Tasting Notes: Dr. Goldilocks and the Six Tempranillos

Once upon a time, there was a stressed-out allied health professional with curly hair the color of old pennies, but shiny. We’ll skip the debate as to whether it’s blond or red, and we’ll completely ignore the gray that’s popping in – they’re just really light blond, darnit! She had a long four-day week with

Tasting Notes: Rustic Reds at JavaMonkey

Yep, it’s time to review wines from a tasting at JavaMonkey again! Hey, at least I’m consistent. For those who don’t know, JavaMonkey in Decatur, Georgia does a wine tasting every other week with a different theme each time. The cost is $15 per person, and you get six good pours. This past tasting’s theme

Tasting Notes: Six Blind Tastes at JavaMonkey

Apologies for the delay between my last post and this one. I should’ve figured something was up when I was super irritable on Thursday and was nearly in tears over trying — and failing until late in the day — to buy a new laptop. Then I almost threw my Blackberry down the parking deck

Tasting Notes: Freedom, thy name is Tempranillo

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I’ve got a confession to make. Next to Zinfandel, Tempranillo may just be my favorite grape. Consequently, I was really ready to enjoy this past Thursday’s tasting at JavaMonkey, for that reason and because I hadn’t been out of the house all day. The wines are all 100% Tempranillo and come from Spain, so I’ll