Just in time for happy hour, here’s your roundup of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Friday wine section.
The lead story on absinthe wonders whether the spirit will catch on as a standard or if it’s just a passing fad. [Hawking the Green Fairy]
Selections rates Pacific Northwest Chardonnays. [Selections]
And Pairings likes Korean seafood pancakes to go with those whites. [Pairings]
Sipping News brings word of a naming rights conflict over at Petroni Vinyards [What’s in a name?]
Finally, the Cheese Course raves over pepper-coated Tuscan pecorino senese [Cheese Course]