AGN Lite: Merlot
Whew! A month late and finally getting to the Merlot night. This was a fun evening with a mixed crowd. We did blind tastings of Merlot for under $20. A lot of casual wine...
Category: Personal
Not ready
Here it is, 2am in the morning, and I have cold sweats and shakes, yet I’m fairly certain I’m not sick. Last night I noticed that Chunk, our cat, hasn’t eaten for a couple...
Confession!
As Brian mentioned in his earlier post New Years eve was AWESOME! Great friends, excellent wine and really good food. As Brian mentioned we all shared a thought about 2009. I have to share...
Welcome 2009
The AGN crew rang in 2009 with a somewhat muted but very enjoyable evening of great food, high end wine, and lots of laughter. Our traditional crab meal was on deck but to supplement...
Yakima – Alaska’s Napa
Driving down I82 on our way to Zillah, I looked at my wife. “Was that you?” “Not me. Did you?” “No… there’s some funk in the air.”“I guess we’re in farm country.” Eastern Washington...
2005 Baer Winery Ursa
Gotta love the posting activity of these grape nuts! Baer Winery (www.baerwinery.com) is located in Washington and according to their website have recently moved to the Woodinville area. If you haven’t been to Woodinville,...
A new wine from La Bodega with some new grapes
Thursday Nov 13th Tuesday Nov 11th we spent a fair amount of coin and over an hour at Vino Volo. I agree with Jim, the Washington Syrah’s were very good!! WE also had a...
Homework and extra credit
You all know how diligent I am at doing my homework, especially when it includes drinking wine. I had a really good spanish wine the other night but after the pitiful results of the...
Two good wines
Election Day 2008 Over the last 3 nights we tried a couple of nice wines. A 2005 Spanish Rioja Vega and a California Cashmere (Blend) from Cline. Both were very good. The Rioja Vega...
Assignment 1: Spain
You all thought we’d forgotten about our little Alaska Grape Nuts group, didn’t you? But, in reality, we’ve simply been doing the reverse summer hibernation that all Alaskans do. Now that winter is upon...
