How often have you opened a bottle of wine that was great the night you opened it, but fell flat on its face when you tried the rest of the bottle the next day? What about the flip side, a bottle that was just okay the first night but you loved it the second day? […]

This weekend, April 4th and 5th, is Taste Washington in Seattle, featuring over 200 wineries, 60 restaurants, and a day of seminars for wine and food lovers. In fact, fellow wine blogger Alder Yarrow of Vinography is leading one of the seminar panels tomorrow. If you are located in the Seattle area and haven’t yet […]

Remember the old sayings, “Believe it to achieve it” and “Write it down to make it real.” Well, there you have it folks. We’re putting it out there for all to see. We want to be the world’s most popular wine blog. In our year in the wine blogging community, we have observed the formulas […]

The stock market just completed its worst year since the Great Depression years. Housing prices have taken their biggest dive since records have been kept. Manufacturing activity is the lowest in almost 30 years. And, according to industry figures, restaurants are facing the slowest time since the 9/11 attacks. Yet you would think times are […]

If you really like a particular wine, buy a case or more to get the best price, store it properly, and drink one bottle every six months to see how it develops over time. With twelve bottles in a case of wine, a case purchase usually gives you a price discount of 10 to 15 […]

Having spent over thirty years of my adult life intimately involved in agriculture, I understand from hands-on experience that the vineyard should not be a chemical plant. Good soil should not be over-fertilized, and vines should not be bombarded with fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides. I also believe that the smaller the carbon footprint the better […]

More than any other time of year, this is the season for bubbly. There are just so many opportunities to enjoy sparkling wines during the holidays. Whether you are looking for an aperitif to enjoy before Christmas dinner, celebrating your team’s big win in a bowl game, or ringing in the New Year, a good […]

“Consuming wine in moderation daily will help people to die young as late as possible.” –Dr. Phillip Norrie “Recent scientific evidence suggests that people who drink moderate amounts of wine each day are healthier and live longer than teetotalers.” –Malcolm Kushner The French Paradox segment on 60 Minutes a number of years ago was something […]

As I was looking back over my notes from our favorite wineries out of well over 100 winery visits since April of this year, I noticed a common thread running through a number of them—a grower background. However, it was not necessarily a grape grower background. In fact, several of the better ones including Fielding […]

Sometimes you might not be able to find a wine you want at your favorite local wine shop or online vendor. In that case, services like Wine-Searcher can come in handy. Wine-Searcher lets you search for wine from thousands of wine shops worldwide and then provides links to their websites so you can make a […]