In case you haven’t noticed, there has been a lot of activity in my wine cellar. We’ve seen a number of wines depart, but many have entered the cellar in the past week. While many more wines will enter my wine cellar after Spring Barrel weekend, let me just tell you about my latest wine acquisitions for … Continue reading »
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An impromptu visit to the Willamette Valley wineries
Some of the best trips are the ones you don’t plan. Before I came home from Portland last Thursday, I decided to travel to the Willamette Valley and tour a few wineries before I headed back to Seattle. Oregon is best known for its pinot wines. The only problem with this fact is that’s all … Continue reading »
Wine acquisitions: September 28, 2009
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been acquiring a bunch of wine. Here are my latest acquisitions: 2007 The Chocolate Block by Boekenhoutskloof Franschhoek (South Africa) Just by the name, you know this wine has to be good. And good it most certainly is! Hints of dark chocolate and ripe fruit dominate the aromatic profile … Continue reading »