Alsace is it’s own little country (no I know it’s not really a country) nestled between Germany and France. The culture is quite distinct and the region is well known for the delicious Rieslings and other white wines. Alsace is 300 miles east of Paris, and has been growing these wines since somewhere around 900 [...]
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Automatic Tasting Programs
It’s the week after the Wine Bloggers Conference, and I’m at home, recovering, and preparing for my new job to start. As luck would have, I was invited to participate in the 2nd Blogger Tasting panel at Ridge Monte Bello, and headed on down to the mountains above Silicon Valley to see what Christopher Watkins, [...]
Writing right for your blog
A few weeks ago, I found myself in Walla Walla, Washington, attending the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference. These meeting of minds brought together over 300 wine writers, blogers, and professionals to eat, drink, be merry, and learn from each other. Among some of the sessions, there was one that particularly stood out in my mind [...]
Please excuse my dust…
Freshly back from the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, Washington, my laptop is dead my brain is overloaded. Stay tuned as I learn how best to blog from my iPad, and await the return of a working laptop!
And now, for something completely serious.
Recently, I was invited to take part in a very important and prestigious wine judging event. Fortunately, my trusty sidekick was availablet o capture this moment on video! We all know about the Judgement at Paris. But have you heard about the Judgement on Silverado Trail? A few weeks ago, we sat, we tasted, and we judged. [...]
Finding you inner wineaux
If you’re like me, you have a lot of wine in the cellar. Maybe it’s organized, maybe it’s a mess. I’m a bit of both, with racks of wine mostly organized by varital, but also with stacks of wine in boxes all around the cellar. So, when Vino Finder recently contacted me and asked me [...]
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are
Check out this website I found at makewish.org This really is an event that I can get my heart behind. Make a wish grants wishes to critically ill children, and this charity wine tasting and dinner promises to be a fantastic evening. I am blessed for my (mostly) good health, and for those that are [...]
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai and other tales of blending
First – apologies for this post being late on arrival. As some of you may know, I have been dealing with some personal issues that have been hammering me in to the ground like Wile E. Coyote under an Acme Anvil. I’m trying to come up for air, so here goes. Please excuse the lack [...]
It's a Rankin Bass Holiday at Chez Bratty!
It's beginning to look a lot like the Isle of Misfit Toys!~ See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from xmasmadness
