Wine Tonite!

Growing up there was always Port in the house.  My father was in the Navy for 23 years where he learned about Port from centuries of naval history and tradition, which began with the 18th century British naval forces.  Thanks to the Methuen Treaty of 1703, merchants were immediately allowed to import wines from Portugal [...]

… and everyone eagerly awaits to see who limps out of the carnage to be crowned champion and slip on the coveted belt, screaming to the world, “I have the best Pinot in all the land!” To my eye, the consensus on the twittersphere is that many enjoyed some great wine and time with friends [...]

It’s that time of year again and Twitter Pinot freaks have been clamoring for a date to celebrate our beloved freaky grape: Pinot Noir.  Last year’s event was a huge success and resulted in over 2000 tweets in the 2 hour event timeframe.  The reigning champ going into this event is #WV – Willamette Valley [...]

After a day of packing, 2 bottles of wine and a movie, I found myself on Twitter late last night while the wife headed off to the sack.  Having been on the west coast now for over 5 months, I didn’t expect too much activity this late, especially as it was well beyond midnight on [...]

Virginie Boone, of the Press Democrat, shares premier Russian River Valley Pinot Noir producer Ross Halleck’s experience with his first online tasting, the global #PinotNoir Twitter community tasting held in July.  Furthermore, wine country social media specialists, Rick Bakas (St. Supery) and Lisa Mattson (Jordan Winery), also chime in on the benefits of tasting online. [...]