Friday, July 31, 2020

Feeling Snarky About Wine Fads

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For better or for worse, a side benefit of being on social media is that I'm kept apprised of the latest wine fads. It appears that ther...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Rioja Experiment, Part 2 - Reserva, Gran Reserva, and a Barbaresco?

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Last month, I wrote about  the first part of the Rioja experiment . The experiment serves to answer two questions raised from the book, Maki...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

The Rioja Experiment, Part 1

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Is Rioja a great wine? Matt Kramer, a veteran wine critic, once made a bold claim to the contrary. In his book,  Making Sense of Wine , publ...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Washington Wineries Reimagined During COVID

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It has been over a month since Washington State imposed the stay-at-home order and a shutdown of non-essential businesses to slow down the s...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

SIP (Shelter-In-Place) in Walla Walla, COVID-19 edition

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March 14 (Saturday) It was a cold spring day as we drove to Walla Walla. We took the usual scenic route through the Cascade Mountain Range...
Saturday, February 29, 2020

Screaming Eagle? Screaming Deal?

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I was looking over the wine list at my favorite local Italian restaurant when the owner's selection caught my eye. 2011 Screaming Eagl...
Friday, January 31, 2020

One Wine Lover's Two Cents on Dieting

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January is coming to an end. Some of you may be on the last stretch of Dry January or Whole30 or a similar month-long break from alcohol and...