Actually, I think that would be a really long list. This post is only about one of those grapes. In my quest to reach the Century Club (wow, I really need to send that paperwork in) I encountered many grapes I had never previously heard of and many of which I butchered the names every [...]
Filed under: White, Wine | 1 Comment »
I continue on my quest to taste lots of sparkling wines this year! While I’m totally failing at the rest of my goals (read books, write about restaurants, etc…..) I am knocking this bubbly one out of the park. So a 1/3win? Books should pick up soon though as I begin a hectic travel schedule [...]
Filed under: France, Rose, Sparkling wine, Unwined, Wine | Comments Off
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for the Wines of Germany. Riesling is one of those wines that I really enjoy, but for some reason it rarely crosses me mind to buy when I’m standing in front of the racks in a wine store. Perhaps it’s because I don’t [...]
I am pretty much kicking some serious butt at my goal of drinking more bubbles this year. We’ve had more sparkling wine in the first half of 2010 than I think I’ve covered in all 4 years of writing this blog. Such a painful and hard goal too… I’ve had lots of help from Jill [...]
Filed under: Domaine 547, France, Sparkling wine, White, Wine | 4 Comments »
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Rocca Family Vineyards. There’s a remainder of a really bad song in there, but for my sanity and yours I’m going to refrain from continuing with the lyrics so I don’t have it stuck n my head all day long. Mixed in [...]
Filed under: California, Red, Wine | 3 Comments »
Like I said earlier this week, I was inspired by the GruV Olympics to go out and fetch some Gruner of my own. My only problem is that I normally only find one or two bottles in any given wine shop and often one of those bottles is a 1.5L bottle that I don’t want [...]
Filed under: Austria, Gruner Veltliner, Unwined, White, Wine | Comments Off
I’ve never drank a lot of actual Champagne. It’s one of those regions where I often feel like I’m paying the price for the name “Champagne.” Plus, I’ve had a difficult time finding any in stores local to me that’s not one of the giant houses. If I’m going to spend $50+ on a bottle [...]
Filed under: Champagne, France, White, Wine | 4 Comments »
After participating in the GruV Olympics (which I still need to write about…now where are those notes…) I got on a bit of a Gruner Veltliner kick. The weather turned nice and Matt and I were spending time outside playing Battleship (he lost, both games) and a light crisp wine seemed just the ticket. Luckily, [...]
Filed under: Austria, Gruner Veltliner, Unwined, White, Wine | 6 Comments »
Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks for Wines of Germany. Spring is in the air! I thought it might pass us over this year given our never-ending winter, but it appears that we are in the midst of a gorgeous spring! In spring my thoughts turn even more to [...]
Filed under: German, Riesling, White, Wine | 1 Comment »
Despite what it sometimes may look like here, I actually do buy a lot of wine. In the last year or so I haven’t been drinking as much of my own wine given the number of samples that show up at my door. However, rest assured that the Wannabe Wino Cellar is growing at an [...]
Filed under: California, Michel-Schlumberger, Pinot Noir, Red, Wine | 2 Comments »
