our contest : )
Jelena is looking strong; [...]
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