Month: September 2008

Normally I’m wary of tastings limited to just one winery because as we’ve discovered on our wine trips, sometimes you just don’t like anything from a particular place. Luckily the featured vineyard, Del Rio Vineyards and Winery, located in Rogue Valley, Oregon, had a good range of wines, several of which were very nice. 2007 …

A Note of Apology to My Wonderful and Faithful Readers (the rest of you can skip ahead)

September 28, 2008 Cecilia

Gentle readers, The Random Oenophile apologizes to all of you for being so slack about updating the blog lately. This is a time of great turmoil and transition, and I humbly beg your forgiveness. I shan’t insult you with excuses except to say that managed care companies are a sadistic lot that have kept me …

Oenophile At Large: Dining OTP

September 17, 2008 Cecilia

Yep, I’ve gotten behind again, but this week’s post is a nice long one. Starting one’s own small business takes a lot of time. And paperwork, let’s not forget the paperwork. The irony is that one of the reasons I went into business for myself is that I was tired of having to depend on …

Tasting Notes: ABC’s at JavaMonkey, European Reds and Whites at Sherlock’s

September 7, 2008 Cecilia

When someone mentions the “ABC’s of wine,” sometimes they mean the basics, and sometimes they’re referring to “Anything But [that boring] Cabernet and Chardonnay, please!!!” The JavaMonkey tasting this week was the latter. Here are the wines in the order that they were poured (numbers one and two on the tasting list were switched): 2007 …

Oenophile at Large: The Grange

September 7, 2008 Cecilia

I have a lot to catch up on, but I wanted to go ahead and post my review of The Grange. Hubby and I arrived at Decatur’s new Irish pub at about 6:45 and found it to be pretty crowded with only one table available outside and a couple of empty ones inside. We chose …

Oenophile at Large: Grownups’ Night Out in Decatur

September 3, 2008 Cecilia