Stories from Doktor Weingolb


  1. Out of shape at 33

    Doktor Weingolb &bull Jul 10, 2008

    Out of shape at 33 is one of those targeted ads you see on Facebook. They are insidious, but ultimately, are an acceptable trade-off to many Facebookers (you reveal your birth date so your friends can get birthday reminders in order to buy you a drink; you suffer thereafter a torrent of tanned, toned abdominal muscles that call you… Full Story »


  2. De la terre

    Doktor Weingolb &bull Jun 2, 2008

    De la terre means from the earth. De la terre is also the name of the bakery café that my sister works at in Fonthill, Ontario. The focus is on local. And when local is not possible, which can offer… Full Story »


  3. I left my iPod in San Francisco

    Doktor Weingolb &bull May 26, 2008

    I got tagged with a musical meme by my buddy Joe at a perfect time. I've been reminiscing about the traveling I did in California during the first half of April. And I've been reminiscing about the West Coast(-inspired) music that often served as ambition for my trip. Neither one is with me anymore. Both the scenery and… Full Story »


  4. Chloe, Helena and me: California split wins big at Café Chloe when I order the dinner special and pour Château Montelena 2005

    Doktor Weingolb &bull May 15, 2008

    (MUSIC CREDIT: DJ SHADOW) This is the first video upload I've ever done on my blog. A fantastic meal matched by an astounding wine were the factors that led me to create it. But it's not a video on the wine or the restaurant per se. Rather, it's a video inspired by them -- these are the scenes that unfolded around me while drinking California's best wine at what must be Southern… Full Story »


  5. On vacation in California, forcing the American wine out of me

    Doktor Weingolb &bull May 6, 2008

    The trouble with Californian wine may be California -- the Freeway State. Half the time I was trying to have fun and kick back; the other half I was desperately trying to burn up the alcohol I ingested so I could get back in the car and up the next on-ramp. Here… Full Story »

    • Palate
    • Palate

  6. SNAKSHOT: Greens is Golden

    Doktor Weingolb &bull Apr 22, 2008

    The tag for this post should be "Foodbloggers' Guide to the Globe" because anyblogger who's been to San Francisco's Greens would nominate it a top taste of the city. Never mind that everyone's meal also comes with a view of… Full Story »

    • Alsace
    • Alsace

  7. Notes on Alain Lorieux Expression 2005, Bernard Baudry Les Grezeaux 2004... and the best drink made in California comes from a Clover

    Doktor Weingolb &bull Apr 20, 2008

    It's me again, back from California, mopping up the remains of WBW 44 by finding those tasting notes I omitted from my last post. Since that post I've been down to San Diego, up to LA, and back to San Francisco, eating amazing food all the way, and probably gaining some extra weight after these two full weeks of eating out (that's okay -- that's what airplane bugs are for). FOOD SLOW AND FANTASTIC, WINE… Full Story »


  8. Gary Vaynerchuk slays WBW 44. He slays it!

    Doktor Weingolb &bull Apr 3, 2008

    The first wine I tasted in California was a Chinon. You don't hear that too often. But maybe TV Wine Library will help make it sound a little less out of the ordinary. But still, I am now spending my… Full Story »

    • Gary Vaynerchuk
    • Gary Vaynerchuk

  9. 150th wine review (100 reds and 50 whites): Domaine de l'Écu Expression de Granite 2006

    Doktor Weingolb &bull Apr 1, 2008

    I drink red wine about twice as often as I drink white wine. It turns out that I review red and white wine at a rate exactly proportional to this. When I was about to hit my 100th red wine… Full Story »

  10. More news on WBW, plus a failed theme of my own called "When chard turns to sherry": Laroche Les Pierres 2002 and Alvear Carlos VII Montilla Moriles

    Doktor Weingolb &bull Mar 20, 2008

    Lenn Thompson's Wine Blogging Wednesday legacy continues to inspire. This month in particular, I've found that I've been posting multiple WBW entries, even though WBW comes but once a month. With the latest WBW news, I'm certainly not stopping the flow of WBW posts now -- so March continues to be a month full of interesting WBW developments and I'm on a roll posting about them. Lenn, who runs LennDevours , should be very proud of an announcement made yesterday that Gary Vaynerchuk is the next host of WBW 44 on April 2 (AKA… Full Story »

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