Comments for BruceCass.com http://brucecass.com San Francisco wine education veteran Bruce Cass reviews wines and more Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Betting Your Dessert on California Terroir by Steven Mirassou http://brucecass.com/california-terroir/459/#comment-33 Steven Mirassou Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:08:00 +0000 http://brucecass.com/?p=459#comment-33 Bruce: It was a pleasure tasting with you. Even after all these years, I am fuzzy on just how far the concept of terroir can be taken. Our discussion was enlightening for me, and your post did a good job clarifying the boundaries. -Steven Mirassou Bruce:

It was a pleasure tasting with you. Even after all these years, I am fuzzy on just how far the concept of terroir can be taken. Our discussion was enlightening for me, and your post did a good job clarifying the boundaries.

-Steven Mirassou

]]> Comment on Roussanne ~ My Quaker Moment in the Rhône by Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: Following Bliss http://brucecass.com/roussanne/447/#comment-31 Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: Following Bliss Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:01:57 +0000 http://brucecass.com/?p=447#comment-31 [...] Bruce Cass explains why he chose Roussanne as his focus during last week’s Rhone Rangers tasting in San Francisco. [...] [...] Bruce Cass explains why he chose Roussanne as his focus during last week’s Rhone Rangers tasting in San Francisco. [...]

]]> Comment on Roussanne ~ My Quaker Moment in the Rhône by Bruce Cass http://brucecass.com/roussanne/447/#comment-30 Bruce Cass Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:23:00 +0000 http://brucecass.com/?p=447#comment-30 Les, good to hear from you. Been a long time since we played racquetball at the Bay Club. I find it hard to do the wines justice at huge, walk-around tastings: (1) because you don't get to make side-by-side comparisons; and (2) because there is so much wine. I usually sit down with the catalog, and chose about 40 wines at which to aim. And when are people going to learn to step back from the counter once they've been poured a sample? Elbowing one's way through a gaggle of people posing at the bar does not give one a proper attitude for evaluating wine. Les, good to hear from you. Been a long time since we played racquetball at the Bay Club. I find it hard to do the wines justice at huge, walk-around tastings: (1) because you don’t get to make side-by-side comparisons; and (2) because there is so much wine. I usually sit down with the catalog, and chose about 40 wines at which to aim. And when are people going to learn to step back from the counter once they’ve been poured a sample? Elbowing one’s way through a gaggle of people posing at the bar does not give one a proper attitude for evaluating wine.

]]> Comment on Roussanne ~ My Quaker Moment in the Rhône by Greg Lovell http://brucecass.com/roussanne/447/#comment-29 Greg Lovell Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:27:00 +0000 http://brucecass.com/?p=447#comment-29 McCrea Cellars from WA has been making Roussanne and many other Rhone grape wines and all I have tried were outstanding and well made. McCrea Cellars from WA has been making Roussanne and many other Rhone grape wines and all I have tried were outstanding and well made.

]]> Comment on Roussanne ~ My Quaker Moment in the Rhône by Leslie Hennessy http://brucecass.com/roussanne/447/#comment-28 Leslie Hennessy Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:28:00 +0000 http://brucecass.com/?p=447#comment-28 Bruce, Good article. I too found the Rhone Ranger tasting pretty bland. It's sort of like the ZAP tastings- 100 Zins taste the same. As a side bar, I did find some Grenache Blanc at quite a reasonable price for my private label Leslie Hennessy Winery. Not quite Roussanne but damn good. Bruce, Good article. I too found the Rhone Ranger tasting pretty bland. It’s sort of like the ZAP tastings- 100 Zins taste the same. As a side bar, I did find some Grenache Blanc at quite a reasonable price for my private label Leslie Hennessy Winery. Not quite Roussanne but damn good.

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