Today’s post comes from Andy Hayes of Plum Deluxe One of my favorite wine producing areas is the state of Washington. The second largest wine producing state (lagging far, far behind California, but growing), Washington has a variety of wines in all manner of styles. One of the most famous wineries in the state is …
Stitch Upon a Time Sleepy Sleeper Sewing Pattern Test
A couple of months ago, I was lucky enough to get to test the Sleepy Sleeper sewing pattern from Stitch Upon a Time. This is a great little sleeper, and it is super cute. While I was making it, though, I found myself having interesting issues with it – mostly because I did things that …
Blog Action Day 2014: Inequality
October 16th is finally here. That means it’s time to talk about inequality for Blog Action Day – at least, that means it’s time to do so here, along with the rest of the world participating in this event. You know, we shouldn’t only be leaving discussions about inequality to special days or seasons of …
Wine Review List: A Southern Hemisphere Sampler
The wine notes included in this post are from prior to the closing of Creekside Cellars*, the establishment responsible for putting together the list of wines I will discuss. There were two wines we did not order in the tasting: Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Marlborough, New Zealand) and d’Arenberg “Hermet Crab” 68% Viogner and 32% …
Wine Selections by the Owner
All of the wines tasted at this time were selected by one of the owners of Creekside Cellars. While the wine store is no longer in business, the wines reviewed here are still available at a variety of places. The tasting occurred on March 30, 2013. Scharffenburger Brute Rose Sparkling Anderson Valley, Mendocino County ($25) This …
New Clairvaux 2013 Primativo Release Tasting
Yesterday, we headed over to the tasting room at New Clairvaux Vineyards to check out their new wine releases. We hadn’t been for a while thanks to me being pregnant with baby girl, and we wwere excited to see what they had going on. We tasted six wines while there, including the new 2013 Primativo …
Wining Around the Web on September 6, 2014
The kids are back in school, fall crafts are in full-bloom, and in some areas of the country, people are switching out their summer sundresses for fall tights. There’s a lot going on right now around the Internet. Baseball is in full swing (look for my review of a fun baseball computer game tomorrow), and …
Tasting Notes: A Collection of California Wine and Cheese
*These notes are from a tasting in March, 2013 at Creekside Cellars. While Creekside Cellars is no longer open, these wines can be found at a variety of places. I have a stack of tasting notes I will be sharing over the coming weeks from tastings held at this wonderful venue.* The theme of this …
Notes on Wines “And the Winner Is”
As promised, here are notes on wines that we’ve tasted in the past, which never made it to the blog. Creekside Cellars has since closed (excuse me while I shed a tear), but the wines are definitely worth recommending. This tasting is from February, 2013. 1. Saint Hilaire – Brut Sparkling – Limoux, France – $15.00 – …
Chateau Ste. Michelle 2013 Syrah Rose
We belong to Chateau Ste. Michelle’s wine club. In our most recent shipment, were two wines. The 2011 Cold Creek Vineyard Syrah is in our cellar, and we’ll let that one age a bit. The 2013 Syrah Rose, was the wine we decided to have with our dinner. I served it with these summer squash …
