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Blog Post Winemaking for beginners Pt.2 by DamageInc.
Cheap, fast and now! Of course this is ideal. Even 2 out of 3 aint bad. But, this is rare in life if u consider quality. Anyhow, today I would like to focus on cheap. Cheap doesn't mean u have...
Blog Post Strawberry wine by WineNot
Okay since this is my first blog post I figure I'll start this off with my a bit of an explanation. Up until this point I have always made wine at home from kits. I have had great success doin...
Blog Post Bordeaux vineyards by Kelly
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate. Bordeaux has about 116,160 hectares of vineyards, 5...
Blog Post Glogg Recipe - Something Special for This Year by DGreene
I make Glogg every year and bottle it to give out to friends. It's basically mulled wine with a brandy kick. It's very good, served hot with a orange peel twist in a mug. High alcohol tho so you have...
Blog Post Battle of the Pinot Gris...continues by Destinyrae_99
So, day after halloween I find myself VERy hung over and having to figure out where in the wine world I am. I finally figure out I am a little late on the de-gassing of my Pinot gris...but it is only...
Blog Post Winemaking for Beginners Pt. 1 by DamageInc.
So you're new to the world of wine making? Like to get some tips, hints or instruction? Well, you have come to the right place. I hope you land here BEFORE you make your first batch of wine. If not, ...
Blog Post Hot wine by Kelly
John from the anything wine-blog met his wife six year ago and since than i guess you can say fell in love with her and her family tradition of making mulled wine. Mulled wine, variations of wh...
Blog Post Stage 2 of a re-started stuck ferment: Late harvest Pinot Gris by Destinyrae_99
I can only guess that you know by now this has been the iggest pain-in-the-youknowwhat. I restarted it the end of December with some Champagne yeast attempting to get the residual sugar down, and...
Blog Post Which Wine Would Be Your Perfect Leonard Cohen Wine? by Kelly
Wine and food is an obvious combination, as is wine and weather, for sure, lighter whiter wines for the heat of the summer, nicely cooled and fruity .... I have been thinking, over a bottle of Mer...
Blog Post Late harvest Pinot gris...Winter brewing already? by Destinyrae_99
I guess by now you've seen my picture of the 3 berry guarana must/wine. Well the temperatures here in Oregon USA have gotten really cold,so the progress is viscous at best... The say it is a La ni...
Blog Post Israeli Wines Kosher and No Kosher by Kelly
I posted about kosher wines a while back, and pretty much left it at that. I found a blog that I really enjoy reading called The Israeli Wine Blog . I have tasted quite a few great Israeli wine...
Blog Post Requiem of a Niagara-Blackberry Wine by Destinyrae_99
Lay down your head, and dreaming Take your rest. Your work is done, be willing to release. This journey's through; now seek another quest. The battle's won, and so make way for peace. Lay down ...
Blog Post Wine of Paul Bara . by Kelly
The Paul Bara Brut Millésime 2000 King of wines par excellence, it requires and deserves careful attention at every moment… Every step must be carried out with great respect. There is n...
Blog Post Pendleton Whiskey--where does it come from? by pennygal
Some of you wonder where Pendleton Whiskey comes from.  It is made in Canada to a specific taste profiel but the name of the distillery is not disclosed.  When the product arr...
Blog Post vineyards of Viña La Playa by Kelly
In 1989, hardly anyone outside of South America had even heard of Chilean wines. Today, Chile is the third largest wine exporter in the world. The vineyards of Viña La Playa occupy some of ...
Blog Post Late harvest Pinot Gris 'Wining' by Destinyrae_99
Shit. That being said, let me tell you about THE OTHER CRAP. Yeah, It has been over a month on this Pinot Gris and the sg is stuck at 1030. Starting sg was only 1102. Do I have to restart it, or c...
Blog Post Battle of the Late Harvest Riesling by Destinyrae_99
I don't usually put energy into a negative situation- I am more apt to just walk away and leave the whole thing alone. And after harvesting umpteen million pounds of niagara grapes, I am kinda bur...
Blog Post Maddalena Cabernet Sauvingnon 2004 - Big Wine, Small Price by Kelly
Besides always being on the look out for great wines, I am also happy to find inexpensive wines that are surprisingly good. In fact, knowing that I  got a good deal is at times even more excitin...
Blog Post Dover Canyon Winery by Kelly
DOVER CANYON is on Vineyard Drive in the northwest quadrant of the Paso Robles appellation.  Dan Panico, owner and winemaker of Dover Canyon, has long believed that the northwest-running strip...
Blog Post Wine Tasting in Bourdeaux by Kelly
If you have a trip planned to Europe soon, and you want to polish up on your whine tasting skills, Bordeaux Wine School is offering English speaking wine tasting courses at various levels, dealing ...
Blog Post The Wines of Slovenia by Kelly
Sitting at the crossroads of many an empire and country that has come and gone, Slovenia has been quietly making high-class wines for over two millenia with many of the current wineries founded as fa...
Blog Post Furthermore Beer by Kelly
I enjoy boutique beers just as much as I enjoy boutique wines and rarely will I pass up a chance to taste them. Its kind of sad thought, when I hear of a small brewery that I am nowhere near like Fu...
Blog Post Read and Drool by Kelly
One of my favorite wine blogs is Bigger Than Your Head . I love the way he describes taste and talks about wine, but there are a number of people who do that well. What Fredric of Bigger Than Yo...
Blog Post Last bottle of 1996 Pierre Moncuit by Kelly
Pierre Moncuit, ably assisted by his wife, Odile Moncuit-Delos, established his little Champagne house in Mesnil-sur-Oger, at the heart of the Chardonnay dominated Côte des Blancs, in 1889. Mes...
Blog Post Kosher Wine by Kelly
Of course I am late (even though I am Jewish) because Passover has come and gone once more, but I never really gave much thought to the concept of Kosher whine and what it means. Anything Wine p...
Blog Post Battle of the late harvest Riesling..oops its a Pinot Gris by Destinyrae_99
So, I get a phone call today on my cell phone that says "number unavailable." I think, oh hell, I haven't had the chance to heckle a telemarkeer in awhile, why not? After answering, I realize it's my...
Blog Post Shoo Fly Buzz Cut Wine by Kelly
Sometimes I am drawn to things and or like them for the obvious and logical reasons, like reputation, quality personal experience and so on. And sometimes not. Some times the reasons that draw ...
Blog Post Biodynamics and Acidity by Kelly
Some winemakers say that their biodynamic parcels consistently produce wines of higher acidity, while others say that the acidity is analytically comparable between their biodynamic parcels and th...
Blog Post Share your love, but not your cellar by Kelly
Anyone who is a wine lover usually learns early in life that Thanksgiving is not a time to share your cellar’s treasures. Oh sure, these are the friends and family, that you would donate...
Blog Post Good Bug Bad Bug by Kelly
I have to admit that I don't know nearly enough about the ins and outs of running a vinyard and caring for the grapes as I would like to. Even less do I know about letting nature help y...
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