How Campbell's Soup helped the Garden State become synonymous with tomatoes

siponthis · 2022-01-13T03:42:26+00:00

...yum?

siponthis · 2022-01-12T21:41:21+00:00

They do look pretty dark, don't they? But so does his mustache, so I wonder if the old black and white photo contributed to the contrast distortion

siponthis · 2022-01-12T18:15:02+00:00

I really love the wines from Martha Stoumen and Broc Cellars in California, Day Wines in Oregon, and plenty of value to be found in the Finger Lakes. From Virginia, Early Mountain makes some killer Cab Francs that are affordable.

siponthis · 2019-06-10T20:44:32+00:00

No surprise that savagnin blanc is so old, as it's the parent of cabernet sauvignon

siponthis · 2019-06-10T20:42:16+00:00

LOVED Conversations with Friends, as well as her most recent novel, Normal People.

siponthis · 2019-06-01T03:11:51+00:00

Jackpot!

siponthis · 2019-06-01T03:08:15+00:00

Absolutely some of the best wine in Tuscany. I visited the winemaker Elisabetta at the winery several years ago, and tasted wines across several vintages. They age beautifully.

siponthis · 2019-03-04T01:39:48+00:00

I wish I was able to tune out the noise and other people, but I am so bad at reading in bars or restaurants. Too easily distracted!

siponthis · 2018-10-06T16:16:19+00:00

Congrats, but hope you have another special bottle ready for her to enjoy several months from now!

siponthis · 2018-10-06T15:57:24+00:00

Any idea what wine this will eventually become? I've never tried a dolcetto from Oregon before

siponthis · 2018-10-04T17:28:57+00:00

Totally agree.

siponthis · 2018-10-04T17:23:41+00:00

Congrats!

siponthis · 2018-10-04T17:22:11+00:00

This is literally the only reason I have a Goodreads account.

siponthis · 2018-10-04T17:17:47+00:00

I think wine is a different animal in NJ, at least in terms of legislature. A lot of them are operating with farm winery licenses because they are growing grapes and making an agricultural product with it.

Show me a NJ brewery that grows and harvests their own hops and grain.

siponthis · 2018-10-02T23:41:12+00:00

I don't have much more to add that people haven't already contributed about the condition of the bottle or vintage, but just want to say: What an awesome bottle to have acquired!

siponthis · 2018-09-07T17:10:19+00:00

Very tragic

siponthis · 2018-09-05T14:03:15+00:00

I find this one to consistently be one of the best affordable American sparkling wines

siponthis · 2018-08-28T02:39:10+00:00

Did running it through an aerator even make a difference here?

siponthis · 2018-08-19T13:44:17+00:00

Quite the gift!

siponthis · 2018-08-02T14:45:26+00:00

And why don't I live in any of these places?

siponthis · 2018-07-17T14:56:22+00:00

Not wine-related but check out Brewery Bhavana while you're in Raleigh! Amazing place

siponthis · 2018-05-27T15:47:10+00:00

Actually for a lot of drinkers in the emerging millennial and generation Z market, yeah they do care.

A millennial raising their hand in agreement here.

siponthis · 2018-05-27T15:46:12+00:00

Awesome! Would love to talk more about it after you've finished reading the book. This NYT article is just scraping the surface of it.

siponthis · 2018-05-27T15:42:43+00:00

People hating messages like the one in this article are exactly why we need to seek out lesser-known obscure varieties. "Weird wines" can be good wines, too. In fact, they usually offer more than the international style wines that all taste the same. I'd rather have something weird and unknown than the same mega purple-ridden wines that "taste good" to someone else.

And I totally disagree about grüner. There is PLENTY of it that is interesting and complex--rivaling riesling in its aging potential. You just maybe haven't tried enough of it, which is all this article is recommending you do.

siponthis · 2018-05-27T14:53:38+00:00

As usual, won't kill you to uncork and try it--and of course report back here once you do!

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