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,...
Author: brianwalch
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...
Fun with twins
This morning as I’m hustling to get 6 kids out the door to school, I have this play out… Andrew is standing on the steps, fully dressed in snowpants, coat, etc. Connor tells me...
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...
Lots of ups and downs
Well, it certainly has been a little bit since I last updated this and oh so much has happened. Our summer was fun, but very full, and we had a few heartaches along the...
Mid-summer update
Well, in Alaska mid-August is really the end of summer. But, with the way this summer has gone, we’re going to have to try and milk a few extra weeks out of it. I...
Tri-family fun
2 weeks ago was the Eagle River Tri, which I did. It was my third year doing it and each year I think I’ll be able to spend more time training; it doesn’t happen....
Balance
I read a great statement that basically said life, like wine, is all about balance. As I explore and expand my knowledge and appreciation of wine, I believe understanding balance is a critical, if...
