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.
In previous posts, I have reported on our monthly wine tasting dinners. During these dinners, we taste six wines blind. The guests are only told the wine’s region and varietal. For example, our February dinner featured Washington Syrah. For more information on how we set up these dinners, please visit our Tasting Dinners page. When […]
Filed under: Red Wine, Spanish Wine, Tempranillo, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |
This month’s Wine Blogging Wednesday is more of a writing challenge than a tasting challenge. Andrew of Spittoon, our February host, asked us to drink any Italian red. That’s easy enough, we thought. But here’s where the tricky part comes in…after drinking that Italian red, he challenged us to review the wine in Just Seven […]
Filed under: Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Italian Wine, Nebbiolo, Red Wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday, Wine Book Club, Wines Over $25 |
Our February wine tasting dinner last Friday night proved to be an eventful one. The evening began with much anticipation as all we were told by John was that the six wines that we would be tasting were Washington Syrahs that ranged in price from $7 to $70. Given the Wine Peeps love of Australian […]
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For Christmas, Colby and I gave Dad (John) a reservation to attend the Long Shadows Wine Dinner at Waterfront Seafood Grill on Pier 70 here in Seattle. And for my birthday in January, Colby gave me a reservation to the same dinner. So last Tuesday Dad and I cashed in on our presents and attended […]
Filed under: American Wine, Australian Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dessert Wine, Red Wine, Riesling, Sangiovese, Shiraz/Syrah, Washington State Wine, White Wine, Wine Activities/Events, Wines Over $25 |
Last Friday evening, John and I attended the Great Value Wines program at Central Washington University led by noted wine industry professional Amy Mumma. It was one of the consumer courses offered through CWU’s World Wine Program. If you live in Washington state, these consumer short courses are well worth checking out. The objective of […]
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The January edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday focused on white wines from Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Northeast Italy (see our Friuli post). Jack and Joanne of Fork & Bottle, the hosts for WBW #41, have posted the roundup of tasting notes from 40+ participants. The experiences and reviews ran the gamut on these hard-to-find wines. No […]
Filed under: Italian Wine, Red Wine, White Wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday |
Aloha! The Wine Peeps just returned from a fabulous week in Hawaii. When you think of wine-producing states in the U.S., you probably think of California, Washington, Oregon, or New York. However, there are commercial wineries in all 50 states. When we travel, we like to either visit local wineries or try wines from the […]
Filed under: American Wine, Red Wine, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |
A few weeks ago, we attended a Sideways wine tasting hosted by Ross of the Decanted blog here in Seattle. Ross had put together virtually every wine in the movie for a group of about fifteen of us to taste. It was a great evening. After the tasting, Ross posted a report on the tasting […]
Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wine, General Wine Information, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah |
On Friday night, we had one of our monthly wine tasting dinners. We blind tasted six different California Zinfandels. The four Wine Peeps were in attendance as well as four guests. It was a fun evening filled with lots of laughter, excellent food, and great wines. Among the six wines, the 2005 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel […]
Filed under: American Wine, California Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Red Wine, Wine Tasting Dinners, Wines NOT To Buy (1 & 2 Star), Wines Under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25, Zinfandel |
“You only have so many bottles in your life, never drink a bad one.†–Len Evans Wine prices are not inherently linked to quality and pleasure. As we’ve said in the About page, we’ve tried wines in and from almost every major wine-producing area in the world. We’ve had blind tastings and wine tasting dinners […]
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