The Grapes of Golf
Not California! Not Washington! ... but the Award-Winning Wines of Virginia. Could it be that the first wines ever in America could have come from Virginia? It is possible, after all back in the early 1600’s when the first settlers to America landed on the shores of...
The Wines of March
…and it is the end of the month to boot. Moving away from the real cheapies for this month although we will get back to some of those occasionally. After all who doesn’t like cheapy wines now and then. Summer is coming and some guzzling on a deck here or there is...
A January of Cheapo Reds, a White and a couple of AWESOME Bourbon’s too!
Mostly anyway, a few others well worth your search It’s not often that I venture into the $10 range for wine unaccompanied. But maybe I should, you never know what you might find. At the recommendation of my chiropractor, I was on the search for an $11 (Canadian...
Another Round – January 2022
From finding good, and relatively inexpensive wines it was a pretty awesome December leading into Christmas and New Year’s. At my local liquor store, I could be found hovering over the Spanish and Portuguese Vintage aisles a fair bit. A couple of the Portuguese finds,...
Wine, Castles, and World Class Golf
……in the land of which Pilsner was born…..and fairytales might just come true!!! If you need to have an Ocean on your golf vacation you can stop reading right now. If you are good with waking up in a fairytale setting surrounded by cobblestone streets and...
Tee off in the New Year with Women on Fairways!
Swing, Sip & Sunshine Golf Experience Women on Fairways has launched a collection of curated luxury golf and lifestyle trips for women golfers. Their 2022 Swing & Sip Golf Experiences are fully escorted designed to bring women together on and off the...
Another Round – November 2021
Even just a couple of years back I was pretty much a red, red wine guy. Now it seems like there is always a weekly white wine in my life regardless of the time of the year. It seems like whenever I am having a sushi night it's a white night. Even becoming rather...
HISTORIC GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
A Hidden Golf Gem in North Texas - Who knew about the Wine??? Historic Grapevine, is the premier go-to destination when planning a trip to Texas! Grapevine, centrally located between Dallas and Fort Worth, provides visitors a sophisticated escape from the big city....
Wine Tasting Terms
Some basics from those in the know! This is always a fun topic amongst those of us that pretend to know what flavors and aromas wines really have. I am in no way a sommelier and frankly don’t ever want to be one. I do drink my fair share of wine, I like to try some...
Another Round August 2021
A little bit of this and a little bit of that. Here are few highlights of what we have been drinking over the past month or so. Some very reasonably priced whites, a fantastic Cab from Washington State and a Spanish red that resembles Amarone plus another...