Good, Better, Best Wines by Carolyn Evans Hammond
It’s so perfect. Miss Dumas, my sophomore English teacher delivered this, the first day of school in her class. It was her introduction for what she expected from us… Good, better, best, Never let it rest, Until the good is better, And the better is best… Receiving the book Good, Better, Best Wines for review [...]
Winners: Corked ~ a Father, a Daughter, and a Give-Away
This morning, I had my nimble assistant Ms. Chloe pull the names from my Winner’s Hat. Chloe’s my five year old grand daughter, with more energy than a Richard Scarry character from Busy Town, so pulling six names was an exercise in “Nope, only one, let’s try that again.” But we got it done. And [...]
Corked ~ a Father, a Daughter, and a Give-Away
THE BOOK This is touted as the wine trip to end all wine trips. Hopefully not for the author and her father, Kathryn Borel and Phillipe Borel, I must add, because I believe they deserve one more go around with less baggage. From her first words to her last, I couldn’t put the book down. [...]
The Trend Toward Social Media Influence Has Fully Arrived When…
This blog was set up so I could have a place to just write about whatever is currently going on in my wine world. And, it’s pretty substantial, because I’ve become fairly specialized. This is something that I never thought I’d see in this lifetime. I definitely fall into the Jack-of-all-trades category, so to actually find [...]
Wine Books ~ A Book Lovers Shopping List for the 2009 Gift Giving Season
Weekly Holidaze Drawing: Just leave a comment on any wine-blog entry this month, to win gifts this December: I admit it… I’m addicted to books… I love them. As I was reading last night, curled up on my couch under a blanket and reading a great book, I was reminded of how luxurious that moment [...]
