Mar
19

Training Your Wine Palate

As I’ve gotten more and more into wine I’ve been thinking about training my palate to better appreciate the subtleties of wine. Having grown up on spicy indian food my palate is much more used to stronger flavors. I just caught this episode from Gary V of Wine Library, my favorite wine store, focused on [...]

Mar
03

Wine Tasting – Chianti’s, Chocolate and Cheese

Our monthly wine club reconvened on Friday night, this time at the Pandya’s. We get together every month at a different home, with everyone bringing a wine and a dish consistent with the theme of the night. This was our 5th get together. It’s been a roaring success and I definately look forward to these every [...]

Jan
28

Truchard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

I went to my local Bottle King a few weeks ago looking to buy a few bottles of wine to give away as presents. I didn’t really go there with anything particular in mind, just that I wanted Cabernet Sauvignon. I figured I would just look through what they had and decide on the spot. [...]

Dec
27

Jardin, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004

Opened a bottle of Jardin tonight. I bought a few bottles some months ago but never got around to trying it. Was in the mood for a cab tonight and found this bottle on my wine rack. I tend to buy wine and then just hold onto it and drink it slowly over time. Definately [...]