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Musar-fest Spring 2011: USA Left Swimming in Serge Hochar’s Wake

Originally published on March 3, 2011. Serge Hochar, the man for whom the word legendary is not simply marketing blah blah blah, recently made his annual drive across the US marketplace. During these visits, he hosts wine dinners and holds court at various tastings in various cities. These events usually involve mind-blowing verticals of Chateau Musar’s reds … Continue reading “Musar-fest Spring 2011: USA Left Swimming in Serge Hochar’s Wake”

Holiday Gift Idea #3: Musar 2-Pack

Originally published on December 10, 2010. A NOTE FROM THE FUTURE: Look at that price! Fourtheen years later, the a single bottle would cost $90 (which is still not a bad deal, given what these wines are! This may not come as a surprise, but Frankly Wines is a little obsessed with Chateau Musar, the … Continue reading “Holiday Gift Idea #3: Musar 2-Pack”

Chateau Musar – Cellar in a Box

Originally published on August 9, 2008. One of the things I like most about being a retailer is dreaming up cool ways of selling wine – hang tags with quirky tasting notes, 2 or 3-packs that play on a theme or a varietal, rotating displays and features, and so on. For a while, I’ve wanted … Continue reading “Chateau Musar – Cellar in a Box”

Fancy Pants Wine: Chateau Musar White 1999

Originally published on May 3, 2008. Time for another fancy pants wine… Chateau Musar White 1999 (Bekaa Valley, Lebanon)Gaston Hochar’s red Chateau Musar wines have developed cult following, but the whites are even more obscure – and just as worthy of a little cult of their own. Made from the Merwah and Obaideh grapes, the … Continue reading “Fancy Pants Wine: Chateau Musar White 1999”

And Still More Validation of My Good Taste: Rouquefort Corail Rose in the New York Times

Originally published on June 9, 2010. If you’re read this blog for any period of time, you’ll pick up on a couple recurring themes: 1. I don’t like when people ask me about parking rules 2. Corks. Lots and lots of corks. (Technically, you don’t need to actually read – just look at the background of the … Continue reading “And Still More Validation of My Good Taste: Rouquefort Corail Rose in the New York Times”

Grand Opening Debrief

Originally published on October 18, 2009. It’s been almost 2 1/2 years away from the corporate world and my urge to produce Power Point presentations has waned considerably. (Waned….but not disappeared. I’m afraid that may never happen. Ever.) But I still love a good debrief, and last week’s “Grand Opening” is as good an excuse as … Continue reading “Grand Opening Debrief”

Frankly Wines – The Grand Opening

Originally published on October 16, 2009. Sure, it may seem like Frankly Wines has been open for nearly two years.  You’ve been able to come in, exchange money for wine, maybe try a sample of whatever we had open.  But we were actually in our “soft opening” phase.  Restaurants do this all the time.  They’re … Continue reading “Frankly Wines – The Grand Opening”

Jura Maybe Not So Obscura Anymore – Hello New York Times!

Originally published on September 22, 2009. Just 3 weeks ago, I was waxing on about the fabulous wines of the Jura and a 2-Pack I had put together featuring two of them. And what’s due to appear tomorrow in Eric Asimov’s New York Times wine column, “The Pour“? Why, yes! Wines of the Jura! Ok, obviously Mr. Asimov … Continue reading “Jura Maybe Not So Obscura Anymore – Hello New York Times!”

Lopez de Heredia Rosado….Again?

A NOTE FROM THE FUTURE: 6 cases!!! 6 cases!!! These days, ten years later, we get 6 bottles. And that’s only because I whine and cry and tell sad stories about the days when I used to be able to buy 6 cases at a time. 6 CASES!!! Originally published on September 12, 2009. Yeah, … Continue reading “Lopez de Heredia Rosado….Again?”

The Most Quoted Man in the Wine Business?

Originally published on December 30, 2008. Paul Grieco is a co-owner/wine director at Hearth, Insieme, and his very cool wine bar Terrior. Terrior has one of those wine lists that wine people can spend hours reading. This “reading of the wine list” activity can often be extremely annoying to the dining companions (a.k.a the husband) … Continue reading “The Most Quoted Man in the Wine Business?”