Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 2006

I love Volnay and we should all be thankful that the village is veritably brimming with top quality producers, none more so than Michel Lafarge. A list of Volnay producers reads like a who’s who of Burgundy superstars: Hubert (now Etienne)De Montille, Comte Lafon, Marquis d’Angerville, Pousse d’Or…  Still, Lafarge remains a reference standard for [...]

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J.-F. Mugnier Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos de la Maréchale 2007

  The domaine J.-F. Mugnier is without doubt one of the finest sources of great Burgundy and the addition of the Clos de la Maréchale to the list of offerings here in the 2004 vintage was exciting news indeed, if only because it trebled the supply of Mugnier’s wine to the market. The Mugnier family [...]

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Camille Giroud Bourgogne Rouge 2007

For my money this is unquestionably the best deal in red Burgundy at the moment. Winemaker David Croix has been nailing it as winemaker at this micro negoce from his first vintage in 2001 and the range of sub $35 Burgs he produces gives lie to the (almost) universally accepted notion that you can’t find [...]

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Music Review: Madlib Medicine Show No 1:Before the Verdict with Guilty Simpson

I picked up a copy of this at the record release party at the Good Hurt Bar in Venice last week courtesy of Egon and Jeff Janks of Stones Throw Records. On the spot custom, hand screened artwork on every sleeve and a great set by J-Rocc. This is the first of twelve monthly releases [...]

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Death Cabs

I really would’ve loved to have written something like this as my first post but Dan Berger, clearly thinking of me, beat me to the punch. If you’ve ever been one to question the influence of the wine press on winemaking styles, here’s a little more fuel for the fire.  http://www.napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/wine/columnists/dan-berger/article_704bc688-0712-11df-a231-001cc4c002e0.html

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my ’72 re-issue J-bass

I love old Fender Jazz basses. Trouble is, a good one could set you back 2 or 3 bottles of Romanee-Conti. I’ve gotten used to loving “new” old Fender Jazz basses.

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