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Monthly Archives: August 2012

WBC12 Red Wines

August 19, 2012 – 9:30 am

Just as yesterday with the white wines, my tweets during the red wine tasting were haikus. Writing haiku instead of traditional-type wine notes is interesting. Several speakers at the conference suggested to move away from the traditional descriptions for wine. Haikus are certainly different, perhaps more thought provoking and fit nicely in the alotted space […]

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WBC12 Whites

August 18, 2012 – 8:24 am

In his keynote address at the 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference, Randall Grahm suggested a more philosophical approach to wine discussions. Writers could mention the magic the wine works on us. Randall asked if a wine could be powerful enough to move us to poetry. Poetry was an interesting choice of words. At last year’s Wine […]

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Wine Bloggers Conference Off to a Fast Start

August 17, 2012 – 1:51 pm

This year’s Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, Oregon will showcase oregon wines. However, the hit of the morning session was the Argentine Food and Wine Paring. Tasty wines were matched with equally tasty foods. There was enough wine and food to satisfy one’s brunch appetite. My first pairing was a red blend matched with a […]

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In Memory

August 16, 2012 – 9:57 pm

There are some life events that stop you in your tracks. Kathy and I have been spending six wonderful years visiting and writing about hundreds of wineries and vineyards. Earlier this year, we were encouraged to write a book and have completed the draft and had the manuscript edited. We are looking forward to publication […]

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Portland, Oregon’s Things to Do When Visiting

August 12, 2012 – 11:36 am

Portland, Oregon offers farmers’ markets, the International Rose Test Garden, brewery tours, Powell’s City of Books and more.

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A Few Portland Name Pronunciations

August 10, 2012 – 12:20 pm

Returning the rental to Enterprise after a day of wine travel in the Willamette Valley, Kathy and I asked if they would give us a ride to our son’s house. An Enterprise employee asked where does he live and I responded on Couch Street. I pronounced Couch as  “kouCH”, a piece of furniture. A discussion […]

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Wine Bloggers Conference Spotlights Oregon

August 9, 2012 – 9:31 am

We have made several trips to wine regions in Oregon. The Wine Bloggers Conference takes place in Portland from August 16th to the 19th. After tasting many Oregon Pinot Noirs, I have a favorite. Archery Summit’s (over $100) Pinot is clearly my favorite. I did notice that Archery Summit will be pouring some wine at […]

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Maryland Wine: A Full-Bodied History Book Review

August 8, 2012 – 12:04 am

Maryland Wine: A Full-Bodied History by Regina Mc Carthy and published in 2012 goes back to 1648 to discover winemaking in Maryland mentioned.

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August Wedding with a Special Wine Bottle Guest Book!

August 6, 2012 – 5:16 pm

Wedding wine bottle guest book with six bottles to open on special anniversaries

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August, a Lot Going On

August 2, 2012 – 8:22 am

There’s a lot going on. During July, we went full drive on completing our first book. The book centers around a wine journey. The journey involved wine education classes, winemaking at home and at wineries and wine travel. In addition to the manuscript, we have had the book edited. After editing, I created an InDesign […]

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