What is the definition of being successful? Is it making more money than you know what to do with? Is it having letters after your name that people aren’t even sure what they mean? Or is it simply being happy? When Mike and I decided to enter the wine business, we knew it wasn’t going…
Fàilte! Welcome to the next installment of Exploring the Wine Glass. Mike and I are big proponents of you should drink what you like and you are the only one who can taste like you. We advocate the fact that everyone experiences the wine differently, so in these posts we do not discuss our tasting notes. Instead we include basic information…
You love your wine. We all do. Did you ever wonder how that luscious liquid gets in that bottle? There is a lot of effort and time put into ensuring you enjoy your sips and swirls. But we do love doing it and as saying goes, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work…
The interesting thing about comfort food is that there really is no definition for it. What is comfort food to me may not be comfort food for you. In all honesty, I am not really sure I have any meal that I deem as comfort. Well, maybe pizza and I’m not convinced it is comforting,…
Fàilte! Welcome to the next installment of Exploring the Wine Glass. Mike and I are big proponents of you should drink what you like and you are the only one who can taste like you. We advocate the fact that everyone experiences the wine differently, so in these posts we do not discuss our tasting notes. Instead we include basic information…
What is the definition of being successful? Is it making more money than you know what to do with? Is it having letters after your name that people aren’t even sure what they mean? Or is it simply being happy? When Mike and I decided to enter the wine business, we knew it wasn’t going…
Fàilte! Welcome to the next installment of Exploring the Wine Glass. Mike and I are big proponents of you should drink what you like and you are the only one who can taste like you. We advocate the fact that everyone experiences the wine differently, so in these posts we do not discuss our tasting notes. Instead we include basic information…
Alright, admit it, who clicked on this link solely by the title thinking you were going to read something straight out of 50 Shades of Grey? Well, sorry to disappoint, but I hope you continue to read on. There is no gray tie here, just a vine- the grapevine. How many of you have been in…
It has been quite some time since I published an Exploring the Wine Glass post. It is not that I haven’t been drinking wine, rather, I have enjoyed plenty! But November and and December were crazy with other things. I posted a #CabFrancDay post every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the month of November. December’s Wednesday’s…
Straightforward Winemaking Nestled within the Applegate Valley, Oregon, Troon Vineyards has a very simple motto. Make “Wines for Life” by following these rules: field sort the grapes by the same vineyard by the same crew that tends to them all year-long. hand harvest the grapes and place into half-ton picking boxes feet tread all grapes,whether…
