The Devil Came On Horseback

Above is the poster of a critically important and breathtakingly honest documentary about the genocide in Darfur. We entreat all our fifteen readers to watch this film. At the end of the film there is a list of ways to get involved. First and foremost, you can write your elected officials expressing your concern about Darfur and the hundreds of thousands of innocent Africans being slaughtered by Islamic militias such as the Janjaweed. Anything will help, including posting on a worthless little wine blog. 

A Brief Window Into The Glamours Life Of Wine

We just returned from Louis/Dressner's annual portfolio tasting. It was a glamours tasting full of glamours wine distributors from all over the country. Here is our glamours itinerary in a poorly written and slipshod stream of consciousness: 

Red eye flight from Oakland to JFK no sleep even with the help of Valium meet the great Vulgur Little Monkey at JFK spilt an expensive cab taste and spit wine for four hours rave about the sparkling wines of Ca de Noci and Donati Camillo plus primitivo in anfora eat drink eat drink go to hotel can't brush teeth because gums hurt so bad from wine shower sleep in shower meet old friends and associates for more wine and great dinner at Marlow and Sons full Cépage stamp of approval realize that we've slept one hour in two days fire down some espresso along with some other substances get sentimental as Kevin Mckenna talks about 20 years of LDM laugh hard as Joe Dressner talks about 20 years laugh hysterically as Eric Texier talks about drinking Mollydooker go to Ten Bells full Cépage stamp of approval drink until Polaner reps start falling off chairs and fights almost break out go to Blue Ribbon Bar punch the great Ken Rosoti in the stomach drink campari and commence sending texts to everyone we know intermixed with drunken nostalgia and courting go to wrong hotel find right hotel laugh rambunctiously with VLM trusted advisor and dear friend sleep for 5 hours laugh rambunctiously as VLM instigator of debauchery and mortal enemy misses plane take flight home emergency landing in Denver miss connection in Oakland stay in Oakland hotel dark scary smells of mold arrive home amongst throngs of fans cloaked in glamour.

 

Matt Marcewicz in The Wine Spectator

That's right, Reno's own Matt Marcewicz of Washoe Wine Company is in the current issue of America's third favorite lifestyle magazine. The picture is of Jeremy Seysses (winemaker of the absurdly overpriced Domaine Dujac) as he talks to a young rogue in his cellar. The rogue's face is turned from the camera but one can recognize that unruly pate anywhere. For reference we have included a picture of Matt in his youth; he is undoubtedly happier in the cellars of J. Seysses. 

We are currently trying to organize a picture signing at Washoe Wine and have offered to pour the wine in our book that is most like Dujac: Domaine de Reuilly Rouge. Matt is yet to return our call. No doubt the flood of publicity has overwhelmed him and Washoe Wine is doing record sales.

Religulous

Cépage's whole sick crew will be attending a Monday matinee of Bill Maher's "Religulous" at the Riverside. We invite all our good customers to join us (not so good customers will be immediately attacked and thrown in the River), as we will have a stash of natural wine, and Riedel's line of plastic cups, to enjoy during the show. What better way to celebrate reason and rationale than with natural wine? Please contact our reticent and reluctant leader, Devlon, for more details. 646-509-0900.