I scooped up a 2006 bottle of Nobilo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc on my weekly cheap wine adventure at the grocery store. I think I paid around $5 or made a little less for this bottle, and I was...
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We got a few bottles of this Cabernet Franc from Argentina the other day. Often when we get international bottles of wine, I have a hard time locating any of the same on the Internet. Sometimes...
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Filed in archive French Wines
by tammy on March 30, 2007
I thought America was the only country that seems to be caught up in law suites out the ying-yang, but I guess not. At least it's not just us Ugly Americans! The French are creating some law...
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Filed in archive Wine Resources
by tammy on March 29, 2007
Like blogging, the world of podcasting is growing tremendously in the read/write web, which I guess is now becoming the read/write/listen-to web. Wine makers, merchants, and enthusiasts are jumping on...
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Filed in archive Wine Resources
by tammy on March 28, 2007
For those still wrestling with the wine versus passover issue right now, there's a book out that might have at least a few answers for you, The Wine Route of Israel by Yaron Goldfisher and Eliezer...
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Filed in archive Wine Events
by tammy on March 28, 2007
Colorado is a beautiful state, and what better place to enjoy good food, good wine, and good company than Vale, Colorado at the Taste of Vail? It scheduled to run four days this April from the 11th to...
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Filed in archive Wine Tours
by tammy on March 27, 2007
I've often wanted to take a few days to tour around my state to the various wineries, but it's tough. Obviously, I don't want to go wine tasting and driving, and then there's the time,...
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Filed in archive Holiday Wine
by tammy on March 26, 2007
It's that time of year again already. Many people will be celebrating Passover, so what do you do for wine? Aha, there are lots of kosher wines available, and I even found a company named, what...
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Filed in archive Vineyards
by tammy on March 26, 2007
This is sort of related to the post I just made about burning vineyard leftovers. Ideally, these should be cut up for mulch. Another idea introduced by Californians, specifically in San Francisco, is...
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Filed in archive Vineyards
by tammy on March 25, 2007
California usually leads the nation if not just about the rest of the world in its efforts to protect the environment, and considering the size of this states, which is larger than probably a good...
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You may or may not know that along with writing this wine blog for Creative Weblogging, I also write their Jewelry Weblog. So, when I heard about Jewel Wine, I was more than just a little curious....
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We have about four different wine openers around here...last time I counted any way. They range from the super fancy to the super low tech and in between. While my husband likes the fancy models, I...
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New Zealand, land of all kinds of cool stuff like pinot noir has landed a sweet grape deal with some fellow wine makers in the States, Montana to be exact. Makes some sense because while I haven't...
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Filed in archive French Wines
by tammy on March 21, 2007
With the on-going struggle of the Burgundy area, you would think there is not one more thing that they can handle, but yes, there is another issue thrown in the mix. The land, once rich when it comes...
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Filed in archive Food and Wine
by tammy on March 21, 2007
I'm not much of a cook, but luckily, my husband is a wonderful cook. Even still, I'm a foodie and love to taste and give my two cents on the subject. He has now and then experimented with...
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Filed in archive Wine Events
by tammy on March 20, 2007
Naples Winter Wine Festival is over and that means it is time to divie up the loot (a total of 14.2 million dollars) and pass it around to the various children's charities they support every year...
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Filed in archive Wine News
by tammy on March 20, 2007
I almost think this sort of weird story could only happen in a dry state like Utah, but I'm probably wrong. Still, this is too funny and I just don't get it. What's the big deal about...
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Filed in archive Italian Wines
by tammy on March 19, 2007
We have been watching the HBO series, Rome, and loving it. I can't wait for another episode. We ended up missing the first few episodes, so we had to use the HBO on demand feature to catch up....
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Filed in archive Food and Wine
by tammy on March 18, 2007
Bettie is not a person in this instance; it's a super yummy, super sweet dessert. A member of the pie slash cobbler family, brown betties have a wonderful crumbling top on them. Often the topping...
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After my initial Shiraz experience with Alice White wines, I have been on the look out for another sale. This time it was a bottle of Lexia, a really weird colored white wine, sort of the light honey...
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Filed in archive Wine Tasting
by tammy on March 17, 2007
Happy St. Patrick's Day! As an old Catholic School girl from way back, this is one of my favorite holidays! On this day, you'll see a lot slurping down green beer while eating corn beef and...
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Well, darn! I looked all over the web and even though lots of folks are talking about Tulipas, a new type of pre-filled wine glass designed for picnics and other on the go events, no one has a picture...
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