Two off-character lumps
Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Let's say it is your dream to drive an exotic or classic sports car. You have spent a lifetime yearning for the smell of leather and oil, the wind in your hair, and most of all the unique exhaust note ...
Cameron Hughes Lot 70, Lodi Petite Sirah
Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Lodi, Petite Sirah | No Comments »(Apologies for the horrible photo, I'm just not very good with a camera! Not to worry though all Cameron Hughes Wines look the same and I have another one queued up to review soon... I'll get a better shot... promise!) Not ...
“Any man who packs a big bore Sharps carbine could come in mighty handy, if we’re attacked by buffalo… or elephants.”
Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | No Comments »"...or a bottle of Petite Sirah!" The immortal words of Rooster Cogburn, a man with True Grit. This bottle went down after being holed with a corkscrew, no need for the big bore gun. A tasty 2004 Petite Sirah, hailing from ...
Carver Sutro 2004 Petite Sirah
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in California, Napa, On Somebody Else's Tab, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Forgive me reader, for I have spent. I classify this under my "on somebody else's tab" category as it is an expensive wine... but I'll admit, I spent my own hard earned money to acquire it. To be honest it ...
Foppiano Petite Sirah
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | No Comments »This is a Russian River Valley Sirah. I paid about $15 for it and like just about every Petite Sirah, I really enjoyed it. So much so that I'm quite sleepy and at a loss for words. Must be good!
It is a Pazzo Party!
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in California, Napa, Odds & Ends, On Somebody Else's Tab | 2 Comments »I recently celebrated a birthday. Mrs. Barbarian arranged a dinner at a local steak place, a chain who sends you a coupon for a free dinner on your birthday. (Have I ever mentioned how frugal Mrs. Barbarian is?) I choose ...
A new low in Merlot. Low price that is.
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Merlot | 1 Comment »This weekend I had a manly household task to attend to, and declare to Mrs. Barbarian that I have to go to the hardware store to acquire some manly hardware-like items to accomplish my manly task. She, being the most ...
2005 Spellbound Petite Sirah
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Last night we had a thunderstorm, followed by a huge blood red full moon rising over the hills to the east. Mrs. Barbarian was cooking up some amazing stuffed flank steak things she found somewhere, so I figured nothing short ...
Four Vines’ “The Heretic” … a Petite Sirah I’d kill you for.
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in California, On Somebody Else's Tab, Petite Sirah | No Comments »Last month while out on a business trip I attended a dinner with a potential client. We enjoyed a great dinner in a steak house with a great view. Being a classless barbarian I hogged the wine list while everyone ...
True Earth Red
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Odds & Ends | No Comments »I was stalking through the wine section of the grocery store the other day, when I happened upon this red wine. Honestly what caught my eye was the presence of my favorite grape on the label: Petite Sirah. Given that ...
