Wine Tonite!

Much like the Lone Ranger and his sidekick, Tonto, worked to make the Wild West a safer place, the Rhone Rangers work hard to make the U.S. an affable place for the production and enjoyment of the winegrape varieties of the Rhone River Valley in France beyond just Syrah.  In furthering my quest for 2011 [...]

After a wonderfully moderate and chilling-on-the-patio afternoons last weekend, the entire east coast is now in the midst of a heat wave this week.  Afternoon temperatures have been constantly in the 90′s, with some places pegging 100F.  If you’ve purchased wine from a winery during the summer months or are club members of any wineries [...]

I am happy to announce the winner of our book giveaway of Paul Gregutt’s essential guide to Washington Wines & Wineries is PAM CAUDY!  Please help me in congratulating her on a well-deserved win! Thanks to everyone who participated in this giveaway by commenting here and on Facebook as well as promoting the contest via Twitter and [...]

If you’re like my wife, then you know it’s never too early to plan, especially if it’s for a trip to the wine country somewhere.  As we approach February already, we are still 5 months away from the Wine Blogger’s Conference in Walla Walla, Washington held June 25-27, 2010.  However, it is important to note [...]

If you are reading this blog, you should have at least one wine-related resolution on your list for 2009:  Taste more wine!  This should go without saying for most of you out there, but in my opinion, 2009 (and possibly 2010) much more wine will be approachable to those of us out there trying to [...]