Dr Booze

Roughing it on the Grand Radonee

james — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:50:51 +0000

So after a brisk 20 klicks over hill and dale Sairey and I stagger into La Vieux Logis, drop our packs and begin attempting to mitigate the pain. This means a NINE course meal using fifteen pieces of cutlery and … Continue reading →

Alcoholism and life

james — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:22:16 +0000

Okay so there I am in a tiny urban grocery store, Carrefour’s City, maybe 1500 square feet, about the size of the potato chip section of a WalMart. At the check out I realize everyone of the seven shoppers I … Continue reading →

Corked off

james — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:03:08 +0000

Man am I getting tired of corked wine. I am ESPECIALLY tired of $50 wine that’s corked. Last summer I visited Columbia Crest and discovered they test all cork deliveries with spectrometers refusing any that are tainted. This should be … Continue reading →

IPad & Phone camera tripod

james — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:54:48 +0000

This post is not about food and drink, but about gadgets. The reason I’m putting it up is because there are any number of people out there taking very respectable photos and even movies these days done with an IPad … Continue reading →

Robitussin gets 92 from Wine Spectator!

james — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:28:07 +0000

So what exactly does a wine rating mean? Way back in the ’80s, Robert Parker took to ranking his beloved Bordeaux numerically. Consumers loved the idea and now it is everywhere. Parker is one man, and he focused on the … Continue reading →