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Class Recap: “Riesling”

The second session of Feb/March’s Grape Study.

Posted byJames SlighMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022Posted inClassesTags:alsace, American Wine, Aquila Cellars, Clemens Busch, Lindenlaub, Mosel, New Americans, Riesling1 Comment on Class Recap: “Riesling”

Class Recap: “Syrah & Their Cousins”

The first session of Feb-March’s Grape Study season.

Posted byJames SlighMarch 6, 2022April 18, 2022Posted inClassesTags:Alpine Wine, California, Cornas, Franck Balthazar, Grape Study, Iruai, Isère, Lagrein, Mondeuse, Mondeuse Blanche, Nicolas Gonin, Northern Rhône, Savoie, Sierra Foothills, Syrah, Teroldego, Viognier1 Comment on Class Recap: “Syrah & Their Cousins”

Wines of 2021

Nine drinks that moved me last year.

Posted byJames SlighMarch 5, 2022April 13, 2022Posted inWine ListsTags:4 Monos, Akushika Shuzo, Aligoté, Antoine Lienhardt, Baden, Burgundy, Carignan, Claude Courtois, End of Nowhere, Enderle & Moll, Grenache, Les Lunes, Loire Valley, Menu pineau, New Wave California, Pinot Nor, Pinot X, Provence, Real beer, Realtière, Romorantin, Rouge Tomate, Sake, Sierra de Gredos, Sierra Foothills, SologneLeave a comment on Wines of 2021

Class Recap: “Sailing Like Phoenicians”

Saturday evening remote session, 1.15.2022

Posted byJames SlighFebruary 13, 2022March 4, 2022Posted inClasses, Underrated Wine RegionsTags:Ancient Wine, Andalucía, Catalunya, Co-Ferments, Cota 45, Grenache, Mediterranean, palomino, Phoenicians, Provence, Sicus, Sulauze1 Comment on Class Recap: “Sailing Like Phoenicians”

Like a wine list

Wines poured Jan 2021-Jan 2022.

Posted byJames SlighFebruary 13, 2022February 23, 2022Posted inChildren's Atlas of WineTags:Anjou, Baden, Burgenland, Burgundy, Carignan, Chenin, Cider, Drink the Rainbow, Green Spain, Imereti, Itata, Muscat, Paris Basin, Pinot Noir, Pinot X, Savoie, Skin Contact, Steiermark, Wine ListsLeave a comment on Like a wine list

Welcome patrons!

A lil link roundup of stuff I like that’s live on the site if you’re looking for a cheat sheet.

Posted byJames SlighJanuary 2, 2022November 1, 2025Posted inWine WritingTags:Aligoté, Atlas Entry, Burgundy, Class Recaps, Disgorgeous, Gnostic Gospels, Muscat, Pinot Noir, Pinot X, Public Newsletter, Wine PairingLeave a comment on Welcome patrons!

“A gnostic history of wine color”

This piece was originally published winter 2021 in Disgorgeous Zine Volume 2: Color.

Posted byJames SlighJanuary 1, 2022April 26, 2024Posted inWine WritingTags:Bordeaux, Co-Ferments, Drink the Rainbow, Georgia, Gnostic Gospels, Hofgut Falkenstein, Infusion vs Extraction, Napa Valley, Nebbiolo, Pinot Gris, Pinot X, Qvevri, Rioja, Saperavi, Skin Contact3 Comments on “A gnostic history of wine color”

New Year’s Eve Bubbles

Newsletter 12.30.2021.

Posted byJames SlighJanuary 1, 2022February 13, 2022Posted inDrink With James, NewsletterTags:Arbanne, Catalunya, Champagne, Corpinnat, Delaware, Etienne Calsac, Finger Lakes, Grower Champagne, Hybrid Grapes, Lelarge-Pugeot, Meunier, Penedès, Pet-Nat, Petit Meslier, Petit Montaigne, Recaredo, XarelloLeave a comment on New Year’s Eve Bubbles

Event Recap: “Grape Varieties, B-Sides & Obscurities”

An in-person tasting on 13 December, 2021.

Posted byJames SlighDecember 3, 2021March 5, 2022Posted inIn-Person, What are grape varieties?Tags:Abouriou, Arbanne, Carignan, Elbling, Gascon, Grignolino, In-Person, Moscatel, Negrette, Petit Meslier, Rule of Thirds, Trousseau, Underdog Grapes, Valdigué, Verdesse1 Comment on Event Recap: “Grape Varieties, B-Sides & Obscurities”

Atlas Entry: Jura

A regional profile of the Jura

Posted byJames SlighDecember 2, 2021March 5, 2022Posted inChildren's Atlas of Wine, MapsTags:Béclan, Burgundy, Buronfosse, Chardonnay, Chardonnay Rose, Enfariné, Flor, Ganevat, Jura, Labet, Melon à Queue Rouge, Overnoy, Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Rotalier, Savagnin, Sud Revermont, Tissot, Trousseau, Valentin Morel1 Comment on Atlas Entry: Jura

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