Today is my 15th wedding anniversary. Happy anniversary, my dear.
“Who does not love wine wife and song will be a fool for his lifelong!”
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I had an awesome time at the Texas Craft Brewer’s Festival yesterday with my friends Scott & Roy. There is some seriously good beer being made in and around Austin. If you like craft beer you should definitely attend next year. (Come early for shorter lines.) Here were some of my favorite beers from the [...] Worth it just for the pun. _____ Hat tip: wodehizzle via Instagram (wodehizzle also blogs at Corks and Caftans) Check out this tasty illustrated map of Italian wine. The artist is Antoine Corbineau. Click here for artist’s site and detail views of the map. Hat tip: Lost at E Minor I haven’t been doing a great job of keeping up with #MourvèdreMonday posts and tweets lately. But mon amie du vin, Lisa Dinsmore (@DailyWine) is a Mourvèdre-lover extraordinare and often picks up the slack via Twitter. Since I don’t have a new Mourvèdre post for you (yet again) today, check out her awesome recent post at [...] Carignane is about as unsexy as grapes get. Firstly, it’s a pretty ugly-sounding word. And have you ever heard anybody say, “My favorite wine is Carignane”? I didn’t think so. When it is used, it’s most often in blend, so today’s varietal Carignane from Cline is suitably oddball. And being “old vines” adds a little extra [...] February 9th, 2011 | Tags: 2007, California, Carignan, Contra Costa County | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Uncategorized | 
One comment. Add yours.Amigos: My non-blogging life has been quite busy lately and I haven’t been able to keep up with posts. So I’ve been on informal hiatus. But I will be back and better than ever in a few weeks. Gracias, Your friendly neighborhood VINEgeek Hess has produced a number of bottles that have been noted as great values by the big wine publications in the past few years. When I saw this single-vineyard Napa Cab on sale at my local supermarket, I thought I’d give it a try. Note to wineries: putting the vineyard name(s) on the bottle always [...] July 17th, 2010 | Tags: 2006, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Uncategorized |
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10 Most Ridiculous Pairings in Wine & Spirits August 2011
I really enjoy Wine & Spirits magazine. I’m a subscriber. Of the major wine publications in the US, it’s the one I end up spending the most time with. I like it because it stays focused on the wine, not the wine (insert air quotes) lifestyle.
But the one thing that always makes me laugh are [...]