Wine Tonite!

Syrah is a classic grape that is very popular in both the old and new worlds.  Hermitage and the Cote Rotie, located in the Northern Rhone valley in France, are probably the most well-known Syrah-producing areas  in the world and produce wines that are the best representation of this powerful variety.  A classic Rhone Syrah will [...]

To celebrate the Winter Olympics that just concluded, we decided to entertain an evening of Gruner Vetliner, the most commonly planted grape of Austria.  If you follow the Olympics you probably know that Austria generally performs well in the Winter Games surely due to their proximity to the wintry mountainous range referred to as the [...]

Ok, that title was way too easy and quite cheesy, but I couldn’t help myself.  I really love Syrah, recently focusing on the Northern Rhone style, to the point I’ve attempted to make my own using Crushpad‘s winery services.  I won’t know for a while if I even came close until it gets bottled after [...]

Yes, I am writing about yet another Pinot noir.  What can we say?  We love it and you should really drink and enjoy what you love.  But don’t worry, we recently added some Italian and French wines to the cellar, so I hope to get to those soon.  In the meantime, we went to one of [...]