Well kids, it’s that time again. No, not to worry, it’s not bath time; rather it’s time to hit a few massive gnarlacious Zinfandels. Stay tuned for this Saturday’s (June 13, 2009, A.D.) colossal Zinfandel tasting, where we’ll be sampling the very finest from our previous efforts up against a few new contenders. Yes they’ll [...]
Archive > June 2009
From the Vaults. Episode VIII – Headline: Great wine choice on Ally McBeal
On the Fox television show Ally McBeal’s May 15th 2000 episode Nell Porter decides to leave the firm. The plot gets ugly as she manipulates Elaine to steal clients’ portfolios so Nell can lure them away to her new firm. Although Nell ends up paying $300,000 for her boldness she retains her clients and her [...]
Serena Williams caught CHEATING!
In light of Serena Williams’ accusation of cheating on the part of her (defeated) opponent Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in this 2009 Parisian French Open at Roland Garros by not admitting that the ball hit her on the arm and instead keeping the point (and going on to win the set), let us not forget [...]
Bordeaux, affordable, Assaggio Minoralus
We here at The Royal Tannin Bombs are always on the prowl for cheap yet outstanding Bordeaux (an oxymoron in the best of times), and we continually revisit this pair from that most affordable of Bordeaux regions, the Côtes de Castillon:
Contenders
2005 La Fleur de Laussac Côtes de Castillon, 14% abv, $19.97
2004 Château d’Aiguilhe Comtes de [...]
WOTM – Wine of the Month [0905] – Chalone Vineyard Estate Grown Pinot Noir 2006
For the Second WOTM (Wine of the Month) we’re featuring the ever so over-esteemed varietal that we here at The Royal Tannin Bombs love to hate, and hate to love. For good reason – it tastes BAD! But we’re all about the “fair” here, so at any rate you can’t slam us for only doing [...]
Bad Man Special Cellar Selection ii – Château Haut-Brion 1999 Pessac-Léognan
Another remarkable Cellar Selection from Bad Man’s very own personal cellar. I’ve been sitting on this wine for 7 years now, stored at room temperature in three different un-air-conditioned and relatively un-heated apartment/townhouse/houses, but it was tucked away in a bag inside a box in a dark closet so the temperature swings were kept to [...]