Fine Wines (Re)Visited

Very Useful Tasting Guide from Vinography
I read (skim mostly) my blogs through an aggregator so I rarely visit blog websites but I did find myself on Vinography this evening and I’m glad I did. Alder has posted a very handy pocket tasting guide that summarizes most all the classic wine aroma terms. Like a lot of wine geeks, I have [...]

Down but not out!
Well, that was certainly not the easy Sunday afternoon server migration… apologies for the outage but all is back on the new server now with some performance improvements to be done in the next day or two… normal blogging to resume in the morning. I’m glad that is over, etc.

Why I Blog (and podcast)
I knew it wouldn’t take long for the“why do you blog” meme to come my way and Gabriella from Catavino did just that 4 days ago. So I thought about it for a while and have come up with a few reasons:1) I want to share my passion for wine: This is really [...]

My Wine Background&Tasting Process
My last post started a great discussion about disclosure and transparency, so it is in that spirit I will write a bit about my background as a wine writer.In short, I have no credentials. Although I have a B.A. in communications, I didn’t take any journalism classes. My MBA did nothing for my love of [...]

New Season
Its been a while but we are planning another show for Halloween. We are excited to get back on the air. Please Email us with any suggestions or comments………………. We’re also planning a trip to Napa and Sonoma in November…Thanks

Cabernet Sauvignon and Stuffed Peppers
This Week: Joe and Christina pair Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 Sonoma County with Stuffed Peppers. Share the evening as they enjoy this hearty meal and evaluate the wine.Click Podcast link for show # 4Show # 4 Wine LinkShow # 4 Recipe Link

Steak and Bordeaux (Left Bank)
This Week: Joe has gotten over his cold and is ready for some steak with his favorite wine….Bordeaux. Join Joe and Christina as they pair a Leoville Barton 1999 with a broiled steak and sauteed spinach. This is the first of a 3 part Bordeaux series. Tonight’s show features a left [...]

Meatloaf and Bordeaux (Entre-Deux-Mers)
This Week: Christina cooks up one of Americas most popular dishes…meatloaf. In this third part of a Bordeaux series that seems to go on and on our hosts pair a red from Entre-deux-Mers with their meal.Click Podcast link for Show # 10Show #10 Recipe LinkShow #10 Wine [...]

Brian Snyder (Raw Milk in PA)
Brian Snyder is Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), a position he has held since 2001. Mr. Snyder hails originally from the state of Indiana where both of his grandfathers had been dairy farmers, and …