A couple of Saturdays ago, I decided to head on over to St. George Spirits, home of Hangar 1 vodka and other delights, for their annual Holiday Open House. For those of you who don’t know, St. George Spirits is housed in the old Alameda Naval Air Station, in, well, Hangar number 1. The best [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Golly Auntie Mame, credibility at last!
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “oh no! Do we have to talk about this AGAIN?” right? But honestly, this is a GOOD post! For those wineries that understand the power of social media and the new generation of consumers, this is a very powerful tool. This past July, when I started writing my [...]
Drink Charitably!
It’s that time of year again. Can you really believe that it’s Thanksgiving NEXT WEEK? I’m in a bit of a state of panic myself. That being said, I wanted to call your attention to a wine event on Friday, November 21st. This special event is hosted by Humanitas Wines, Twitter Taste Live, Twittermoms.com and [...]
WordPress ate my homework…Give them a Hahn!
Last Saturday, a group of bloggers and I got together to participate in Twitter Taste Live, Bloggers Take Over. Twitter Taste Live is an opportunity for Tweeple (or Twits as I prefer to call them) to taste the same wines at the same time, and Tweet (or blog or video) about them communally. This is [...]
Bloggers Choice Awards
Our next Twitter Taste Live event is upon us! In this iteration, the bloggers are taking over and tasting anything that they fancy. This time, on November 15th, my fellow bloggers The Brix Chicks and DrXeno from Wine Log, will be tasting the following selections from Hahn Estates: 2007 SLH Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Gris [...]
Sparkeling…Shiraz?
Whodda thunk it! a couple of weeks ago, I went to The Jug Shop’s annual Sparkling Shiraz Extravaganza. While there, I tasted through 11 examples of sparkling shiraz, a very interesting red quaffer that I’d only tasted once before. In Australia. When I was drunk. Even though I went in with preconceived notions, I was [...]
I am a bad blogger!
Yes it’s true. I am behind. But since I was rudely interrupted at my tasting of Titus Vineyard’s delicious wines by a phone call telling me my presense was no longer required at my day job, I have been distracted! I realize I have to catch up on my tasting notes, so next week please [...]
Wine Bloggers Conference Day 3 1/2 Recap!
On the last day of the Wine Bloggers Conference, several bloggers were invited to a private party hosted by The Wine Spies and Cruvee in honor of Levendi Winery. While there, we tasted some lovely wines, all of which were offered in a half bottle format. This is a great way to pour wine, as [...]
