another wine blog

Yesterday I talked about how not to have a home wine tasting party, so today here are some ideas on how to do it right. First off I should say that there are many wine shops and individuals who will gladly do this for you. They pick the wines, some will bring snacks, and they [...]

Last night I attended a wine tasting held in a shop owned by a friend of my wife. The event was fun and appeared to be a successful way for her to get people into her store. Nothing wrong with that, it is a nice shop and the people running it are exceptionally nice themselves.. [...]

There are moments in our lives that transcend our everyday existence. The mundane becomes sublime for an instant and we know that something special, maybe even magical, has happened. Defining what it is that has happened is something else entirely. Joy, satisfaction, happiness, contentment, and my personal favorite, peace, may all be part of it, [...]

Despite the failure to include this site in his post, Sean has posted a great list of wine resources at Mashable.
Evidence seems to continue to mount that wine is beneficial to your health, and besides that, it’s just darn enjoyable to sit down with friends and a bottle. Fortunately, the subject of wine is covered [...]

I would like to apologize for not posting anything yesterday. My intentions were good, but apparently the road to hell is paved with homemade pasta. Lots of homemade pasta, as it turns out.
Last week my youngest son turned 13. This momentous occasion was prologued earlier in the week by me asking, quite innocently, what he [...]

First off, is there any funnier word in the entire English language than “wanker?” If so, I can’t think of it. In the context of this article on wine snobs, or wankers, it made me laugh even harder than usual. I think we all know at least one person like that.
There is a lot of [...]

How can you not love an article that proposes drinking sparkling wine with every meal of the day? I think that I’ll pass on the champagne cocktail suggestions, but the rest of this is great. This style of wine really needs to be considered more often with all types of foods. They can be purchased [...]

I really enjoyed this article on pairings. I have a bottle of Muscadet just begging for a dish like his first suggestion.
Let’s get serious about food and wine matching.
I’m going to present three utterly perfect pairings. They are classic and easy to do.
First up: oysters.
OK, I hear the chorus of boos. Oysters? Yuck. But, please, [...]

The 2003 Ledson Russian River Valley Old Vine Zinfandel is an example of everything this much-maligned grape is capable of producing. Many people stay away from Zinfandel because of the terrible “White Zin” craze of a decade or two ago. That is a shame, and one glass of this wine shows why.

This is long overdue in my estimation, a search engine specifically targeted to wine-related sites.
http://www.ablegrape.com
Here is an article about it, and an excerpt:
Wine types have long bemoaned the fact that search engines don’t share our view of the world. If we type in “Barbera,” we don’t want to know about “Hanna.” So there’s plenty to [...]

When they talk about a Cabernet being big the 2002 SP Drummer Napa Valley Blair Vineyard Cab is what they mean. This is a big, powerful wine. I had this wine paired with sirloin steak and twice baked potatoes seasoned with a lot of roast garlic and goat cheese and this Cab overpowered everything on [...]

I remember picking up the Hunter S. Thompson classic “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” as a teenager and becoming instantly engrossed. That was without having read a single word, or even opening the cover. That image of two obviously unhinged individuals driving through the desert promised a very strange trip. Luckily for the generations [...]

Over the last two days I have proposed that couples stay in on Valentine’s Day and have a special evening at home, and if going out is a necessity, then postpone it for a day or so. Realistically, however, a lot of people are going to go out anyway, and here is some advice that [...]

As promised, here are some very simple ways to create impressive, romantic alternatives to going out on Valentine’s Day.
Oysters and champagne. The most difficult part of this is getting the little buggers open. If that is something that you are comfortable with, and your Valentine likes oysters, this makes for a great starter to a [...]

If Valentine’s Day had an equivalent to Scrooge, I would be a natural in the role. I spout all of the usual reasons for disliking it, such as it being in existence solely to sell cards, etc., that are almost as cliche as cupid and hearts. Of course I am married to a woman who [...]

This time of year we hear a lot about wine and chocolate for Valentine’s Day, but do the two actually pair up well? The answer is a definite maybe. With some thought (the hard part) and some research (the fun part) wine and chocolate can be matched up very well. Keep in mind that the [...]

Galveston has been immortalized in song and in history books. It is a city known for a tragic past and for its resiliency. It should also be known for its friendly people and increasingly, as a place for good food and wine.
Since I moved to Houston a few years back, I have taken quite a [...]

As the following article asks in conclusion, is any bottle of wine worth that kind of money? Even if it is, I don’t know how any restaurant could not only justify carrying it, but even afford to.
This was the hugely embarrassing scene at the Michelin-starred Zafferano in Knightsbridge earlier this month when a party of [...]

Along with Moët and Claret, Meritage is one of the most mispronounced wine words in America. Think “heritage” when saying it as that is one of the roots of the word.
When I visited California last Fall, it seemed that every winery had their own version of this Bordeaux-style blend. Some of them were outstanding, others [...]

That is a good question that this article takes an interesting look at.
From the article:
The wine was a bottle of St. Estephe, a red Bordeaux, with a vintage date of 1895. Ya, I’d say that counts as interesting.