Today is International Tempranillo Day and to celebrate wine lovers all over the world are drinking tempranillo today. And wine writers, like me, are writing about tempranillo all over the Internet. Why? … Why not? It’s always fun to explore different varieties of wine, and it’s always fun to come together with your fellow wine aficionados to [...]
I stopped by Wild Oats after dinner last night to pick up some dessert to go. I found some awesome looking chocolate chunk brownies and on the way home was thinking “I need to open a nice bottle of red to enjoy with these.” So I got home and reviewed the selections on hand – [...]
Today it’s a followup to Tasting Tempranillo with a Tempranillo Blend. This one is Vega Sindoa 2005Red Wine, which is 70% Tempranillo and 30% Merlot. It comes from the Navarra region in Spain. Similar to the Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend, I again was pleased with this compared to most pure Tempranillo that I tried. There was a [...]
Today has been an exciting wine day. In part because I tried Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend for the first time (yummy). But that’s not all. The Wine Blogging Wednesday #35 roundup was published (with my first appearance) and the topic for WBW #36 was announced — Let’s Get Naked. No that’s not what you think. The theme [...]
Although I’m not quite finished with the Chardonnay Challenge, I’m going to interrupt that series to take part in Wine Blogging Wednesday. I’m so excited to be taking part in Wine Blogging Wednesday (WBW). Although it’s my first, this is WBW #35 and the theme is Spanish Wines for under $10. One month after I [...]
