I’ve mentioned before that our church as a wine-tasting group. As I like to say, fun and fellowship are the group’s purposes with wine as our vehicle. To commemorate our last event, I did a post that provided a list of wines labels around numbers (our last theme). I just so happens that I keep [...]
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On Animals and Wine
Posted in Wine, tagged Wine, animals, Wine names, Animals and Wine, Animal Wine Labels, Wine labels on May 29, 2012 | 41 Comments »
On Zin Zazee Doo Dah
Posted in Wine, tagged California wines, Paso Robles, Primitivo, Red Wine, Wine, Zinfandel on May 2, 2012 | 36 Comments »
By the mid 1900s, zinfandel was undoubtedly my favorite wine type. At the time, my palate was good at identifying flavors so, I know that the combination of full body, fruit, and spice is what I enjoyed the most about zin. Sometime in the last 90s, winemakers began favoring zins with higher alcohol, which actually [...]
On Wine Clubs
Posted in Wine, tagged Peachy Canyon, Peachy Canyon Wines, Red Wine, Vino, Wine, Wine Clubs, Zinfandel on April 18, 2012 | 44 Comments »
On our last visit to California for wine, I noticed all the wine clubs offered by wineries. In general, a wine club involves a commitment for a year or two to purchase the wine the winery sends to its members. Different clubs have different options involving the number of bottles per shipment and the number [...]
On Malbec
Posted in Wine, tagged Wine, Red Wine, Argentina, Malbec, Argentine Malbec, Argentine Wine, Argentina wines on March 21, 2012 | 48 Comments »
Malbec is a Bordeaux grape, but interestingly, their winemakers shun Malbec in favor of blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. Actually, not that much Malbec currently grows in France. Never fear though – Malbec has found a welcome home in Argentina. Thriving in the dry, hot wine regions of Argentina, Malbec is a full-bodied, dark [...]
On by Numbers
Posted in Numbers, Wine, tagged Numbers, Wine, Wine and Numbers, Wine names on February 21, 2012 | 40 Comments »
I image most of us are aware of paint by numbers – and probably have tried it at least once. But this post is not about aforementioned craft classic – nor is it about a significant number in my life that is surrounded by a boatload of factoids that Trivial Pursuit doesn’t even cover. It [...]

