Happy Half Decade Wannabe Wino!
Five years ago today (or perhaps it was a few days before that since it took me a couple days to get this whole blogging thing set up and then maybe a few more to decide I actually wanted to push “publish” on the blog) I said to Mr. Wannabe Wino: “Hey, I think I’m...
Sitting in the Corner
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Cornerstone Cellars We actually got some snow the other day/night in VA. In October. That is pretty much unheard of for this area of the country. The snow turned my thoughts to the big red wines that have been patiently waiting in my cellar all summer...
Another Pinot. But Not Chilean.
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. Back to one of my favorite areas to get Pinot Noir from, the Russian River Valley. The Russian River Valley is where I fell for Pinot Noir, hard. Now, I love it in many of its incarnations, however, time and again I come back...
More Chilean Pinot Noir
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Wines of Chile. Told you I found some lost tasting notes! I think this 2009 Ritual Veramonte Pinot Noir was the second wine for the Chilean Tasting. Veramonte is a winery that I have recommended many times in the past, particularly for...
Onward with Chilean Pinot Noir
*I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Wines of Chile. Alas, I was so close to catching up on my older tasting notes. And yet again I failed. I pulled out a notebook to jot down notes for the Carmenere and Curry Chilean Wine Tasting the other night and lo...
And the Winner is…….
Comment #10 Stephanie! Congratulations Stephanie, you are the proud owner a new White Wine Vinturi! (I had a couple Stephs/Stephanies enter, this winner’s email starts with the word “iowa.”) I’ll shoot you an email for your mailing address and we’ll get that right into the mail for you. Thanks to everyone who participated! Filed under:...
Vinturi Giveaway!
A few weeks ago I received the Vinturi White Wine Aerator as a sample for review from the Vinturi company. Along with that, the Vinturi folks offered to do a give-away on my blog! So who does that benefit? You! All you need to do to win is go here on Facebook and like Vinturi,...
Scary and Spooky
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. One of the very cool things about running this wine blog is the opportunity it gives me to learn about producers I’m not likely to have otherwise discovered. Here is another one of those instances, where the folks from Ash Hollow Winery in Walla...
Cluck Cluck Cluck
Fall is here! I think I was just clamoring for summer a few days ago, or so it seems, but the crisp weather and leaves turning color have made me dive head first into the lovely fall season. And with fall comes big spicy reds and heavier whites. Like this 20 Rueben’s Blend from Twisted...
Bubbles, Yum!
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR firm for the winery Oh how I love bubbles! I even made my own bubbles with some of my blogger friends in 2009. It was just disgorged and shipped to us recently, I’m excited to tell you about it. Back to the point though....
Big ‘ol wine.
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample for the PR firm for the winery. On the same night we tried the Chateau Tanunda Riesling we also tried the 2009 Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz. An Australian wine night in our house. It clocks in at 14.5% alcohol by volume, has a real cork closure,...
Riesling from the Outback
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR company for the winery. I don’t drink much Australian Riesling. Actually, I don’t drink much wine from Australia in general. No particular reason, I should really try to do so more often. Recently we popped open the 2009 Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Riesling. We...
