Alaska and wine
They say that good Pinot Noir under $20 is hard to find. Who are “they”? I just finished a glass of an $18 McKinlay Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley and it was perfect....
shiftfocus Musings and Motivations
French wine from Wine Styles
Pont d’Avignon 2004 from Cote de Rhone Part of Wine Styles March tastings. Excellent wine!!! Will buy more of this.Very smooth. Not as dry as alot of French wines with a hint of fruit....
Speaking of Forgotten Wines – Forgot the Italian Wine
My bad. Last blog I forgot to mention the good Italian wine we came across.Colosi Vineyards: Sicilia Roso – this is an inexpensive Italian red table wine.It’s not heavy, semi-dry with a touch of...
A Forgotten Wine and a New Italian Taste
Our trips out to dinner have been few and far between the last several months but last Saturday we ventured out to Ste 100. While waiting for our table we sat in the bar...
Wine Moments
Have you had a wine moment? You know, a memory of wine shared at a time; or, a point when you understood something about wine; an experience that changed your views, even slightly. At...
Wine Styles Part Duex
Just a quick update on my thoughts on wine clubs and particularly the local Wine Styles one here in Anchorage. When I first joined I thought I’d keep it for a few month, get...
AGN Lite: Red and White
This evening was a combo event – German Riesling and American Cabernet Sauvignon. We invited many of our friends from the kids school and had a house full of kids and adults. The German...
Miracle Kidney Kitty
A quick update on our cat, our resilient Chunk. He seemed to be on the way down and after the vet checked lab values, she said his only real hope was IV fluids. Given...
Ciao! Bella!
HELLO BEAUTIFUL! The AGN Valentines Day Delight! is what our Italian night turned out to be. As a group of Grape Nuts I must say we hit a Grand Slam at our Valentines dinner...
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...
