A while back I posted a picture of a little half bottle of 2006 Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo Toscana wine. I just thought that a bottle of wine smaller than a wine glass was way fun. I have sad news for all of you, I have prematurely taken the life of that wine. The seemingly endless car trip home from [...]
Those of you who have been reading this blog already know that I was in Arizona over Christmas, and that I had launched into a quest to procure some Stonghold Wines while I was there. I posted on my failure to find any in the infamous town of Tombstone, where I had vowed to continue searching when we went into [...]
My humble attempt at cataloging all of the wineries in my home state of Texas. If you know of any Texas wineries that I have missed, or see any edits or deletions that need to be made, please email me at vinotology@gmail.com. If you work for one of these wineries and would like any specific information displayed about your winery, [...]
I know, a list of resolutions is a really original thing to do this time of year, but I'm doing it anyway. I'm not going to lie, my starting of this blog was not very well thought out. I have a habit of just jumping headlong into things without thinking, a habit that has lead to much frustration on the [...]
I'm spending Christmas with my wife's family in Arizona this year and I don't have too much time to post, but I did want to post a quick review of this 2008 Mandola Vermantino from Mandola Estate Winery. Mandola is located Southwest of Austin and specializes in Italian variety wines. This wine had a really nice crisp acidic flavor. It [...]
I came to Arizona on a quest. Ok, so I really came here for a family Christmas gathering, but I also came on a quest. I came here seeking Arizona wine. I came with wanderlust and a ridiculous hero worshiping desire to obtain Caduceus and/or Stronghold wines. My quest would take me all over the state, or at least as [...]
Just a quick post to say, "Merry Christmas!" I got the lovely gift of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and wine nerdiness. What did you get? PS – Sorry for the pic in my PJs.
I had been working on getting a post together on social media strategies for wineries, but why do work that someone else has already done? Josh over at Drink Nectar has put together a kick-ass post on social media that said pretty much everything that I was thinking about saying. He is dropping some serious knowledge on using SM in [...]
‘Twas the wine before Christmas, when all through the cellar Some bottles looked good, with none looking stellar. The glasses were hung by the wine rack with care, In hopes that someone brought a bottle to share. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of tannins now danced in our heads. And ma with her [...]
I'm thinking about opening my bottle of 2005 Northstar Merlot from Walla Walla, WA. I tasted this wine while I was up in Washington this summer, and loved it. I picked up a bottle for a special occasion, and I think that Christmas would qualify as special. We will also be drinking some Gloria Ferrer Royal Cuvee and eating some [...]
