Monthly Archives: March 2011

Apex Ascent 2009 sauvignon blanc

From the files of “when life imitates wine bloggers” come these nasty tidbits. Let’s throw some multiple-choice answers in to make it appear interesting. A 37 year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested outside a supermarket for (a) describing a wine as … Continue reading

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Syncline Wine Cellars 2009 Underwood Mountain Vineyard Grüner Veltliner

Where else but Montana? A Radio Shack in Hamilton is offering a bonus gift with the purchase of a satellite-network package, the gift being a pistol or shotgun. The ad states, “Protect yourself with Dish Network. Sign up now, get … Continue reading

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Chateau Ste. Michelle 2007 Canoe Ridge Estate merlot

Oh, the kids today are not alright. What is it about the continual dumbing down of America that each generation passes to the next? Some of you remember how it was forbidden to listen to “pagan worship” music in Elvis Presley … Continue reading

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Adams Bench Winery 2008 Reckoning red wine

What a long, strange 7 days this has been since the Sendai 9.0 earthquake/tsunami. While the tv has been flooded with non-stop coverage of nature’s power on the human spirit, there have been other outlets that have revealed the character in … Continue reading

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Dubindil Winery 2008 Columbia Valley syrah

Dubindil Winery is a young startup winery (they call it “boutique”) located in the next great wine town of Snohomish. The owners are a young couple in David Hendrickson and his beautiful, supporting wife, Lisa Ivanjack, and their two encouraging … Continue reading

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Tuesday Cellars 2007 No. 11 Red Wine

A note from Joseph: “First, I want to say thank you. And second, most everything in this is wrong.” With that… consider this a creative writing effort as far as the background is concerned. The wine itself remains the same– … Continue reading

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Hightower Cellars 2008 Murray syrah (Red Mountain)

Sean sent a tweet that he missed my blog posts and hasn’t been able to splooge behind the hedges lately, so I will take time out from another deadly business trip to fix what Viagra and a penis pump couldn’t. … Continue reading

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