Ethan Fixell
Ethan Fixell
 

Ethan Fixell

 
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      Writer  •  Educator  •  Performer

 
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This Is the Delicious, Super-Cheap Wine You Need This Summer
This Is the Delicious, Super-Cheap Wine You Need This Summer

AS PUBLISHED BY THRILLIST

Can we be honest with each other? Is this a safe space? We know that you like your off-dry Yellowtail Riesling or sweet Barefoot Moscato — but what you really like is spending $8 or less for a bottle of easy-drinking white wine. Did you know that for just a few bucks more, you can upgrade your experience twentyfold? Meet Torrontés: the aromatic Argentinian grape variety capable of producing the ultimate summer sipping wine.

Five of the Best Summer Wines for Less than £20
Five of the Best Summer Wines for Less than £20

AS PUBLISHED BY MR. PORTER

My propensity for wine snobbery is normally high. But when it comes to summer drinking, we should be looking for two things: drinkability and value. Summer wine ought to be easy. It should be refreshing, ready to drink and, most of all, affordable. Here are five of the best inexpensive yet individual wines that will deliver the most quality for the least amount of money this summer.

Colorado Is Home to Some of the Country's Best Wines
Colorado Is Home to Some of the Country's Best Wines

AS PUBLISHED BY TASTING TABLE

Convinced he could open my eyes to a new frontier of American wine, Josh Niernberg, chef and owner of Bin 707 Foodbar in Grand Junction, Colorado, sent me a box of vinos from his home state. And after crushing each unique bottle, I said to myself again and again, “Hot damn—this is from . . . Colorado?”

 
 

