Monthly Archives: December 2009

Ham, glorious ham!

Posted on December 27, 2009 by james

A few years ago, a friend of mine (Hi Freddy!) who represented sherries at the time, told me he had taken to coming home from work, sitting on the deck and having a bottle of sherry in an ice bucket, … Continue reading →

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Christmas piggery

Posted on December 26, 2009 by james

Well it was probably a good thing I mortified my spirit by marathon tasting of cheap wine before the holiday. Yesterday (Xmas) we went through a couple of bottles of Cattier Blanc de blanc, a decent IGT, and a bottle … Continue reading →

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The Hard Life of the Wine Writer

Posted on December 23, 2009 by james

This is just a part of the kind of marathon tasting you have to do occasionally. Unfortunately this is for my January ’10 Buck Challenge’ column so all the wine is quite inexpensive. The good news is, this category is … Continue reading →

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John Gormley Eggnog

Posted on December 21, 2009 by james

Okay, back by popular demand! You can find the recipe here! And FWIW Sairey and I actually drink it with skim milk and it’s still brilliant. The rum used today was Flora de Cana 7 year old. (I actually like … Continue reading →

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Globalization and wine

Posted on December 18, 2009 by james

I had a bottle of Le Rive, a soave classico the other night, by azienda agricola suavia. I imagine it will get 92-94 points out of Wine Spectator. Nice wine. Soave it ain’t. Essentially they moved the wine away from … Continue reading →

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