Australian wine
Jul/11/2007
Feeling Oh So Fine at
Food & Wine
By Dan Dunn
Your
Imbiber recently attended the
Food & Wine
Classic in Aspen taking in all the alcohol …
er,
action
at the industry’s most hallowed annual event. Here
are a few observations:
*** There are two phases to all-day drinks festivals. Phase I is where you can still count the number of drinks you’ve had; Phase II is where you just count the hours you’ve been drinking, figuring your burn rate is about six or seven drinks an hour — it’s not unlike the drug guys in movies who weigh the money instead of counting it.
*** The Macallan 30-year-old Sherry Oak single malt tastes like fruitcake for big people. Aging it in sherry casks instead of those used for bourbon provides more texture and volume. Aging it thirty years also adds to the cost — $750 per bottle. But we’re worth it, right?
*** Celebrated wine guru Josh Wesson knows more about pairing vino with chocolate than any other person on the planet. Google “Josh Wesson Chocolate” and see for yourself.To read the rest click here...
By Dan Dunn
*** There are two phases to all-day drinks festivals. Phase I is where you can still count the number of drinks you’ve had; Phase II is where you just count the hours you’ve been drinking, figuring your burn rate is about six or seven drinks an hour — it’s not unlike the drug guys in movies who weigh the money instead of counting it.
*** The Macallan 30-year-old Sherry Oak single malt tastes like fruitcake for big people. Aging it in sherry casks instead of those used for bourbon provides more texture and volume. Aging it thirty years also adds to the cost — $750 per bottle. But we’re worth it, right?
*** Celebrated wine guru Josh Wesson knows more about pairing vino with chocolate than any other person on the planet. Google “Josh Wesson Chocolate” and see for yourself.To read the rest click here...
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