…Another Great Summer Value Back on the trail for finding excellent summer value wines I stumbled upon this wine at local wine shop cork • a bottle shop. Owner Darryl Joannides always has new and exciting wines to discover so I like to stop by every so often to check out the latest selection. In…
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The Columbia Gorge Isn’t Just for Windsurfers… It’s for Wine Lovers Too!
After years of working in Hood River, OR, it was finally nice to get out and be a tourist this past weekend. Living in Portland, my commute to Hood River used to be 104 miles round trip. On top of long work hours I hardly spent any leisurely time in the Columbia Gorge. So at…
The Quest Continues… This time a great post bike riding wine!
As I continue my quest to find good everyday summer wines I am also seeking out wines fitting for specific occasions and moods (i.e. patio sipper, gardening wines, brunch wines, rainy day wines, etc). You see, when I go shopping for wine, I rarely think to myself “ohh, I want a wine that smells like…
My Quest for the Perfect Summer Wines ‘09
For the next couple weeks I decided to set out on a mission to find some great summer wines to enjoy throughout the season. Since I drink my fair share of nice crisp white wines during this warm, dry, season, I’m looking to find the best values this summer… so for my everyday whites I’m…
Another awesome value wine… this time a Chilean Chardonnay!
So this warm wave has been going on now 4 days (yessss). Today was another 80 degree afternoon. Temped to open up some bubbles I instead opted for the 2007 Veramonte Chardonnay “Reserva”. Besides, today I was learning about Chile and Chilean wine regions and I find one of the best ways to learn about…