Fáilte! This is my entry to the Monthly Wine Writers Challenge. Last month, Frank of Frankly Wines, was the winner and provided the theme for the new Monthly Wine Writing Challenge (#MWWC20). The thought behind this friendly competition was that as wine writers we get caught up in all the wine and often forget about the creativity aspect of writing. For…
“No, if anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am NOT drinking any fu$%ing Merlot!” There you have it! Fourteen words that killed a great wine varietal. It is amazing how a movie [one I don’t think was that great anyway] can have such an impact. What is even more amazing to me, is that people who…
A wine aficionado doesn’t just sit and enjoy a glass of wine, they ask themselves questions. That wine is what color? What aroma is that? What the heck is that flavor? These are all questions that a wine enthusiast poses when they sip a glass of wine. It is no secret that Mike and I love wine. It’s…
I spend a lot of time perusing the internet looking for wine related topics. Things show up that I have never heard of before and I get intrigued. The Clurichaun (“Kloo’-ra-kahns”) are one of these things. I live for eerie scary things. Just ask my friends who I drag to ghost walks and cemeteries. The creepy things that…
Aaron of Wayward Wine won the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #17 (#MWWC17) and just like all winners of the Challenge, his “reward” was to choose the theme for the following Challenge (in this case #MWWC18). He chose “Crisis.” I’m not going to lie, it has been a very busy July for me. Mike and I spent 8 days in…
John, who may be better known as The Wine Raconteur, won the last Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #16 (#MWWC16) and just like all winners of the Challenge, his “reward” was to choose the theme for the following Challenge. His decision for #MWWC17, “Epiphany” is one that every wine lover is aware of. I don’t think I have ever…
When my friend Jeff, at TheDrunkencyclist.com wrote a post about celebrating #ChardonnayDay, I replied by posing a question why some of these wine days are more popular than others. His response of I think the relative popularity of the given “Day” is driven by the energy provided by the bigger producers of PR firms. The whole…
This month’s entry for the Monthly Wine Writer’s Challenge is all about the “Finish.” The mind of the immature me went right to the gutter, but thankfully the mature (well, semi-mature) me won out and I decided to stick to a proper concept. If you are unfamiliar with the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge (#MWWC), it…
