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Winey Tasting Notes: The Empty Nest Series: Fred’s Red

With the Winey Daughter’s departure to college, I suppose you could call the Winey House a Winey Empty Nest. But that really would not be fair to the two Winey “children” who are left in the nest. Sure, they might not be human (in the “scientific sense” of the term), but they are our children….

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Winey Tasting Notes: The Naughty Wine Name Series: Ménage à Trois Midnight

I will admit to enjoying my wine with a side of giggles. Any wine that can make me smile after I read the label is very likely to end up in my cart, especially if it’s a little bit naughty in nature. I always smile when I spy a wine by Menage a Trois, mostly…

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Winey Tasting Notes: The Naughty Wine Name Series: Ménage à Trois Midnight

I will admit to enjoying my wine with a side of giggles. Any wine that can make me smile after I read the label is very likely to end up in my cart, especially if it’s a little bit naughty in nature. I always smile when I spy a wine by Menage a Trois, mostly…

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Winey Tasting Notes: William Hill Chardonnay for Our New Second Lieutenant

It was quite a day. We woke up at 5 am and were out the door of our hotel by 5:30. It was a damp, chilly fog shrouded Hudson Valley morning. We pulled up to the gates and were waved on through. And then again. Then it was onto the shuttle bus, into the football…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Fog Head Wine and My Foggy Headed Child

What to do when a bottle of wine is a total bargain and has a name that makes you giggle? Buy it in red and white! Such was the case a few weeks ago when I spied a  new wine offering at a local store. It was being featured in the store’s “best under $10”…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Fog Head Wine and My Foggy Headed Child

What to do when a bottle of wine is a total bargain and has a name that makes you giggle? Buy it in red and white! Such was the case a few weeks ago when I spied a  new wine offering at a local store. It was being featured in the store’s “best under $10”…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Watching “Bottle Shock”, Sipping Chateau Montelena

Today I’d like to talk about a particularly inspired birthday gift that some friends gave me this past (significant/big/ends in a zero) birthday. I really don’t think I am a difficult person to buy for, because if there is ever any question…go with the wine. Any wine. All wine. Thank you very much. Which is…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Watching “Bottle Shock”, Sipping Chateau Montelena

Today I’d like to talk about a particularly inspired birthday gift that some friends gave me this past (significant/big/ends in a zero) birthday. I really don’t think I am a difficult person to buy for, because if there is ever any question…go with the wine. Any wine. All wine. Thank you very much. Which is…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Canvassing the Campuses With Campus Oaks

I don’t know about all of you, but recently, the word “campus” evokes a certain anxious excitement around the Winey Household. This is because we are smack dab in the middle of the Winey Daughter’s senior year in high school. And that means she will be heading off to college in the fall. But not…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Canvassing the Campuses With Campus Oaks

I don’t know about all of you, but recently, the word “campus” evokes a certain anxious excitement around the Winey Household. This is because we are smack dab in the middle of the Winey Daughter’s senior year in high school. And that means she will be heading off to college in the fall. But not…