Comments on: A fine soft day (yeah, right)

By: khal spencer

khal spencer — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:44:55 +0000

If the ethanol content is too high, that means I might drink less of it before I slide under the table. Here is to the thirteen percenters….

By: Larry T.

Larry T. — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:38:27 +0000

Monferrato is where our HQ is. Needless to say, the wine list there is loaded with wines from this little-known region. Most of ‘em are in the 12-13 percent range, very enjoyable for the entire meal. I don’t understand the 15 percenter’s reasoning that every bottle has to be some “blockbuster” that knocks you on your ass – I want to taste FRUIT, otherwise I can just drink the coolant out of the van’s radiator. Glad you liked it…should have a couple of cases of Michele Chiarlo’s Barbera here in a day or two, courtesy of a friend who’ll haul it down from a store in the north for us.

By: Patrick O'Grady

Patrick O'Grady — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:54:41 +0000

K, we warmed up a tad — into the lower 50s, I believe — but I didn’t get out to enjoy today’s greatly improved weather. I’ve almost always worked Sundays and I’ve almost always hated it, especially since I went free-lance in 1991. It sucks to watch people enjoying a sunny October day from your office window as you bang away at the keyboard.

By: Patrick O'Grady

Patrick O'Grady — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:52:05 +0000

Hey, Larry — my fave grog shop was light on Barberas (barbarians), but I did manage to coax a 2008 Casalone Barbera del Monferrato out of the slackers. Very flavorful and surprisingly low on alcohol at just 13 percent. We had a 15 percent Côte du Rhône a while back that nearly caused me to regrow my hair. This was a pleasant change of pace.

By: Larry T.

Larry T. — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:27:23 +0000

15 F. was our low this morning! It DID warm up enough by 3 pm to crash around on the MTB’s in the local park clad in just a long-sleeve jersey and thermal knickers, so can’t whine too much, especially with a vegetable risotto cooking and a bottle of Prunotto’s 2008 “Fiulot” Barbera d’Asti open for Sunday dinner.

By: khal spencer

khal spencer — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:21:26 +0000

To be more specific.courtesy of Uncle Sam (maybe mittens would kill the NWS along with Big Bird)

Humidity86%
Wind SpeedS 12 G 21 mph
Barometer30.17 in
Dewpoint31°F (-1°C)
Visibility10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)

Last Update on 7 Oct 6:55 am MDT

By: khal spencer

khal spencer — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:19:24 +0000

Went downstairs to brew up some coffee and see that the outside thermometer is reading 35 degrees, plus a considerable wind chill. Yikes.

By: Charley

Charley — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:11:16 +0000

Should be bitches from me, no?

By: Derek

Derek — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:55:06 +0000

You are not lyin’ Laddy

By: Larry T.

Larry T. — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:24:32 +0000

I hear ya! Skipping winter entirely last year via our exit to Italia has me reeling at the cold and wind blasting out of the north. We’re stuck here on the soon-to-be-frozen plains of Iowa until mid-December, so I’m hoping to get used to it again quickly…but right now it seems a long way off before we can enjoy the holidays in SoCal followed by an escape to Sicily in mid-January. I’ll be getting that winter bike out soon I suppose. BRRRrrrrr!