Last week I came upon a tweet on Twitter from LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards that announced that their 2008 Generations Viognier had won a Platinum metal at the Monterey Wine Competition. I had been looking for an excuse, and admittedly I didn't really need much of an excuse, to open the bottle of this wine that Joe Lange had [...]
The Good No doubt about it, the funniest thing that I saw this week comes to us directly from Ed Thralls of Wine Tonite fame. Most of you have probably seen me talking about the Wine Bloggers Conference that is taking place in Walla Walla Washington this summer. Ed has issued a call to hip-hop artist and wine video blogger [...]
My recent experience with getting to know the Virginia and Michigan wine worlds got me to thinking about this question: What US wine regions that you have limited exposure to are of most interest to you? Virginia, Michigan, and Arizona were all near the top of my list, so I'm very excited to have had the opportunity to learn more [...]
I am honored to have been asked to participate in the upcoming Twitter Taste Michigan event that is being organized by my good friend Shannon Casey from Michigan by the Bottle. This tasting will feature the wines of Shady Lane Cellars. The event takes place next Tuesday, April 13th. Join in on the fun by grabbing some Shady Lane wine, [...]
On my visit to the Llano Estacado Winery last month, I was introduced to a new wine that they have just started making. Executive Winemaker Greg Bruni and I tasted the Llano Estacado Moscato wine in their tasting room, and I purchased a bottle to try here at home as well. This is definitely not the kind of wine [...]
This summer the city of Walla Walla, Washington will be overrun by bloggers from around the country for the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference. We will descend on the city like so many thirsty locusts. Personally, I am in secret plans with my friend Sean Sullivan from Washington Wine Report to perform an armed annexation of the Walla Walla Valley portion [...]
Dude, how had I not thought of this earlier? What would make the upcoming Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla better than having the one and only True Wine Connoisseur Sadat X in attendance? Ed Thralls of Wine Tonite fame brings us this awesome video that will doubtless be starting a massive campaign to see that Mr. X makes it [...]
The Good Joe Roberts from 1WineDude knows how to handle a no good, lousy, Wine-Monopoly legislative tool. Time to bring out the pimp hand and lay the smack down. It just requires a little help from a document called the US Constitution, and one almost as important, Tom Wark’s Manifesto For Change In the Wine Industry. The Bad Kevin from [...]
Those of you who have been reading the blog over the last few weeks have seen my series of posts with Josh from Wine(Explored) contrasting the Texas and Virginia wine industries. I've really enjoyed getting to know the Virginia wine world a little, and my man Dezel from My Vine Spot helped make the introduction complete by sending on a [...]
I have had so much fun doing this series with Josh from Wine(Explored), that finishing it up is a little bittersweet. I loved getting to try some Virginia wines, and to learn more about the wine industry in Virginia. Thanks for the memories Josh! Today our last post is running on Wine(Explored). I can say that for my part, I [...]
