This weeked, I was lucky enough to have a full wine schedule with each of the Brix Chicks, that fun filled wine duo also known as Liza and Xandria. Saturday, Liza and I atteneded the Rosenblum 30th Anniversary Open House courtesy of the Blogger Extrodinaire, Farley of Behind the Vines. With over 40 delicious wines [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2008’
Quote of the Day…and why I love Twitter
As I spend time on Twitter keeping up to date with my wine buds, Randy Hall of Wine Biz Radio fame started an new trend in microblogging. Call it boredom, call it random silliness, but Randy has started the TWOT. No, it’s not a disease, it’s theTwitterWordOfTheday! Given Randy’s recent daddy-hood, I decided to pitch [...]
Bottle Shock UPDATE!
As promised, here are the vital stats for the Bottle Shock! Premiere Party.The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 turned established perceptions of French and California wines on their heads. So what better place than Crushpad — known to challenge convention ourselves — to celebrate the release of Bottle Shock, the new feature film that dramatizes [...]
Bottle Shock!
Bottle Shock is about to be released!Picture it.Paris. 1976.Scions of the wine industry gather in Paris for the annual Judgment of Paris wine competition.In a blind tasting, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon from France and California were pitted against each other, where, shockingly California won and changed the wine world forever. On August 6th, the film [...]
A Passport to New Discoveries
Yesterday was the quarterly Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association Passport day. This is a time when the participating wineries open their doors and invite you to taste this exciting region, while enjoying many tiny wineries that are rarely if ever open to the public. With the explosion of boutique wineries recently, it was no surprise [...]
Wine Blogging Wednesday Anniversary Edition!
You know the drill. Once a month, your fellow wineaux and bloggers are handed a theme from the heavens above, and we drink. Then we write. This month, it is the 4 year anniversary of Wine Blogging Wednesday, started by our Fearless Leader Lenn Thompson of Lenndevours.For this anniversary edition, Lenn is asking us to [...]
GREAT Wine under $20
In homage to Dr. Debs (the real Dr. Debs of Good Wine Under $20 fame), I am happy to report that I had a fantastic evening last night at the Cameron Hughes wine reception hosted by Cornelius of Wine 2.0 & RadCru. Most impressive were the Alexander Valley & various Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon selections, [...]
My Favorite Wine Shops
So, I buy wine. I buy a LOT of wine. I buy a lot of GOOD wine. But where do I buy it you ask? There are so many great sources, it’s hard to narrow down my favorite, but here are my top choices (other than winery direct): Wine Q – my new favorite source [...]
Monday blues…
It’s Monday, and I feel it. Yawn.A slow week this week, but Wednesday, Cameron Hughes will be pouring their wines at Varnish Fine Art on Natoma in SF. Cameron Hughes is known for it’s value priced wines which are widely available, such as found in this search, and they are pretty tasty too. It’s free [...]
Wine Blogging Wednesday #47 Brought to you by the Letter S!
So I’m a day behind – I totally forgot that Wine Blogging Wednesday has come and gone!The regular posse was assembled for a truly Stupendous tasting. You can see all the details here, but suffice it to say that Syrah won our little “S” hearts. thanks everyone for participating, and next month we’ll pare down [...]
