From relative obscurity to total oblivion
Hello friends, followers, and random observers. As you may have guessed, the time has finally come to publicly announce the end of Smells Like Grape. It's been a long time coming, though it has been a kick to watch the blog statistics maintaining the s...
Cornerstone Napa Valley Cab 2006
I've been putting this post off for a few days because I wasn't sure what to say about this wine. I'm still not really sure. One word that comes to mind is 'ass-kicker' (is that a word?) I can also say this is a seriously age-worthy wine. I actually re...
$10 Tuesday: Great little go-to white
Here's the current top-pick in our weekly what wine to pour with Sunday chicken quandary. Chicken should be easy to pair, right? Well, red wine lovers that we are, we tend to run lean on the white selection (we've had our fair share of chicken with Pin...
Press Release: Politics, Wine and Fair Trade Collide at Online Wine Auction
Online Fundraising Auction Supports Efforts to Give Wine Merchants Right To Ship Wine,
Consumer right to buy the wines they want
(Sacramento, CALIF)—Beginning today and running through November 19th, Specialty Wine Retailers Association (SWRA) and WineCommune.com are sponsoring the "Wine Without Borders" Online...
Bring Back Summer
I heard there is already snow on the ground not thirty miles from here! *gag* I'm not ready for another long winter. With luck, I think we can still squeeze out a few days of New England autumny goodness before winter sets in. A good Pinot under $10? Hellz ya.
That's right folks, this is the best Pinot Noir under $10 that I can remember having. Of course it's French (the best source for food-friendly Pinot IMHO), and also of course a Vin de Pays. This is seriously good fall food wine: Dynamite with beef stew...
$10 Tuesday: Go-to Garnacha
Here is another damn fine under ten dollar wine from Bodegas Borsao (Campo de Borja D.O.). We paid $8 but, I've seen it for as low as six and change.The 2007 vintage is all about the blackberry: A hint of tobacco and...
The Spirit of Cape Ann, Ryan and Wood Distillieries
My good friend Joey is the driving force behind the community blog Good Morning Gloucester. Joey has a lot of love for Gloucester and the small businesses of Cape Ann and is quick to promote others. Recently, he did a series of interviews at Ryan and...
A Quest to Quench: Beer vs. Wine
Enduring Wine/Beer Stereotypes:
Wine = swirl; sip; savor
Beer = gulp; knock back; down
Not having any Sapporo or the like in the house this afternoon to pair with our seared tuna on soba with dashi broth and seaweed salad, we opted...
California Wine Hike with the California Wine Hiker
I haven't been much of a wine blogger lately. Just been short a couple buckets of inspiration. Happily, there are always more inspiring wines out there which gives a wine blog a pretty good shot at longevity, dry spells notwithstanding. We've discovered a lot of...Backyard Sipper
Happy Fourth! Right at this moment we are sipping the 2008 Zolo 'Gaucho Select' Torrontes. We don't generally take wine recommendations from cowboys, but maybe we should start because we're all liking this.On the nose we found orange blossom, ripe melon (honeydew), honeysuckle,...
The Dining Alternative
Two Saturday's ago we had the pleasure of dining at the home of Chef Peter Ungár with Richard from The Passionate Foodie and his wife. Several wine and food lovers were also in attendance including Dale Cruse, Mary Reilly,...Follow seriouslywine on Twitter!
