Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
I’m pleased to present some new notes from Random Oenophile West Coast Correspondent James Bassett. We talked about this post during the recent Seattle snowstorm, so I applaud his efforts to continue his thoughtful wine drinking under such trying circumstances. Sadly, by the time we thought about him getting pictures of the wine bottles in …
Being an oenophile has its advantages, namely friends who are willing to drink for you and send you notes! My very talented friend James Bassett lives in Seattle and does sculpting, Qi-Gong instruction, and freelance writing and editing when he’s not drinking wine. You can see his website here. Everything below is his wonderfully detailed …
It’s so nice to have friends who are willing to drink for you! I recently received some more tasting notes on Washington wines from West Coast Correspondent James Bassett. All content below is his: Renegade Wine Co.2008 Red WineColumbia Valley, WA “Glasses? We don’t need no stinking glasses!” So it says on the label, which …
One of the best things about being into wine is the people you meet and get to hang out with. Sometimes these people will even step up and drink wine for you if you’re away (like Dan) or they’ll take notes and send them even after moving all the way across the country. Hence the …
Talk about timing! Hubby and I are working on our plans for our upcoming trip to the Pacific-Northwest, and Jess decided to taste Oregon and Washington wines as part of her Thursday Wine Series! I know we just took a trip to California, but I have a conference in Seattle the second week of June, …