Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
I’m trying a new experiment this weekend. Rather than waiting until Sunday night to write this post, I’m doing it a little at a time as the weekend goes on. Hopefully that will make it easier to do them regularly. Or procrastinate on my fiction writing. Let’s see.. My current fiction project, title TBD, is …
As we learned last week at the wine bloggers’ conference in Oregon, Pinot Noir grapes tend to reflect where they’re grown down to the soil type and the weather. In 2010, a couple of oenophile friends of ours decided their lives needed a little excitement, so they pitted Pinot Noir wines from around the world …
I’m reading a book called The Psychology of Wine, which is (duh) by a couple of psychologists. One of the points the authors return to repeatedly is the connection of wine experiences with memories. It’s well-established that certain tastes and smells can transport our memories to a specific time or situation, and for those who …
So it seems to be remote correspondent/guest blogger day at the Random Oenophile. I also have friends that will eat, drink, and make merry notes for me. I’m a lucky girl, right? Regular guest blogger Dan Browning recently attended a wine dinner at Feast that featured wines from Rodney Strong. Click here for his notes. …