Archive for November, 2009

Mystery Windfall

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in Oregon, Petite Sirah, Washington State | 1 Comment »

I'll let you in on a not-so-hidden secret: While I like wine quite a bit, I don't know much about wine. When I sit down to share what I thought about any particular wine it is usually a bit after ...

Sibling Rivalry?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in Cheap and Red, Chile, Malbec | No Comments »

After I fell in love with a cheap Chilean Malbec by the name of "Secreto" I kept my eye out for other wines from the same maker. By random chance while in a grocery store in a town I rarely ...

Life in the Wine-ness Protection Program

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in Cheap and Red, Italy, Unknown! | No Comments »

Some business travel recently had me in, of all places, Elkhart, Indiana for one night. It was a dark and stormy night to be exact. One of those midwestern dark-sky, thunder and lightning, pressure so low you feel underwater even ...