(images: eyesonafrica.ne, shebeenpub.com, news.aunz.yimg.com, experienceholidays.co.uk) Following is guest post from Henré Rossouw. Henré is the social media strategist and blog author of WineCountry.co.za, an umbrella wine, food and lifestyle portal dedicated to the Paarl Wine Region. Paarl’s rich history, quality wines and breathtaking scenery makes it one of the wine landmarks of South Africa. The…
Month: April 2008
El Vino Cheapo, Parte Dos
(image: kyledesigns.wordpress.com) Last week, I posted an article with my Top 10 Budget Wine picks. In the dreamy, sleep-deprived bliss of fatherhood, I totally missed the opportunity to invite you to submit YOUR favorite low-cost wines. Blame it on the magic of having a new baby in the house – the kind of special magic…
It’s Spring – Drink Whatever the Hell You Want!
(images: Joe Roberts) Ah, Spring. That time when a young man’s fancy turns to love. And to thoughts of what wines are best to get that love just a little bit tipsy. Or maybe a lot tipsy, depending on the moral stature of the young man. Although the weather here in the Mid-Atlantic/NE has been…
Meditation By The Glass: The Mindfulness of Wine Appreciation
(images: all from Joe’s house!) Although I was raised in the shadow of Roman Catholicism, I am not by any stretch of the imagination a religious man. In fact, after attending an Oblate grade school, a Franciscan high school, and a Jesuit university for undergrad, I ended up totally religiously-confused. Not exactly a poster-child for…