Sangria... For some strange reason on Friday morning I decided to make some sangria (I think the reason may have been so I could use up some bad wine I had in the cellar). I did a quick Google search for a good sangria recipe since I had never really made sangria before, and as you would imagine thousands of results...

Wine Review: 2006 Cline Zinfandel... Name: Cline Zinfandel Type: Red Zinfandel Country: USA (California) Year: 2006 Price: $7.99 Worth? $15 ($30 at a restaurant) Winemaker’s notes Cline’s California Zinfandel displays a wide array of dark berry fruit including black cherry and raspberry, spice notes and a lasting finish of vanilla...

Wine Review: Bolla Pinot Noir... I am going to fore go the usual format with label image and wine maker notes because this wine was just plain bad. I opened the bottle of Bolla Pinot Noir and poured a bit – color was very orange-ish. Took 2 sips – terrible. I have tasted better vinegar. The good news is that I only paid...

Boredom = wine review... Today is one of those days I just don’t feel like working. Concentrating on the task at had is nearly impossible. I am so bored I am eating cheese for no reason (like I need a reason to eat cheese). The sky is overcast and dreary – that sure doesn’t help. So how about a wine review? I had a Zinfandel...

Wine Review: 2005 Jewel Viognier... Name: Jewel Viognier Type: Viognier Country: USA (California) Year: 2005 Price: $7.99 Worth? $7.99 (I would buy a glass at a restaurant – if they carried it) Winemaker’s notes Pronounced (vee-own-yay), this aromatic white wine is filled with classic aromas of peach and honeysuckle with a long,...

Wine Review: 2 Pinots... Note: I am neither very good at writing or describing wine. But I do want to keep track of wines I try (Haskells just had a big wine sale, so there will be a few), so I am going to post my “reviews” of them. You have been warned. Also, you will note that my review formating is a blatant rip-off...