I know I’m missing out on the Memorial Day grilling festivities thatI’m sure many of you are looking forward to in a few weeks time, butMay has truly arrived in London and with it has come properly warm andsunny weather and the Bank Holiday season! Two Monday’s every May theBank of England shuts its doors […]
I know I’m missing out on the Memorial Day grilling festivities thatI’m sure many of you are looking forward to in a few weeks time, butMay has truly arrived in London and with it has come properly warm andsunny weather and the Bank Holiday season! Two Monday’s every May theBank of England shuts its doors […]
The store, called Bin Ends opened in Braintree, MA, just south of Boston a few days ago. The new concept is to continually mark down bottles over time until they reach 45% off. For example a bottle of 2003 Domaine Chateau Gigondas may get marked down like this:
Compare at $100.00 Regular Price
bin ends Day […]
Needing a break from wine, our first week in New Zealand was packed full of hiking, beer drinking, and driving through the picturesque and changing landscapes of the south island. Our first wine stop was to visit a friend working a harvest in the Waipara Valley just north of Christchurch. We were greeted […]
I just received this email from my friend via iPhone:
“So my dad’s in town for business and I’m waiting for him in a bar. A bar in one of the ballerest restaurants in DC (everyone here is old). Anyway, I’m having a nice scotch when I look and read the “warning” on the cocktail napkin.” […]
Since wireless has been sparse, and its hard to impossible to find an Internet café that lets you use USB ports, my posts are going to be limited. So the new plan is to write as I go, and post everything I have whenever I can!
The road trip from Adelaide to Melbourne was successful, […]
Quick Facts:
From Adelaide, South Australia to Melbourne, Victoria.
The People: One American, one Italian, and one Frenchman – All Winos.
The Cars: 1985 Nissan Pulsar and a 1980 Holden Cruiser Van.
The Arsenal: 60 bottles of wine from Margarette River, Langhorne Creek and Coonawarra.
Just over 24 hours into the road trip to Melbourne, and nestled into tonight’s hotsel […]
Domaine de L’Ameillaud is a small, family-owned estate in the Province of Vaucluse. I first became acquainted with this estate 2 years ago after trying their well-talked about Vin de Pays wine titled after the Province, “Vaucluse.” It was written up by a local wine writer as one of the values of the […]
It started at six weeks, soon dwindled to ten days remaining, and now it’s down to hours. Twenty more hours, two more days of work, and much awaited freedom will be upon me. One of the most difficult harvests in the past few years in South Australia is nearly over, and after a […]
Another Second Glass Wine Club was a huge success. As per usual, a number of us got together and all brought a bottle of wine that fit the theme of Australia and New Zealand. Bottles must cost less than $20 and the idea is to bring something you like or that seems curious. About 30 […]
