Wine Tonite!

Planet Bordeaux is an association promoting Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur wines.  The “Supérieur” means the alcohol level will be 1% more than typical for the region and I have read also that these wines need to be aged for 12 months longer than those from Bordeaux.  For more information about the association check out this [...]

It truly is amazing how many different types of glasses there are out there to help ensure you enjoy your beverage of choice to the max.  I was reminded of this in a very abrupt fashion this past week as my wife and I began the arduous task of cleaning out unnecessary and unused crap throughout [...]

Just returning from a 4-day wine country vacation where we have been talking a lot about wine with our friends, the trip home wasn’t any different.  The other night, we shared with them one of my wife’s organizational practices of writing the price and retailer on the bottles of wine we purchase locally.  In a [...]

Everyone else has a Top X list for the year, so I didn’t want to feel left out.  2009 was a year of great growth for me as it relates to wine and I have really enjoyed sharing those experiences with friends and family including those who stop by now and again to read my musings [...]

We happened upon some awesome values this week from some free samples provided by Vintage Point as well as a Halloween wine tasting hosted by our closest friends: 2007 Stonecap Riesling Columbia Valley(free sample from Vintage Point) – real surprise at $12, very aromatic with honey, peach and apricots.  Not too sweet at 1.7% RS [...]