Thanks to everyone who attended the tasting last Thursday. It was generally agreed that it was a good day to taste through Burgundies (I’m of the opinion that some days are good tasting days/some bad- subject for a later post). The whites were great (the Lamy St Aubin was drinking beautifully) but the reds was […]
Greetings and Happy Easter Weekend, Please join us Thursday, April 11th 5:30-8PM for a snapshot of 2010 Burgundies. We’ll have about 12 wines open, should be fun. Email acuteanglewines@gmail.com to RSVP and I will provide the address (in the city but its a ‘secret’ location). Good news- I’m tasting through a selection of Kermit Lynch’s Languedoc […]
Zweigelt is the most widely planted Austrian red grape. It is a cross between 2 indigenous Austrian varietals- Blaufrankisch and St Laurent (both thought to be relatives of Pinot Noir). The grape was created by a guy named… you guessed it, Fritz Zweigelt. Generally I tend to drink more Blaufranksich. I think this is one […]
Save the date, one Month from today, November 15th 5:30-8:30, Acute Angle Wines will be hosting a tasting in the city (near North). We will announce the location via email, if you’re on the email list you will get the official invite. If you’re not on the list email us at acuteanglewines@gmail.com. All wines will […]
My wine professional experience has gone as follows: retail associate at a fine wine store, sales rep for a distributor, supplier rep for an importer, and manager of a distributor, and now, occasional blogger/retailer. I’ve always enjoyed my role as merchant and being a ‘collector’ has never been a priority. While having dinner at a friend’s […]
Last Monday I received a call, “Hey Ben, it’s Seth. I’ve got a new business.” This was news that I knew would send a little ripple throughout the Chicago wine community. Seth founded Vin Divino in 1991. After a few years Vin Divino had been called Importer of the Year by Food and Wine magazine […]
If you meet a wine buyer who doesn’t get excited about a Burgundy close out list you should check their pulse. Burgundy has had a string of great vintages and the result is some distributors getting over inventoried. Here is a list of sensational Burgundy’s that are priced to move. Everything is subject to availability […]
I recently attended the Terry Theise German/Austrian tasting. Terry is one of the finest importers around given the quality of his portfolio and his sense of focus. It’s easy to get distracted when importing wine. There is so much good wine in the world- Why limit yourself to one country? The answer- do what you […]
When the temp consitently reads over 100 F, as it did here in Chicago last week, and I’m spending time outside, I drink cheap white wine. Europe is loaded with wonderfully inexpensive yet delightful dry white wines and here is one you should know. Grape: Picpoul (can be both white and red- like Grenache only […]
If you love European wine you will eventually fall in love with, if not obsess over, Burgundy. I avoid making sweeping generalizations but this one is true. The area makes some of the worldest greatest red and white wine and the modern concept terrior orriginates here, enough said. I am by no means an expert on […]