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Newer posts →This Week In Wine – 10/30/11
October 30, 2011To Save Soggy Grapes, Winemaker Looks To Helicopter It’s been raining for days and the crop you’re a week away from harvesting is about to mold. If you don’t dry it quickly, you will lose the crop. What … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Bin Laden, Cakebread, Helicopter, Marlborough, Napa, New Zealand, Salisbury Vineyards | Leave a comment //Mollydooker Winemaker Sparky Marquis
October 29, 2011Believe it or not, me and Sparky go waaaaaaaay back! I’m talking 2009, here! Mollydooker winemaker Sparky Marquis was actually the first ever winemaker I interviewed when I started blogging. This week he came back to Jacksonville for the release … Continue reading
Posted in Interview | Tagged Australia, Buy Mollydooker wine, Miss Molly, Miss Molly wine, Mollydooker, Shiraz, Social Media, Social Media for Wineries, Sparky Marquis, Sparky Marquis Interview | Leave a comment //Texas-Style Chili Paired with Huguenot Cuvee de Rouge, Santa Ynez – California.
October 28, 2011This last Monday, I had the privilege to attend my first ever Monday night football game! Suffice to say it was probably the most American thing I’ve done all year! For the first time since I’ve been living in Jacksonville, … Continue reading
Posted in Pairings | Tagged Grenache, Huguenot Cellars Cuvee Rouge, Huguenot wine, Sangiovese, syrah, Tempranillo, Terrapin Hopsecutioner, Vingevity | 2 Comments //Little Red Wine Riding Hood
October 28, 2011In 1990, a traditional version of Little Red Riding Hood was removed from schools in Empire, California; supposedly because the classic Grimm’s fairy tale recounts that the little girl took a bottle of wine to her grandmother. ”That passage condones … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, Funny | Tagged Little Red Wine Riding Hood | Leave a comment //Honig Winemaker’s Dinner at Matthew’s Restaurant
October 28, 2011 Posted in Events | Tagged Honig, Matthew Medure, Wine Dinner | Leave a comment //Top 10 Songs About Wine.
October 26, 2011There are countless numbers of songwriters who’ve also been inspired by wine, but writing songs about wine isn’t a new phenomena. The "Charles Heidsieck Waltz" was an orchestral piece composed by Paul Mestrozzi which debuted in 1895! Below are my … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, Funny | Tagged Chateauneuf du Pape, Cristal, Rap About Wine, Songs About Wine, Wine Music | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
