WEEK 3: Yes!
Today is Valentine’s Day and it’s also my experiment day.
I just poured this glass, photographed it, processed the image, and then uploaded it… All in preparation of tasting the 2009 Duca del Frassino’s Garganega/Pinot Grigio.
Because I just had an organic Honeymoon Salad (lettuce alone) for a quick bite, with an oil and vinegar [...]
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WEEK 2: I have to admit that this past Sunday I spent with an adorable granddaughter, so my experiment for tasting was given over to photographing this child of five.
Then, my week began to slip away, because I’m in the deep and narrow passageways of Dark & Delicious. This is a time when having any [...]
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I’m a huge proponent of boxed wine. I regularly have a box of white wine in my refrigerator for easy access. It’s a great space saver, and they allow me to buy a lot of wine at one time. I love having it and not having to store it elsewhere, or worrying about it becoming [...]
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[Lyla Diaz is in the foreground, with Melanie Hoffman in the background.]
Weekly Holidaze Drawing: Just leave a comment on any wine-blog entry this month, to win weekly gifts this December:
I was recently asked by Georgia Maloney (representing the Soave Consorzio) if I’d be interested in wines from Italy. My current learning curve is embracing wines from [...]
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[Images from this blog posting come from the Rosa D'Oro website.]
Italian cultivars seem to be finding a natural home in Lake County…
The Pietro Buttitta family is living its dream in Lake County, crafting Italian variety wines. The Rosa D’Oro Vineyard wines are the following:
Aglianico
Sangiovese Rosato
Muscat Canelli
Sangiovese
Primitivo
Barbera
Dolcetto
Refosco
And, yes, there’s a Chardonnay wine being offered, as well [...]
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