What’s the silver bullet, Dr. Vino?
[This Petite Sirah character was created by Appellation America, based on a poem I had written about Petite Sirah. Do you need inspiration, a wine with sensation?] The question posed to Dr. Vino at the Eighth Annual Petite Sirah Noble Symposium this year was, “Can Petite Sirah be the next Pinot Noir?” Or, more to [...]
Seven Link Challenge ~ #7links ~ Fashionably Late
My husband/partner Jose is constantly feeding me information. A constant source of inspiration, he sent this link to me: Take the 7 Link Challenge Today #7links from ProBlogger. At the time, I was deep in my Petite Sirah Symposium Land organizing, and shelved it for another day… Like today, when I could pay better attention. [...]
Alentejo’s Azulejos and beyond ~ the art of Portuguese tiles
Azulejos are tiles that are prolific in Lisbon and the Alentejo. There may be tiles in other areas, but I haven’t visited those locations to know about them. Please comment if you know of others, for the educational aspects your knowledge would bring to these images. They decorate the outside of homes, are found in [...]
Getting to the Heart and Soul of Suisun Valley
I’m working on a project right now that’s captured my imagination with new concepts about all the old facts I’ve learned regarding Suisun Valley. We’ve been working with the growers and producers for a six year cycle. As this year’s plan came together, we all knew was that the last year of their grant money [...]
Wine Bloggers Worth Celebrating
Time to shine a spotlight on those who have been kind enough to send some light my way. It’s my hope to possibly turn you onto a great wine blogger that you might not know… Most of them you might already know. Each person mentioned in this list has the same passion that I know [...]
Do you need inspiration… A wine with sensation?
As you’re grillin’ your steak this Fourth of July And suggesting to folks what wine they should buy, Please think of a wine with American roots. Give your family and friends a wine they can toot… Sirah with an “i” is all that I ask, While swimmers are swimmin’, and sunbathers bask. The dads will [...]
Small bottle phenomenon ~ What a sweet idea, or is it?
Comments this week will be placed in a drawing for a $75.00 gift certificate from True Fabrications. (Just your name will qualify you.) Drawing on Saturday. A few months ago, I received a package that contained six 50-ml size bottles of wine. Each one contained just two ounces. This was totally new packaging for me; [...]
