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Category: Musing
Musing
Finally, there’s proof: 3 glasses of wine can make you silly
by wineforthewin •
A Brazilian photographer crafted a new drinking game with his friends to test out his favorite saying and the results are masterful. Marcos Alberti took four photos of his friends, one after they arrived at a party, drained from traffic and work, and then three more, each after a glass of wine. As his favorite…
Musing
The Ultimate Wine Reviews for Suburban Moms and Goats
by wineforthewin •
Comedian Jeff Wysaski, a joke-planting connoisseur, has dipped his toes into the often stiff world of wine reviews. Robert Parker may have his 100-point scale, Wysaski has sass. The comedian added his personal reviews to a store’s wine section and recommended the perfect pairing for each bottle. Popping the cork on a bottle of a red wine from Sterling Vineyards? Don’t…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Musing
The Original Wine Snob
by wineforthewin •
While working through my pile of New Yorker magazines, I came across a lovely little cartoon. The first thing I thought was this guy is the original wine snob. Do you have any favorite wine cartoons? I want to see them!
Interesting Fact, Musing
Robert Parker v. Robot
by wineforthewin •
You know Robert Parker, the wine guru? He’s the one who came up with the 100-point system widely used today. He also has a way with words. Check out some of his stand-out musings: When I put my nose in a glass, it’s like tunnel vision. I move into another world, where everything around me…
Interesting Fact, Musing
Idaho: premiere wine locale?
by wineforthewin •
Remember Paso Robles man? How can you forget this debonaire fellow? Now, the Idaho Wine Commission has taken their own shot at a cheeky, sarcastic promotional video. This one features two characters from Idaho–a potato farmer and the owner of a rafting company. Both are having trouble convincing people that they are not in the…
Musing
Top 3 holiday wine memes!
by wineforthewin •
Musing
Vote for me to become a wine apprentice!
by wineforthewin •
I have the chance to learn about making wine first-hand at Oberon Wines in Napa Valley. But I need your help to get there. I entered a video contest to win a free weeklong trip to Napa Valley that includes travel, lodging, meeting Tony Coltrin, the winemaker at Oberon, and being his apprentice for the…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Musing, Under $10
Hiking through deep snow to get wine
by wineforthewin •
Remember that mile-long trek in the snow for wine I mentioned, well here’s the scoop on that adventure: After playing many rounds of “Things” and “Cards Against Humanity,” we were running low on wine and vodka, so we decided to make a trip to the liquor store. The snow had piled too high to drive…