Wine Peeps is an independent wine blog dedicated to helping you get the most bang for your buck in wine. We do this through blind tastings of wine from around the world and calculations of Quality-to-Price Ratios (QPRs). We have a special interest in Washington State wines.
When most people outside of the state think of Washington wine, they only think of Walla Walla. That’s a great tribute to the marketing prowess of the Walla Walla community and its Wine Alliance but hardly an accurate statement about Washington State wines. In fact, the Walla Walla wine industry was built on the back […]
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Today’s post is part of a series featuring the Women of Washington Wine. In an industry once dominated by men, more and more women are joining the ranks as winery owners, vineyard owners, and winemakers. Being a woman myself, I am fascinated by these women and what they have done and continue to do. Through […]
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As we get older, many of us make our “bucket list†of things we want to do, people we want to see, and places we want to go before we kick the bucket. Even though I don’t consider myself all that old, and hopefully not close to kicking the bucket, I’ve started making some of […]
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This week’s Wine Word of the Week is vertical tasting. Official definition from Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine: A vertical tasting is a comparison of different vintages of the same wine. Layman’s terms from Kori: A vertical tasting is one in which you taste different vintages of the same wine from the same […]
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Our monthly wine tasting dinners are really the foundation upon which Wine Peeps was built. We have been getting together each month with friends to taste and evaluate wines throughout a four-course meal for years. Last Friday’s dinner featuring Washington Malbec was our 75th wine tasting dinner. To mark this milestone of sorts, we decided […]
Filed under: American Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Malbec, Red Wine, Washington State Wine, Wine Tasting Dinners, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Over $25 |
Kori did not approve this post. She won’t tell you any of this. In fact, she is embarrassed that I am writing about her. However, with all due respect to some great female wine writers and friends: Catie, Teri, Margot, and too many more to mention, I sincerely believe that Kori is the “go-to gal†[…]
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Many thanks to you, our loyal readers! The latest 100 Top Wine Blogs rankings list has Wine Peeps at Number 6. Below is the Top 10 as compiled by Alawine.com, home of the 100 Most Popular Wine Blog Rankings: Rank Wine Blog Rating* 1 Fermentation 100 2 Vinography 93 3 Dr. Vino 93 4 The […]
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The Columbia Crest Walter Clore Private Reserve, a Bordeaux-style blend, is the premier wine of Washington State’s largest winery. Former Columbia Crest winemaker extraordinaire, Doug Gore, started their Reserve Red program with the 1997 vintage, which became designated as Walter Clore Private Reserve with the 1999 vintage to recognize the pioneer who did the unexpected […]
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This week’s Wine Word of the Week is Bacchus. Official definition from Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Bacchus is the common name in Ancient Rome for the classical god of wine whom the Greeks called Bacchos but, more usually, Dionysus. Layman’s terms from Kori: Bacchus is the Roman god of wine.
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Wine Blogging Wednesday, the blogosphere’s monthly virtual wine tasting event, is now in its fifth year. Our host this month for WBW #61 is none other than the founder of Wine Blogging Wednesday himself, Lenn Thompson of Lenndevours: The New York Cork Report. Lenn selected At the Source as the theme with the following conditions, […]
Filed under: American Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Grenache, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Washington State Wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday, Wines Over $25 |
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