Dress up your wine
As a follower of all kinds of wine techno gadgets, tools and cool products, I am always on the lookout for Innovators who come up with great products. Some are in their early stages of coming up with concepts Read More …
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Perfection and Pinot!
Last night we celebrated, my sister Joanne’s birthday, here in Santa Barbara’s at Opal Restaurant and Bar Their website describes it best: “Opal Restaurant and Bar infuses an Eclectic California Cuisine with creative influences from around the World. Our chefs use the Read More …
A nice addition to my Pinot Grigio list – ’10 Settecieli Pinot Grigio
I picked this wine up at BevMo on their $.05 sale recently. I was curious both for the fact it was on the 5 cent sale and the fact Willie Wong gave it 91pts. Much like movies critics, wine reviewers have a Read More …
Yorkville Cellars ’09 Malbec
The taste of this wine starts with some dark berries (boysenberry, blackberry), then transitions to some lighter cherry and lingonberries. Surprisingly very fruit forward. Between the taste and the fragrance, with my eyes closed I think more of spring than Read More …
Artadi’s ’08 “Vinas de Gain” Tempranillo
This wine is in a single varietal Tempranillo from the Rioja Alavesa region of Spain. The color is eye catching. Violet and semi opaque. While still relatively light-medium bodied, it holds up well to what I could suggest pairing it Read More …
WBC’12 Nite of many bottles
Ok so who gets such an opportunity to be in a room full of fun people, tons of fine bottles of wine and not enough palette to taste them all? No I didn’t die & end up in His/Her wine Read More …
’11 Alexana Pinot Gris
’11 Alexana Pinot Gris Winery $26.00. From Dundee, OR. Stole one of the winemakers from Hoag. Cardiologist wine, named after his wife. 18 different soil types on their property. Looking for high acid, low alcohol. Pick early and pull from Read More …