Which Wine Glass Do I Use?

May 24, 2010

When I was a younger, about the age you are right now, my wine glasses were 4 ounce jelly jars. I used to buy jams and jelly in these jars that had lids that you would need to pry off with a bottle opener. The jar had no decoration on the outer face and the [...]

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Your First Wine Class – Wine 101

May 13, 2010

While I am not one of them, there are many people who will say that they know everything there is to know about wines. Unfortunately unless you are a wine aficionado, a wine grower or an expert in wine tasting you will have a very limited idea of the many differences that are present in [...]

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Naked Chardonnay

May 6, 2010

Put away your cameras!! It’s not what you think. Think minimalist. No oak, no malolactic fermentation, nothing added. Just pure Chardonnay. Sounds dangerous, but please let me explain. One of the questions I get from time to time is about wines that are available without a strong oak flavor or smell. After researching this on [...]

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J. Lohr Review – Dinner with an Old Friend

April 29, 2010

We were having friends over and we needed several bottles of WOW!! We had not seen these friends in a while. They are probably 10+ years my senior and retired from the rat race in 1999 during all of the frenzy about Y2K. They dropped out, is the best way to put it. They were [...]

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Kiss How Many Toads to Find a Prince? One!

April 15, 2010

I know you have heard the expression you have to kiss a lot of toads to get a prince. Here is a toad you can kiss again and again and get a prince of a wine every time. I am amazed at two things about this wine; the quality and the price. Name: Eye of [...]

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