Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
(Editor’s note – feeling fine now, middle of the following week. Apparently sleeping when I needed and wine helped fight off the bug) Saturday, November 11: Phew, it’s been quite a day, but not in the exciting sense. When I woke this morning, I felt pretty awful. I hadn’t slept well and kept waking with …
So, yeah, this is only about four weeks late, and that’s being overly generous with myself. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since the Wine Bloggers’ Conference, and I got stuck in think mode rather than write mode. Oh, and there’s that whole writer’s block thing that’s finally lifting. Before this year, I didn’t …
This is my fourth attempt at writing this blog post. Yes, it’s been about a month since the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference, but I needed some time to gather my thoughts. I’m an introvert – we do that. Also, Hubby and I went on vacation the week after the conference, and I enjoyed a week …
Artesa Vineyards & Winery (CA): 2010 chardonnay, lightly oaked, tropical fruit, texture a little syrupy, $15-20 retail Shindig White (Finger Lakes): 2010 vidal blanc/riesling blend, hint of stone fruit on nose, a bit acidic, crisp, $15.95 retail Veritas (VA): 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, nice caramel overtones on back of the palate, good grapefruit and lime …
For those who follow my blog, you’re in for a treat. Hubby and I are at the wine bloggers conference, and we’ll be doing the live blogging today with whites and roses. Tune in today at 4:20! And yes! I’ll be using my Nook Color to post.
When I told my friends I was going to a wine bloggers’ conference, they looked at me skeptically and then asked, “What are you going to do there?” No doubt they pictured a lot of intense people sitting through seminars with intriguing titles like, “Distinguishing funkiness: forest floor vs. barnyard” or “101 ways to describe …