AltWeeklies Wire
Corkscrew: Groovy Grünernew
When I overheard those "in the know" praising a grape nicknamed GruVee (GROO vee), I perked up. I wondered if it merited the word that coddled groovy childhood memories. Then, after some research, I realized it needs the nickname -- its tongue-twisting title is tough to pronounce, and it hails from a country few can find on a map: Grüner Veltliner (GREW ner VELT liner) from Austria.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, Grüner Veltliner
Corkscrew: Scotch Basics, From 'E' to 'Y'new
I didn't think my tender, newbie palate (or stomach) could handle it, but I actually survived Scotch whisky.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Corkscrew: Vino Bitsnew
The short yet interesting stuff
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
In Defense of Beer: A Wine Geek Raises Her Glass to the Sudsnew
Beer geeks vehemently defend their beverage as a great -- if not the best -- food pairing grog. And you know what? They're right -- at least sometimes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wine Trips on the Roads Less Travelednew
Napa and Sonoma valleys are the obvious choices when plotting a trip through wine country. But there are other pleasures to be found by going where many haven't ventured: Santa Barbara and Mendocino counties and Willamette Valley, Ore.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
On Women and Winenew
Waiter ... there's a female in my glass!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine
Wine Goes Green ... Like Everything Elsenew
The wine industry, after years of doggedly clutching to tradition, slowly came around in the early 1990s but within the last few years has multiplied its efforts. Although a relatively small-scale polluter compared with agri-business, its changes -- from power to packaging to pesticides -- are helping to make my purchases guilt-free.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Trusting Others With Your Winenew
Wine clubs are convenient and becoming more affordable, but one month you might receive a familiar California zinfandel and the next an alien Austrian grüner veltliner. The wine world offers so much choice that perhaps it's time to open up your mouth and trust.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, wine clubs
Corkscrew: Taylor's Top 10new
A boozy tribute to a late night tradition.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Corkscrew: The Business of Winenew
Rosenblum Cellars' rosy fate?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-27-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine column
Merlot: What Goes Around ... Comes Aroundnew
Once the dallying darling of the dinner party set, merlot got its butt kicked by seven words in Sideways. But this sophisticate is making a comeback.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Oak in Younew
What happens when the forest and the vine collide.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wine for the Splurge Of Itnew
More money sometimes does equal more love.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
02-27-2008 |
Food+Drink
Animal Lovenew
Should you fear the fur?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
02-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
Portly Obsessionnew
The misunderstood Portuguese gem.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
02-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
