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What is a “Big Ass” red? I’m pretty sure that’s not a technical wine term, so I’ll give you my definition. A “Big Ass Red” is a wine that warms you to the bone on cold days like this past week. It could be because of style — lots of fruit — or just straight-up …
I almost got my wish for Pacific Northwest weather last night. A small black cloud blew over Decatur but didn’t stick around long enough to do much. Oh, well. Thanks to all of you who checked in on Twitter to play the drinking game. I tried to make it easy for you. The wines: 2006 …
When we were at my goddaughter’s birthday party a few weeks ago, her two-year-old cousin only wanted to eat the pink parts of the birthday cake. This provided an interesting contrast to Hubby, who wanted no part of last night’s rosé tasting at JavaMonkey except for the sparkling one. I don’t think his masculinity was …
Greetings, fellow oenophiles! I think I might’ve wasted a good worry yesterday. Last night, for JavaMonkey’s Thursday Wine Series, Jess put together a list from wines that I had rated highly in the past year. I was afraid that a lot of people would turn out for the tasting, and they’d all hate the wines, …
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 …