Mar 12, 2007
For those of you who live in the Northern climes or in regions where the snow still sits on the ground and the temperatures hover around 10 degrees, this post might appear a case of rubbing it in. That’s not my intention and I apologize for any distress this post might create for you. It’s March 12 and here in Glen Ellen it is 78 degrees, not a cloud in the sky. It may as well be spring. My trees…
Feb 27, 2007
Were there any surprises at the Oscars this year? I don’t thinks so. Pobably because there was no single film that so towered over the others in hype and talk. When you’ve got those in the mix there is a real opportunity for upsets. This was the first year in 10 that our house was not the scene of a multi-TV Oscars party. Instead we went to the home of a friend with about 8 others for a wine and…
Feb 8, 2007
The folks over at PS I LOVE YOU, the Petite Sirah Appreciation organization sure do know how to put on an event. Ginny and I skidded through the rain this evening to check out the variety of Pets at Rosenblum Cellars in Alameda, California where the "Dark & Delicious" tasting put on by Jo Diaz and PS, I Love You was held. It was a feast…in every sense of the word. You really have to gear up for a Petite…
Feb 5, 2007
I had a very interesting wine this weekend that, happily, made me think. It was a "Sonoma County Merlot. Vintage 2003. Price: $32.00. It was a wine that stood out for one main reason: It had noticeable "herbal" qualities in the nose that was followed up by the same slightly "green" character on the palate. These days there seems to be very few rules in the winemaking business. But there is one steadfast rule: AVOID GREEN HINTS IN YOUR WINE…
Jan 22, 2007
Maybe Wine Blogs are moving out of the realm of relative obscurity and into the light. The Q&A linked to above ran in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat here in the heart of Wine Country, a locale that probably has more interest in things wine than other area’s of the country. Yet as we know, folks around the America are thinking more and more about their home towns as "Wine Country". While I didn’t pitch the idea to the newspaper…