Thelema Rabelais 2011 Ixel Balamke’s Wine Notes: Color – Dark Ruby Aroma – Blackberries and cedar Initial Taste – Intense blackberries, the body of this wine is rather flabby. Finish – Lush blackberries with notes of cedar and tobacco on… Continue Reading
At the foot of this earthly paradise stood a gate bearing a rather stern Admission Reserved Sign. It began: HERE ENTER NOT vile bigots, hypocrites, Externally devoted Apes, base snites… And forerunners of baboons. Out strouting cluster fists, contentious bulls,… Continue Reading
Today is the greater feast of Sir Wilfred T. Smith, the founder and first Body Master of Agape Lodge in Pasadena, California. Because of its proximity to Hollywood, Pasadena is featured in many movies and TV series, sometimes as itself… Continue Reading
Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Ixel Balamke’s Wine Notes Color – Dark ruby Aroma – Black currants Initial Taste – Lush black currants with hints of spice. Finish – Rounded tannins with elegant black currants with notes of… Continue Reading
Dona Paula Black Label Red Blend 2012 Ixel Balamke’s Wine Notes Color – Dark purple Aroma – Plummy with lots of spice Initial Taste – Big rich plums with red pepper spice Finish – Long finish with balanced tannins and… Continue Reading
At the beginning of the preceding century German chemist Fritz Haber discovered how to “fix” nitrogen, paving the way for the development of modern explosives and chemical fertilizers at the same time. For all their early promise, those fertilizers wreaked… Continue Reading
Saved Ixel Balamke’s Wine Notes Color – Dark Ruby Aroma – Big Fruit with hints of vanilla Initial Taste – Big red currants with notes of olives Finish – Red currants with flourishes of vanilla, caramel, and coffee. Soft rounded… Continue Reading
Justin Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Ixel Balamke’s Wine Notes Color – lovely purple Aroma – Rich Cherries and chocolate Initial Taste – Lush and bold black cherries also currants with notes of chocolate and a little bit of cinnamon Finish –… Continue Reading
Decoy Zinfandel 2012 Ixel Balamke’s Wine Notes Color – Ruby Aroma – Ripe Red Berries Initial Taste – Bright Red Berries with hints of mocha Finish – Lush fruit with well polished tannins, balanced acidity, and lovely notes of Vanilla… Continue Reading
Bogle Essential Red 2012 Ixel Balamke’s wine notes – Color – dark ruby Aroma – dark fruit and cardamom Initial taste – Intense flavors of boysenberries and luscious vanilla Finish – Juicy and silky tannins throughout with a finish… Continue Reading