Ten years ago, on a trip with friends to New York’s Finger Lakes wine country, I bought a few bottles of bubbly. I was not a pseudo-wine-pro back then; I was an avid consumer (that term still applies!), and the majority of my vacation travel was centered around wine exploration. I had a budding interest,…
Category: wine review
Les Badges de la Semaine (Lively & Rockin’ Edition)
A short-and-sweet little ditty for a couple of badge-worthy wine recommendations this week. I also want to thank everyone who has contacted me through various channels with their positive vibes for the badges; so far I’m enjoying using them so they’ll be sticking around: 2008 Three Rivers Winery Insania Red (Columbia Valley): A bit hot…
Wine Review Triple-Play (From Opener to Aerator to Glass)
Because I’m perpetually behind in all aspects of my life, I now find myself spending time that I don’t have perusing productivity websites looking for ways to get time “back.” So far, I’m (at best) breaking even in terms of getting back the time I spend perusing productivity websites. One of the cardinal sins of…
Wine Revolution Calling: Queensryche’s Geoff Tate Talks Insania
To put it mildly, today’s interviewee guest is a bona fide bad-ass rock star. Oh, yeah – he happens to know his wine, as well. Geoff Tate is best known as the voice behind uber-rockers Queensryche, who garnered critical acclaim after releasing the brilliant hard rock concept album Operation: Mindcrime in 1988 – followed shortly…