Friday, May 6, 2011

Essensia California Orange Muscat

Diabetic angel pee. Orangey, like the name suggests. Very good. Surprisingly not all that expensive.





Sunday, January 23, 2011

Burp








Obsession was a competent, but innocent white white.

Ravens wood is a good but not particularly exciting red.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon

If there is such a thing as angels, this is what their blood tastes like.





Monday, December 6, 2010

Stone's Original Green Ginger





They had it in the port section of the LCBO. Sold as a flavoured wine, it's strong ginger with a sweet wine taste. Would definitely buy again. Reminds me of an odd mix of ice wine and Jamaican ginger beer. A good winter drink. Warms you up with booze and ginger.

I bought this on a whim, figuring it would be a disappointment. Usually those sorts of bets fail. The bottle seemed too cheap to taste good.

A nice surprise.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Sandeman LBV Porto 2004





Dark. Sweet. Complex. Buy it again. Makes me want to chug it, not sip. Not sure why.

A red silk sheet wrapped around a brick. An angry purple child beating on a drum with a greasy chicken leg. A church full of three legged frogs on fire, and the cooking smell fills the neighborhood.

Nice.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Graham's tawny port aged 20 years




If you love me, prove it by buying me a crate of this stuff. $30 a bottle. Worth every penny.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Croft Pink

Good, but kind of like the Kool Ade of port. Adolescent. Punchy. Not complex. No depth. Sweet.

Feels like a good, plain drink to have in the fridge for some unthinking drunkenness.

Might buy it again, but probably not. The coca-cola of port. Feels mass produced somehow. The same way a Coke tastes. It's okay, even enjoyable, but it's just a Coke for fuck's sakes.

It does taste "pink" somehow. Almost flowery.