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Calling all wine newbs and geeks -- on Saturday, September 15th, I'm teaching a new class at New York City's @AstorCenter: Intro To California Wine! Great as a gift, for date night, or to brush up on your #WestCoastWine knowledge. (And the selections are daaaaaaaamn tasty....) Sign up by clicking the link on my main profile page -- seats are going fast! . #CaliforniaWine #CaliWine #California #NapaWine #SonomaWine #Wine #Wines #California #VisitCalifornia #WineTasting #WineClass #WineEducation #WinePairing #AstorCenter #AstorWines #NYC
It's the right time of year for a @ConeyIslandBeer. Especially this #WatermelonWheat, one of the most refreshing summer ales I've had the pleasure of recently trying. At 4.8% ABV, you can crush this tart and fruity -- but certainly not sweet -- wheat ale all day. A natural pairing with this #ConeyIsland brew is @Coheed and Cambria's #SecondStageTurbineBlade, which, when I discovered it in 2002, was one of the most refreshing albums I'd heard in a long, long time. (Can you tell I'm on a nostalgia kick this week?) #Coheed also happens to play @FordAmpConey next weekend with @TakingBackSunday, which is sure to be a killer show. I'm calling it now, people: #ConeyIsland is the new place to be! It ain't just hot dogs, roller coasters, and freaks anymore... . #RhythmAndBooze #ConeyIslandBeer #ConeyIslandBrewing #ConeyIslandBeach #ConeyIslandTime #ConeyIslandPier #CraftBeer #WatermelonBeer #Watermelon #FruitBeer #CoheedAndCambria #WheatBeer #WheatAle #Beer #Beers
Last month, @KerrangMagazine_ kicked off its first ever series of live shows in the U.S. with an unreal evening featuring @MutoidMan, @RubyTheHatchet, and @TheWellBand at @SaintVitusBar. Tomorrow night, we continue the series by welcoming to the stage one of my all-time favorite bands, @Hopesfall. The Charlotte, North Carolina, post-hardcore outfit defined an entire year of my college experience: when The Satellite Years came out in 2002, the damned thing became a blueprint for everything I'd ever want out of music. The record melded elements of post-rock, hardcore, metal, and emo into one seamless package that I would cherish (along with their subsequent records) for the rest of my life. Now, the band has reunited for their first album in 11 years, and #Arbiter is all I could have hoped for, delving deeper into a lush, melodic post-rock sound while retaining a level of uneasy abrasiveness that's always been at the band's core. To say that I'm excited to film them for Kerrang! tomorrow is an understatement. Anyone have a good recommendation for adult diapers? . #Hopesfall #HopesfallBand #SaintVitusBar #SaintVitus #SaintVitusBrooklyn #KerrangUS #KerrangMag #KerrangMagazine #KerrangTour #LiveBand #PostHardcore #HardcoreMusic #PostRock #RockBand #LiveRock #Greyhaven #EndBand
Well, imagine my fucking delight when I discovered that @PressingPlant creates rock record-themed wines! Willamette Valley-based winemaker Sheri Hood is a former manager for bands like Stereolab and Slowdive, and the founder of the American office of British-based 4AD (a Yankee duty with which I'm more than a bit familiar...). And while the #Willamette is most commonly recognized for its #PinotNoir (and Sheri makes plenty!), today I'm experimenting with her 2011 Dry #Riesling, named "I Am The Cosmos" after the oft overlooked sole solo record from #BigStar's tragic alumnus, #ChrisBell (who died in a car accident at 27). Today, Sheri is doing my work for me, stating that "I Am The Cosmos lingers, austere but beautiful... a dazzling hook you can't forget, a heartbreak you don't want to." Well said. And the dreamy, bittersweet album is equal parts structured and freewheeling, a fitting companion to this oak-influenced, aromatic Riesling. . #RhythmAndBooze #PressingPlant #ThePressingPlant #OregonWine #OregonPinot #DryRiesling #OregonRiesling #RieslingWine #Wine #Wines #BigStar #IAmTheCosmos #WinePairing #WineTasting
This may look like two male lovers drinking #Champagne in a hot tub together... but I swear our wives were holding the bottle and taking the photo. Whether you believe that or not, you must believe that @ChampagneCollet's #EspiritCouture is some tasty bubbly. The prestige cuvée is a nonvintage blend of the winery's finest crus, made up of 50% #PinotNoir, 40% #Chardonnay, and 10% #PinotMeunier, delivered in a beautiful hand-blown glass bottle. Softer fruit, almond, and yeasty brioche notes help counter a high level of acidity and steely minerality -- but this is still some pretty intense stuff. (Speaking of intense, if the ladies weren't around, I totally would have made out with @JMKalish.) . 📸: @SKalishPhoto . #ChampagneCollet #Collet #champagne🍾 #ChampagnePapi #ChampagneMami #GlassBlown #WineBottle #ChampagneBottle #Wine #Wines #WineTasting #FrenchWine #Bubbly #HotTub #HotTubParty #Jacuzzi
What's better than a bottle of Côte-Rôtie? TWO BOTTLES OF CÔTE-RÔTIE. It's a true privilege to be able to compare these bottles of northern Rhône #Syrah from the same vintage ('07) by the same winemaker (@DomaineGuigal). The only difference is the vineyard: on the left, #LaMouline was Guigal's first single-vineyard Côte-Rôtie (from 1966), planted with 89% Syrah and 11% Viognier -- the latter of which gives it a feminine touch, while the Syrah brings herbal notes of anise, white pepper, and dried mint. On the right, #LaTurque is the smallest of Guigal's single-vineyard plots, with only 7% Viognier, and the wine was showing much better than its counterpart, bursting from the glass with aromas of crushed flowers (violets!), followed by charcoal, roast meat, and blackberry notes. Our soundtrack, "Mingus Plays Piano," is Charles Mingus’ only solo album, for which he traded in his bass for the keys. Can't take credit for the pick, though, as it was chosen by my friend @SKalishPhoto's dad, Marty, who also generously provided the wines. It's a fantastic record -- but truth be told, I'd listen to cats wailing in trash cans if it meant I get to drink these beauties. . #RhythmAndBooze #CoteRotie #CôteRôtie #RhoneValley #RhoneWine #Rhône #Rhone #RhôneValley #RhôneWine #Guigal #GuigalWine #FrenchWine #Wine #Wines #WineTasting #CharlesMingus #Mingus

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