Monthly Archives: July 2009

Wine Bloggers Conference 2009 – FAIL?

After being here for the first afternoon and evening of the Wine Blogger Conference 2009, I am starting to wonder if the they are experiencing a sophomore slump, or have just lost their mojo completely. The early part of ...

Dear Thea, this is what you missed!

We flew into California on Wednesday night, a couple days early, so we could head down to Murphys for a little pre-WBC09 (2009 Wine Bloggers' Conference) fun.  Lucky for us, there were lots of cars on the Hertz lot. The ...

In California again

They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and anyone who has ever seen the size of some of the asses waddling out of Luby's or been run off of the road by some compensating "cowboy" in a ridiculously customized ...

Date Night with Ravenswood Zinfandel

You might say that wine saved our relationship. I was in law school, which makes one's disposition truly evil.  We lived in a tiny little rental house near campus.  We shared a 10x10 room as a home office. We hated each ...

Wine for your Walls: Leanne Laine Fine Art

Since we began appreciating wine in earnest, we've collected a few pieces of "wine art."  Several are simply artist-signed posters of local wine festivals, but we also have several pieces we purchased in local boutiques.  I usually want to carefully ...