2½ bottles of wine a week can save your life That’s the headline from a story published in The Times today. According to this article, those who drink up to 14 drinks each week have a lower risk of death from heart disease than than both heavy drinkers and non-drinkers. “A weekly moderate alcohol intake […]
With the presidential primary elections quickly approaching I started pondering: If I were to describe the 2008 presidential candidates by comparing them each to a type of wine, which wines would I pick? I tried to do this in a non-partisan way (i.e. I lambasted both dems and republicans, although a few got off clean). […]
Wine Blogging Wednesday #40 Once again, it’s my favorite day of the month: Wine Blogging Wednesday. For those who don’t know, Wine Blogging Wednesday is a day that happens once a month when wine bloggers from around the world all write about a common theme. The theme this month is Petite Sirah, one of my favorite types […]
It is holiday party season and you’ll probably find yourself wondering what wine to bring to a holiday party. There are a few approaches you can take: You can be careless and just pick up some cheapie and hope for the best You can splurge on a really expensive bottle and hope to impress You […]
I’ve been seeing more and more organic wine in stores lately, but I haven’t been motivated to try much of it. Why? Because they tend to be unstable and I’ve never really found a good one—by current US “organic” standards anyway. The reason is that sulfites cannot be used in the production of wines labeled […]
Yay! It’s my favorite day of the month: Wine Blogging Wednesday. The host this month is Neil at Brooklyn Guy’s Food and Wine Blog and he has named the theme “Silver” Burgundy. The Burgundy wine that most people think of comes from the Gold Coast (Côte d’Or) and tends to be rather pricey. If you don’t […]
A question many people have this time of year is: Which wine is a good choice to go with the Thanksgiving Turkey? The good news is you have a few choices and can let your own preference guide your final decision. Turkey actually will go with a number of different wines and I would say […]
I’ve been wanting to try some Portuguese wines for some time now and today for Wine Blogging Wednesday #38 the theme is Portuguese Table Wine hosted by Catavino. That gives me the extra motivation I need to stop delaying and try some Portuguese wine! I actually have a sliver of a connection to Portugal as I […]
This week on October 10 the folks at Wines Til Sold Out are having another Cheapskate Wednesday. Be sure to check it out at winestilsoldout.com. They did this a couple months ago and I picked up a few bottles of Casa Catelli Negroamaro that I wrote up last month. I was really pleased with the wine and I had […]
Just a few days ago I was commenting on how it amazes me that with shipping costs and all we are able to get inexpensive wines all the way from Australia. Well that may not be the case for long, but not because of shipping costs, drought is the culprit. Australia has been suffering its worst drought […]
