http://washwiner.com a blog about good, cheap wines Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:07:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Natural disaster is hitting at least two wine-growing regions right now. In Iowa, Wine Spectator is reporting, floods threaten vineyards. In California, wildfires are threatening vineyards in Napa Valley. On a lighter note, check out this article about NASCAR and wine. A love affair? ShareThis http://washwiner.com/2008/06/24/afternoon-sillies/ I like wine! I like wine that tastes good, not like alcoholic grape juice or like vinegar - but I'm no sommelier. My time in the San Francisco Bay Area, not far from wine country, gave me an appreciation for the wine biz. My posts will include wine business news, new ... http://washwiner.com/2008/06/23/im-no-sommelier/ Sometimes, I splurge. Yes, even the Wash Winer himself cannot resist the occasional wine impulse buy. I think to myself, "Me, there isn't that much difference in price between a twenty dollar bottle and a twenty-five dollar bottle. And this twenty-five dollar wine is actually quite wretched ... http://washwiner.com/2008/02/03/marietta-cellars-angeli-cuvee/ I don't know much about wine varietals. Whereas, for the cognoscenti, each variety of wine, from malbec to cabernet to pinot, has it's own distinct character, as easily recognizable as the characters of our closest friends, to me they are more like distant cousins, many of which I have ... http://washwiner.com/2007/12/11/walnut-city-pinot-noir/ Hello and welcome to the WashWiner, a blog that (like its name) is economical, improvised, and a bit cheap. And it's all about the wine. And as you can't separate wine from it's terroir, I can't separate this blog, and it's entries, from it's roots here in Seattle, ... http://washwiner.com/2007/11/05/welcome/