Champagnes – WBW 48: Roots Wines
WBW 48: Roots Wines
Tonight is the 4th anniversary of Wine Blogging Wednesday, our monthly virtual tasting. And for the 48th edition, founder Lenn Thompson has asked we go back to our wine roots and taste wines we drank when we first got into wine.Like many wine lovers, my journey started with California jug wines. Since I came of [...]
Best Wine Blog Posts for August 21st through September 8th
Best of the wine blogosphere for August 21st through September 8th:Riedel in the Finger Lakes (Part II)Super Bargain Wines for Tough TimesWine Criticism According to W.H. AudenRiver of Skulls List Now Open!Goodbye to All ThatThank you Wine Bloggers, Rioja, and Fate – EWBC 2008 a Success StoryI Am Half-Sick of Bloggers, Said the Lady of [...]
Twisted Oak, River of Skulls , Mourv dre 2006
Every wine lover has a progression of experiences from the jug wines or fighting varietals they started with, through the wines of Germany, Bordeaux, Spain and Italy before they get to Rhone blends (the end goal is always Burgundy for some reason). In recent months, I’ve been drinking mostly southern Rhone-style blends from France, Spain [...]