No matter what side of the abortion issue one stands on, there are a few things that appear to be givens. Rape is a horrible crime against women. To find out that one is pregnant following being raped is a horrible and gut-wrenching experience, I’m sure. No one really wants to have to make a …
Creekside Summertime Wines
This week’s theme at Creekside was summertime wines. We tasted eight out of nine of the offered wines, and we liked all but one of the wines (and that one was still pretty good. All of the wines were meant to be refreshing and fun – the perfect wines to accompany a late summer …
Non-Traditional Places to Look for Wine
A lot of the time, people pick up wine in one of three places: at the grocery store, at a winery, or at a wine cellar store. However, there are a lot of other places to look for wine including food co-ops, corner stores, and discount grocery stores. While some of these …
2011 Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Horse Heaven Chenin Blanc
This lovely wine had citrus notes to it. The wine was created at the Horse Heaven Vineyard, and we purchased it from Chateau Ste. Michelle when we did the winery tour. The Horse Heaven Chenin Blanc was light and easy drinking. It makes a great summer wine. The only thing about this wine I …
Mandatory Pregnancy Testing?
Delhi Charter School in Delhi, Louisiana has been the focus of many blog commentaries. According to Think Progress, the school has had a lot of pregnant girls. However, the school charter forbids pregnant girls from attending this K-12 school. In order to uphold that policy, the school requires pregnancy testing of anyone suspected to be pregnant. …
Creekside’s Hazy Days Tasting
This week’s tasting featured some nice wines. The theme was the “Lazy Hazy Days of Summer” – and the wines were nice wines to complement the theme. This week’s tasting featured nine wines, we tasted eight of those wines. 2011 Voss Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley – ($19) – This wine had a …
Mollydooker’s Boxer
Previously, Wining Husband and I had Mollydooker‘s Maitre D. We’d been seeing Mollydooker’s Boxer Shiraz in a few restaurants around town, but we hadn’t tasted it. Finally, we saw a huge deal on this wine at Trader Joe’s. We thought we would try it. This wine is very good, and it pairs well …
All The Shootings
It feels as though there have been a lot of public shootings lately. How scary is it that on July 20th, a bunch of people went to a theater to watch a movie, and then their evening turned into a traumatic event. I cannot imagine all the emotions at all, and I feel …
Dining Room Wine Area Makeover
So today we got a major score! We’ve been talking about how we really needed a much better solution for storing our wine. Up until now, it had been in two roll-top cabinets, and boxes on top of and next to cabinets. We’ve also been wanting to catalog the wine we have using Cellar …
Creekside Cellars’ Olympic-Themed Tasting
This week’s tasting took patrons on a tour of the world’s wines. There were many successes on the list. It was one of the rare events that we actually tasted all ten of the wines offered. Here’s a rundown of the notes we made on the wines. 2011 Col de Salici “Prosecco Superior” from …
