Wine Sediments

By Jamie Gabrini
The Wine Chicks
Francois Labet, Crmant de Bourgogne, NV, or East Meets West
In my inaugural budget-wine column here, I mentioned the Mousse Monkey that rides my back relentlessly. Its a serious addiction: I love Champagnes and sparkling wines. And for a wine chick of, ahem, limited means, its tough to placate that damn […]

By Jamie Gabrini
The Wine Chicks
Is that the sun?!
Spring hath sprung, kids! At least it has momentarily, though I suppose in Buffalo, this chick ought not count her eggs before they done hatched. Regardless, seeing the sun and the calendar turn to April has me craving the vernal. This week, were going green.
Thanks to the generosity […]

By Jamie Gabrini
The Wine Chicks
Piedmont is one of the most revered regions in epicuria. Home to Barolo and Barbaresco, its the promised land of truffles, cheese, and stunning Nebbiolos. Most of the wines are priced to match, however, so its rare to experience one of those legendary Piedmontese wines without cashing in your 401(k). For […]

By Jamie Gabrini
The Wine Chicks
I never buy the same bottle twice.
Okay, never is a strong word. I rarely buy the same bottle twice; always on the hunt for something new and weird, I feel, well, boring if I repeat a wine. I make exceptions for new vintages, of course, but even then, I try to […]

By Jamie Gabrini
The Wine Chicks
For those Very Serious Wine People, I hereby apologize on behalf of myself, my genetors, and anyone fool enough to admit relation thereof; the following article is the result of late night pondering after tasting, perhaps not so professionally, with colleagues, friends, and other random tramps. Regular readers of The Wine […]