Category Archives: Wine

Restaurant Wine Prices: They’re Either Too High or Too Low

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Poor Robert

I’ve reblogged a couple of Mike’s pieces before. I just find them incredibly well written, completely thought out and generally very informative. This one comes your way with double kudos (1) I learned (or at least relearned) a lot about … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Very Dry White Wine

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Poor Robert

This post comes under the classification of: flashback, fond memory, or senility, you decide.  As I read through some wine blog comments and replies last night one of them mentioned that they wished there were more really dry (less sweet … Continue reading →

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IT’S Back!! –The Weekly Wine for April 4, 2013

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Poor Robert

The WW has been AWOL for a while, but a worthy selection came from the depths of my cellar to take the challenge. Tim Olson’s “The Cooper’s Art” Sarah – Dry Creek Valley, 2012. When I bought this wine I … Continue reading →

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Craft Wine? Craft Beer’s Innovation Edge (and What Wine Can Do About It)

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Poor Robert

A year or so ago I did a post on Craft vs. Production Wines, but didn’t give Craft Beer a thought. The Wine Economist (Mike Veseth) just produced an absolutely outstanding post setting Craft Wine against Craft Beer. It is … Continue reading →

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Wine Regions of the World – Mendoza

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Alex

I’ve been an admirer of Poor Robert’s Almanac for a while so I was incredibly honoured when Robert himself asked me to write about Argentina’s most famous wine region, Mendoza, and the fabulous wines it produces. I currently work in … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon To a Wine Blog Near You.

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Poor Robert

I told you a few weeks ago that I would be changing up the character of  Poor Robert’s (Wine) Almanac to give it a new and more exciting look and feel.  I wasn’t talking about giving it a new visual … Continue reading →

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Wino Forever: A True Story of Infatuation

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Poor Robert

Okay so I am spending way to much time reading other blogs and not enough writing my own, This piece by The Wine Culturist, really got me, not because of the Johnny Depp references, but because now in retirement I … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Pat Conroy an Author and Wine Drinker

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Poor Robert

The Author of the Great Santini  Pat Conroy passed away this past weekend and with him some of the greatest protaganist and antagonists of all time.  This quote by Col. Bull Meechum stand as one of the great mischaracterization of … Continue reading →

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Orange Wines: Sometimes, the Best New Things are Old*

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Poor Robert

Originally posted on The Armchair Sommelier:
Last Friday night I attended a seminar on Orange Wines (no relation to actual oranges) with enologist, Charles Gendrot.  It was held at one of my local wine shops, Cork & Fork. I normally shun…

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The Weekly Wine for March 6, 2016

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Poor Robert

LABRIE Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2014: I loved this wine, partly because I really like Jonathan Maltus and his wonderful sense of what works with each batch he creates (or at least releases), and also because I really like dry white … Continue reading →

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