Elizabeth Roth
@elizabethroth.bsky.social
Wine Librarian, WSET 2. 🍷🍇
Avid reader, gamer, former bookseller, history nerd.
I snark and I know things.
Avid reader, gamer, former bookseller, history nerd.
I snark and I know things.
Tonight’s bottle of choice is the 2024 Voltes (Red), a blend of Agiorgitiko and Mavroudi from Monemvasia, Greece. Jammy with strong acidity and tannins, this is perfect for pizza night. We only spent $11, but it’s a fantastic value up to $15. Don’t skip out on the white Voltes either!
November 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Tonight’s bottle of choice is the 2024 Voltes (Red), a blend of Agiorgitiko and Mavroudi from Monemvasia, Greece. Jammy with strong acidity and tannins, this is perfect for pizza night. We only spent $11, but it’s a fantastic value up to $15. Don’t skip out on the white Voltes either!
Accidentally a pairing: high-end Chianti Classico with nearly instant Korean-style spicy Ramyun. The heat of the noodles brings out the tobacco in the Fontodi (2020) while adding the Trader Joe’s Yangnyeom sauce creates a blackberry/umami sensation. 🍷🌶️
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Accidentally a pairing: high-end Chianti Classico with nearly instant Korean-style spicy Ramyun. The heat of the noodles brings out the tobacco in the Fontodi (2020) while adding the Trader Joe’s Yangnyeom sauce creates a blackberry/umami sensation. 🍷🌶️
Tonight’s wine of choice: a surprisingly affordable Swiss Chasselas from Valais, imported by Eric Solomon. Delightful! Hints of apricot and melon, lovely minerality, and (I don’t know if this is meant to be there) a slight effervescence upon opening. Some autolytic notes, possibly from lees aging.
October 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Tonight’s wine of choice: a surprisingly affordable Swiss Chasselas from Valais, imported by Eric Solomon. Delightful! Hints of apricot and melon, lovely minerality, and (I don’t know if this is meant to be there) a slight effervescence upon opening. Some autolytic notes, possibly from lees aging.
I may have heard someone say “citrus flavors don’t belong in wine.”
July 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I may have heard someone say “citrus flavors don’t belong in wine.”
“Do you have any phosphate-free wines?”
That’s a new one for me.
That’s a new one for me.
July 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“Do you have any phosphate-free wines?”
That’s a new one for me.
That’s a new one for me.
Signs of a bad corkscrew…go!
July 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Signs of a bad corkscrew…go!
“I’m not really into Champagne…I’m a wine guy.”
July 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“I’m not really into Champagne…I’m a wine guy.”
“Urges contrary to swallowing” sounds like the tagline for a blind tasting group!
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest competitor disqualified for rules violation
A competitor at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest was DQ'd after she "experienced urges contrary to swallowing.''
www.usatoday.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“Urges contrary to swallowing” sounds like the tagline for a blind tasting group!
New fear unlocked: ant colony in the box of boxed wines. 😱
June 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
New fear unlocked: ant colony in the box of boxed wines. 😱
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
The joy of perusing a wine cellar and rediscovering that exquisite bottle you forgot you even bought and is probably ready to drink at 10-15+ years post vintage. 🍷
June 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The joy of perusing a wine cellar and rediscovering that exquisite bottle you forgot you even bought and is probably ready to drink at 10-15+ years post vintage. 🍷
Vermouth and a good book!
June 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Vermouth and a good book!
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Only idiots put jalapeño slices in their wine. PS- SB already sux , this won’t help.
June 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Only idiots put jalapeño slices in their wine. PS- SB already sux , this won’t help.
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JOURNAL OF WINE ECONOMICS: “The effects of the 19th-century U.S. railroad expansion on port-level wine trade flows” by Jeff Chan (JWE, Vol 20 (2025), No 2): Free access: wine-economics.org/wp-content/u...
June 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
JOURNAL OF WINE ECONOMICS: “The effects of the 19th-century U.S. railroad expansion on port-level wine trade flows” by Jeff Chan (JWE, Vol 20 (2025), No 2): Free access: wine-economics.org/wp-content/u...
I’ll drink heavy red wines year-round, but in this horrible humidity I ran straight for the chilled white wine.
Alto de la Ballena Viognier from Maldonado, Uruguay @ Grand Cata at La Cosecha.
Alto de la Ballena Viognier from Maldonado, Uruguay @ Grand Cata at La Cosecha.
June 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’ll drink heavy red wines year-round, but in this horrible humidity I ran straight for the chilled white wine.
Alto de la Ballena Viognier from Maldonado, Uruguay @ Grand Cata at La Cosecha.
Alto de la Ballena Viognier from Maldonado, Uruguay @ Grand Cata at La Cosecha.
We need a prettier way of describing lees to casual wine drinkers than “dead yeast cells.”
June 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We need a prettier way of describing lees to casual wine drinkers than “dead yeast cells.”
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
First of all, what’s Green Hungarian? Secondly and more importantly, are these grapes correctly identified by the names listed? California frequently misidentified Valdiguié and Mondeuse as (respectively) Gamay and Refosco until all too recently.
White Grape Varieties in California, 1920: A world before Chardonnay ruled, with 90,000 acres today. Back then, Burger and Golden Chasselas were the leading varieties—alongside many other surprises.
May 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
First of all, what’s Green Hungarian? Secondly and more importantly, are these grapes correctly identified by the names listed? California frequently misidentified Valdiguié and Mondeuse as (respectively) Gamay and Refosco until all too recently.
Guinness Raspberry Sour. Delicious…reminds me of Founders Rubaeus, which was one of the very first craft beers I enjoyed after turning 21.
And yes…I like beer too.
And yes…I like beer too.
May 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Guinness Raspberry Sour. Delicious…reminds me of Founders Rubaeus, which was one of the very first craft beers I enjoyed after turning 21.
And yes…I like beer too.
And yes…I like beer too.
I say I don’t shop for wine by the label, but…I bought it because of the label.
May 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I say I don’t shop for wine by the label, but…I bought it because of the label.
Tonight’s food and wine pairing is a light-bodied, peppery Stellenbosch Cinsault with a homemade Harissa Salmon Rice “Bowl” and roasted chickpeas under a spicy tahini drizzle. One of the most harmonious combos I’ve had in a while!
May 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Tonight’s food and wine pairing is a light-bodied, peppery Stellenbosch Cinsault with a homemade Harissa Salmon Rice “Bowl” and roasted chickpeas under a spicy tahini drizzle. One of the most harmonious combos I’ve had in a while!
“I want one half Cristal, one half Beluga caviar” - Robot Chicken
May 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“I want one half Cristal, one half Beluga caviar” - Robot Chicken
Customer: “I really like this one Cuban wine, it’s called Santa Margherita, but it’s not spelled like Margarita.” 💀
May 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Customer: “I really like this one Cuban wine, it’s called Santa Margherita, but it’s not spelled like Margarita.” 💀
Worst customer experience ever…they stole my wallet. #retailnightmares
May 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Worst customer experience ever…they stole my wallet. #retailnightmares
Customer: “I like the red rosés more than the white rosés.”🍷
May 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Customer: “I like the red rosés more than the white rosés.”🍷