Last winter was brutal, and I if I had heard about the Waiheke Wine and Food Festival in New Zealand at that time I think I might have emotionally tortured my husband until he took us there. This winter isn’t so cold, so I’m only mildly interested, but I might start saving now, just [...]
I don’t know why, but New Hampshire wasn’t the first place I thought of when considering where there might be a wine festival. Still, in retrospect, the location makes sense when I recall that it is January. Winter wine should be consumed at a wintery location. Their festival started mid-January but continues into mid-February, [...]
Recently an American on-line wine magazine launched the ‘Wine for Haiti’ auction in which people have bid on donated wines and related paraphernalia, all proceeds destined for Haiti. Up for bid have been items such as rare wines, wine magnums, wine-related art, books, and software, and more. In a bid to help Haitians, but also to engage in [...]
Thursday, January 28, 2010
I keep trying to find a bargain red wine from California for the wine rack. Everyone thinks California is the place for great wine. In my experience I found a few I might drink again but nothing great. On a budget, it seems difficult to find a real tasty Cabernet but I persevere. Time to [...]
Thursday, January 28, 2010
After a not completely unpleasant experience with the Robert Mondavi Merlot, I decided to try my hand at this California winery’s Woodbridge 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon. With a tinge of purple to this strawberry red Cabernet, the visual indicated a creamy wine. To be blunt, it looks a bit “frothy.” The bouquet is not unpleasant but [...]
In the movies, characters hold, pour, purchase and drink wine all the time. Bridget Jones gets totally plastered with the stuff in her apartment. Steve Martin is the sarcastic wine waiter to Miss Piggy and Kermit. Hannibal Lecter creeps everyone out with his pairing of human organs and chianti. Thanks to that one scene, [...]
No sooner do I say that the ‘Trebbiano” is a must-try on my 2010 list, when I find out that this is supposedly a mediocre grape producing only mediocre, forgettable wine. At least, this is according to most of the articles I have read regarding the grape. Based on percentages, I would say that [...]
Visiting a new wine store can be overwhelming and bringing home a wine you have already tried and found unpalatable is a waste of money and space on the wine rack. It seems time to find a way of keeping better track of my wine purchases. Time for a little wine journal research. I have [...]
Since I started writing for the wine rack store blog, I have frequented a quaint little wine shop 25 miles away from my home (I live in the middle of nowhere). I sometimes struggle with breaking routines; it’s easier to keep doing the same old same old and not having to think. But a new [...]
Though you may not hear the subject of ‘wine in the Bible’ tackled by your priest or pastor, the pulpit is where only a portion of the talking at church happens. Much is discussed before we move from lobby to sanctuary to hear the worship music. Over the pouring of coffee or the signing-in [...]
