Saturday, May 10 2008
With a Name Like That . . .
The family resemblance is uncanny . . .
As I've said before, I read a lot of wine sites and blogs, alas, I read mostly widely and not too well. A lot of commercial blogs are wretched bores, too specialised for my taste. The intricacies of tiered distribution and shipping laws in the USA might be of burning concern to people in the commercial industry (come to think of it, they should be of burning concern to me, but I think there's a no-burning bylaw in effect right now) and reviews of insanely overpriced, poorly-made fauxwine have their devotees, I suppose, but I like a blog that talks more about how wine <I>tastes</i>, especially how it tastes over time, with food, and against other wines.
And I've found a pretty good one. The Vulgar Little Monkey Translucency Report (I'm sure there's a story behind that). He talks about all the things I'm interested in: flavours over time, pairing with food and the real nitty-gritty--was it good? He also seems to like the same sort of wines I favour (have to read more of his reviews to see if that holds up) and presents his stuff in a, um, forthright manner. I'd love to quote the first paragraph from his April 29th entry, 'Recent Disappointments in Red Wine', but I try to limit myself to six or seven swears a day in print. Suffice to say, he holds strong opinions and seems to welcome debate on them--if you've got the stones to step into his line of fire, that is.
A thumbs-up for his reviews, position on wine, and straightforward style. Of course, there's one question I have to ask, in light of what I discovered in looking up his biography: just how many wine bloggers named Vandergrift do we need on the internets? Luckily I was here first, so I'm not budging.
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