Porno for Winos
July 27, 2010 7:19 PM Subscribe
Finally a really informative and well-written wine blog!!! I love wine and I feel like since Sideways and Top Chef, so does everyone else... And we all wanna know what we're talking about... Well, this writer actually REALLY does, and the writing is really good, witty, pretty hilarious at times, and unpretentious, in sharp contrast to the standing standard Wine Spectator, with its meaningless fluffy descriptions that sound like they were written by the distributors' hired hands... It's not for the uninitiated, but each week features a different region with a very interesting intro about its qualities and its history, and then reviews a few different bottles, including $$ and where they can be bought... It's definitely kind of local to NYC though. But it's great!
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Holy shit - the wait is OVER!!
posted by Think_Long at 7:29 PM on July 27, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Think_Long at 7:29 PM on July 27, 2010 [2 favorites]
Can't get to the main link at the moment, but had a laugh at Wine Spectator. Apparently, wines can be "lithe" now.
posted by mediareport at 7:34 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by mediareport at 7:34 PM on July 27, 2010
.!!!
posted by Solon and Thanks at 7:36 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by Solon and Thanks at 7:36 PM on July 27, 2010
Wait, I drink wine. Is this site for me?
I hope to use this post and all its materials for future referen...wait, what?
posted by evadery at 7:37 PM on July 27, 2010
I hope to use this post and all its materials for future referen...wait, what?
posted by evadery at 7:37 PM on July 27, 2010
Do they review blue wines or do they stick to the standard reds and whites?
posted by plastic_animals at 7:37 PM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by plastic_animals at 7:37 PM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by delilablu
It's like you're taunting us.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 7:37 PM on July 27, 2010 [5 favorites]
It's like you're taunting us.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 7:37 PM on July 27, 2010 [5 favorites]
*sets up lawn chair, picks up popcorn, pours glass of wine*
posted by EvaDestruction at 7:37 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by EvaDestruction at 7:37 PM on July 27, 2010
Oh dear me. We're all going to be overthinking a glass of wine right about... now!
posted by ntartifex at 7:38 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by ntartifex at 7:38 PM on July 27, 2010
Finally a wine site
maybe they will tell me that i am a rube for liking sweet wine
posted by sonic meat machine at 7:39 PM on July 27, 2010
maybe they will tell me that i am a rube for liking sweet wine
posted by sonic meat machine at 7:39 PM on July 27, 2010
Excellent use of the "french" tag.
posted by fleetmouse at 7:40 PM on July 27, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by fleetmouse at 7:40 PM on July 27, 2010 [2 favorites]
not for the uninitiated
oh fuck i haven't been initiated
posted by Sticherbeast at 7:41 PM on July 27, 2010
oh fuck i haven't been initiated
posted by Sticherbeast at 7:41 PM on July 27, 2010
Hey I like sweet wine too - it goes well with jolly ranchers.
posted by Think_Long at 7:41 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by Think_Long at 7:41 PM on July 27, 2010
I still can't figure out where to buy a goddamn bottle of cheap wine in Manhattan. Every bodega stocked with beer is like a punch in the face.
posted by oinopaponton at 7:41 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by oinopaponton at 7:41 PM on July 27, 2010
And no, I'm not going to haul myself all the way to Union Square to wait in line for 45 minutes at the Trader Joe's wine shop. Okay, maybe I will.
posted by oinopaponton at 7:42 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by oinopaponton at 7:42 PM on July 27, 2010
I still can't figure out where to buy a goddamn bottle of cheap wine in Manhattan. Every bodega stocked with beer is like a punch in the face.
Warehouse Liquors on Broadway. Trader Joe's on 14th St.
Also, I like semi-sweet wine. It's like Tang.
posted by Sticherbeast at 7:42 PM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
Warehouse Liquors on Broadway. Trader Joe's on 14th St.
Also, I like semi-sweet wine. It's like Tang.
posted by Sticherbeast at 7:42 PM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
Finally.
posted by kuujjuarapik at 7:43 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by kuujjuarapik at 7:43 PM on July 27, 2010
I think your problem there is that you like Tang.
posted by shakespeherian at 7:43 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by shakespeherian at 7:43 PM on July 27, 2010
I think your problem there is that you like Tang.
Life sure is cool here in space
Being an astronaut
Enjoy the ground
Earth nerd
posted by Sticherbeast at 7:44 PM on July 27, 2010 [4 favorites]
Life sure is cool here in space
Being an astronaut
Enjoy the ground
Earth nerd
posted by Sticherbeast at 7:44 PM on July 27, 2010 [4 favorites]
Bender: "I've been perusing your fortified wine list, and I've selected the '71 Hobo's Delight, the '57 Chateau Par-tay, and the '66 Thunderschewitz."
Waiter: "Exquisite choices, sir."
Bender: "And...mix them all together in a big jug."
posted by griphus at 7:44 PM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
Waiter: "Exquisite choices, sir."
Bender: "And...mix them all together in a big jug."
posted by griphus at 7:44 PM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
Tang is only a problem if you're not in space.
posted by Think_Long at 7:45 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by Think_Long at 7:45 PM on July 27, 2010
I don't have a snarky comment, dammit! The one spam post that hasn't been deleted yet, and I got nothin'! I blame YOU.
posted by "Elbows" O'Donoghue at 7:45 PM on July 27, 2010
posted by "Elbows" O'Donoghue at 7:45 PM on July 27, 2010
Gin is a hell of a lot better than wine. If I'm going to drink mashed-up berries mulled and fermented into an alcoholic beverage, I'd prefer them to have a distant whiff of pine and taste good with olives.
posted by koeselitz at 7:46 PM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by koeselitz at 7:46 PM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
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