Monday, August 31, 2020

Not Just Any Wine Labels

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One of the funnest parts in hobby winemaking is designing wine labels. I am not creative by myself, but as a group, we usually come up with ...
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...