Random Oenophile

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 …

A Note of Apology to My Wonderful and Faithful Readers (the rest of you can skip ahead)

September 28, 2008 Cecilia

Gentle readers, The Random Oenophile apologizes to all of you for being so slack about updating the blog lately. This is a time of great turmoil and transition, and I humbly beg your forgiveness. I shan’t insult you with excuses except to say that managed care companies are a sadistic lot that have kept me …

Oenophile At Large: Dining OTP

September 17, 2008 Cecilia

Yep, I’ve gotten behind again, but this week’s post is a nice long one. Starting one’s own small business takes a lot of time. And paperwork, let’s not forget the paperwork. The irony is that one of the reasons I went into business for myself is that I was tired of having to depend on …

Tasting Notes: ABC’s at JavaMonkey, European Reds and Whites at Sherlock’s

September 7, 2008 Cecilia

When someone mentions the “ABC’s of wine,” sometimes they mean the basics, and sometimes they’re referring to “Anything But [that boring] Cabernet and Chardonnay, please!!!” The JavaMonkey tasting this week was the latter. Here are the wines in the order that they were poured (numbers one and two on the tasting list were switched): 2007 …

Oenophile at Large: The Grange

September 7, 2008 Cecilia

I have a lot to catch up on, but I wanted to go ahead and post my review of The Grange. Hubby and I arrived at Decatur’s new Irish pub at about 6:45 and found it to be pretty crowded with only one table available outside and a couple of empty ones inside. We chose …

Oenophile at Large: Grownups’ Night Out in Decatur

September 3, 2008 Cecilia

I am now officially done with my former job except for some contract work I’m doing for them. The problem is now that whenever I’m connected to their system, the rest of my internet applications don’t work, like it’s greedily sucking up all my bandwidth and probably a few other things, too. Oh, and the …

Tasting Notes: South American Reds and Whites at Sherlock’s, 8/23/08

August 29, 2008 Cecilia

I apologize for the dearth of posting this week. It was my last week at my job, and I was a bit busy and, honestly, somewhat emotionally overwhelmed. Plus, I had to clear out my desk and space. Who knew it was possible to accumulate so much stuff in three years? I got ready for …

Famous Drunk Guys (Belated)

August 23, 2008 Cecilia

Yesterday was the birthday of a few drink-worthy individuals. The first August 22 birthday of note belongs to Claude Debussy, one of my favorite composers. He falls in the late Romantic to early 20th century period, and his music has an incredible, ethereal quality that has been described as Impressionistic, although he didn’t see it …

Tasting Notes: “Unexpected Regions,” JavaMonkey Thursday Wine Series

August 22, 2008 Cecilia

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First, Kudos to Jess on having put together a somewhat daring tasting. It takes courage to go beyond the West Coast when it comes to wine in the U.S. As I mentioned in my posts about going through Virginia, there is some good stuff to be found. There’s also a lot of bad stuff. This …

Random Thoughts: What I cooked this weekend and what I’m drinking tonight

August 18, 2008 Cecilia