Navigation
February 2010
Charles Smith Wines
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 3:11pm — The Wine Guy
If you go to the "Press+Trade" page of Charles Smith's website you're confronted with hip videos of Charles himself. I wasn't impressed - the Nirvana t-shirt, the "shades," the aging hippy long hair, the rock 'n roll allusions. As he takes you through his vineyards, everything is "hot" or "cool." It's a good thing I tasted his wines before I saw the marketing persona.
Read more ››
Some of our cold weather favorites
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 1:22pm — The Wine Guy
One of the things I like about Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, my favorite indie bookstore, is that they have little cards describing "Staff Favorites." These mini reviews show that the staff love books and actually read the books that they sell in the store. Well, since I'm not ready yet to start introducing new wines of the year to our Wine & Words stores, I thought I'd do a "staff favorites" from our Washington and Belhaven points of view.
Read more ››
You gotta love it!
Wed, 02/10/2010 - 10:36am — The Wine Guy
This weekend is the time we celebrate as St. Valentine's Day. In ancient Rome, 13, 14 and 15 February were celebrated as Lupercalia, a pagan fertility festival. There is no record of little candy hearts that say "Be mine." Instead, it is said that young men would strip naked and use goat- or dog-skin whips to spank the backsides of young women in order to improve their fertility. Makes candy hearts seem pretty tame.
Read more ››
Wines (and an ale) for Sweeties
Wed, 02/10/2010 - 10:15am — The Wine Guy
When it comes to this season of wines and chocolates, Wine & Words has got you covered.
Sant'Evasio Brachetto D'Acqui (Monferrato, Italy) Regular Price $18.60, Feature Price $14.88
Read more ››