Sorting It Out
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Sort This Out Cellars.
I’ve been friends on Twitter with stoc, or really Felicia, the personality behind STOC, which stands for “Sort This Out Cellars” for quite some time. Recently she tweeted about taking STOC on the road, and I wondered if they would be coming to...
Lawn Bowling. Kind of. And Wine.
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Michel Schlumberger.
Michel Schlumberger recently released a new second label called Petanque. Petanque is a French game that I sorta equate with Bocce. A little different I guess, but I’m not quite so sure since I’ve never played! But the idea behind the line is that they...
Spies in the House
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Spy Valley Winery
Spy Valley makes some excellent QPR wines. I’ve been really pleased with everything I’ve tried so far from the line. I’m looking forward to tasting the Gewurztraminer and Pinot Noir that I still have left. I’m not sure if the Riesling is available in...
A Fab Cab
No formal review today, just a quicky wine suggestion. On our recent vacation, we stopped overnight in Roanoke, Virginia on our way home in order to break up the 9 hour drive. We ate at Le Bistro, a fabulous little restaurant in downtown Roanoke, choosing to do the Chef’s Tasting Menu. One of the wines...
St. Supery +TTL = FUN!
This post is LONG overdue. I had some great momentum coming off my last trip to CA in April, and I got out a bunch of posts from the 5 day trip pretty quickly. Then I petered out. I’m sorry! I still have several more winery visits to talk about from the trip and I...
PS Time!
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Artisan Family of Wines.
Petite Sirah! Petite Sirah! Petite Sirah! Well, Petite Sirah is a quick way to my heart, I love the stuff! We opened up the 2007 Seven Artisans Petite Sirah the other night, clearly killing it in its infancy. Poor wine. It’s a baby. ...
Riesling Everywhere!
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Wines of Germany.
I’m in a Riesling state of mind…okay, well, not really, but they are among the wines I’m drawn to when the weather heats up. Oh, who am I kidding, I’m always drawn to wine! But really, the folks from the Wines of Germany have...
Blanck Blanc
The first wine I chose for our hiking/riding/communing with nature trip was the 2007 Paul Blanck Pinot Blanc. Now, I love Pinot Blanc. Michel Schlumberger makes my favorite one currently. The Paul Blanck clocked in at 12.5% alcohol by volume, had a screw cap closure, and cost me $9.99 at the wine shop near work. ...
I Spy…
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Spy Valley Winery.
With my little eye a wine that’s an excellent buy! (Oh, and I rhyme too!) I first came across Spy Valley wines at the 2008 Wine Blogger Conference (woohoo, only 18 days until I meet up with my wine blog friends again!) and then...
Riesling on My Mind
Continuing on my quest for low alcohol wines to enjoy after hiking, I headed to the Riesling section of the wine shop that’s near my office. It’s really irritating me that I can’t think of the name and I can’t find a listing for it in the yellow pages. It’s actually a nice shop and...
Giddy Up Bubbly!
Especially after a long hot horseback ride in the Tennessee Mountains! On our recent vacation, this bottle met my criteria of being low alcohol and supposedly having a cork I could remove without a corkscrew. Well, that last bit was TOTALLY wrong, but the rest worked out! I removed the foil from the bottle only...
Happy 4th of July!
Hope everyone has a safe and fun Independence Day! Back to your regularly scheduled wine reviews tomorrow!
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