Category Archives: Wines

Weekly Wine for April 29, 2017

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Poor Robert

Yellowstone Cellars & Winery – 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Okay so my wife knows me too well and knows I love the unusual in most things. For my birthday this year she bought me a couple of bottles of Yellowstone Cellar … Continue reading →

Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Craft Wines, Montana, Red Wine, Varietals, Washington, Wine Making, Wines | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Montana, Red Wine, Varitals, Wahington, Wine, Wine Making | 6 Comments

The Weekly Wine for October 31, 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Poor Robert

Brick and Mortar Vin Clair 2015 wouldn’t scare anybody, even on Halloween, in fact it’s quite soothing to both the eye and the soul. I’ve never tasted a wine like it. Okay so I am not all that worldly … Continue reading →

Posted in Chardonnay, Craft Wines, Matt Iaconis, Pinot Noir, Varietals, Wine Making, Wines | Tagged Chardonnay, Matt Iaconis, Pinot Noir, Varitals, Whimsy, white wine | Leave a comment

Yuk! This Wine Tastes Awful

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Poor Robert

I see this statement or something similar all the time on wine sites I frequent. Just because you think a wine tastes awful doesn’t necessarily mean the wine is bad. In my experience the most prevalent causes for this reaction … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Wines, Wine Tasting, Winemaking, Wines | Tagged Bottle Shock, Wine Aging, Wine Bottles, Wine Making, Wine Tasting | 6 Comments

Will the Real Sangria Please Stand Up

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Poor Robert

I am, to a fault, a wine purest and don’t add anything to my wine, no ice, no sugar no fruit and certainly (not since my Fraternity days) don’t pour two wines in the same glass. The days of pouring … Continue reading →

Posted in Red Wine, Sangria, Varietals, Whimsy, Wines | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangria, Wine | 10 Comments

A Wine Sample Policy, Say What!!

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Poor Robert

You heard it correctly, a wine sample policy. It’s the craziest thing, I’ve always purchased the wine and other products I wrote about in my blog and never gave having a sample policy a thought. Well I am now getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine, France, Hodgpodge, Sample Policy, Samples, Whimsy, Wine Samples, Wine Tasting, Winemakers, Wines | Tagged Hodgepodge, Whimsy, Wine Glasses, Wine Samples | 9 Comments

For the Love of Very Dry White Wine

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Poor Robert

This post comes under the classification of: flashback, fond memory, or senility, you decide. As I read through some wine blog comments and replies last night one of them mentioned that they wished there were more really dry (less sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in Hodgpodge, Whimsy, Wine, Wines, Words | Tagged Whimsy, white wine, Wine Humor | 3 Comments

IT’S Back!! –The Weekly Wine for April 4, 2013

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Poor Robert

The WW has been AWOL for a while, but a worthy selection came from the depths of my cellar to take the challenge. Tim Olson’s “The Cooper’s Art” Sarah – Dry Creek Valley, 2012. When I bought this wine I … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Wines, Sarah, Tim Olsen, Wine, Wine Making, Winemakers, Wines | Tagged Finding_Our_Features, Red Wine, Sarah, Tim Olson, Wine, Wine Making, Wine Varieties | 4 Comments

Writers Block for a Wine Reviewer

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Poor Robert

Writers block comes in a number of forms for serious writers. It can be lack of ideas, stress, being unhappy with ones writing, or a lack of validation (self mostly). For a wine reviewer there can be another reason, wine … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Wines, Life Balance, Production Wine, Whimsy, Wines, Words, Writing | Tagged Varitals, Wine, Wine Terms, Writer Block | 8 Comments

Non-Naked, Naked Winemakers Other Projects, Say What!

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Poor Robert

Many of my readers don’t belong to the Naked Wines Family and have asked about getting some of the Naked Wines I’ve reviewed elsewhere. Unfortunately you have to get them from Naked Wines, that said many of them have other … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Wines, Hodgpodge, Matt Iaconis, Production Wine, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Making, Wine Tasting, Winemakers, Wines | Tagged Naked Wines, Purchaising, Varitals, Wine, wine industry, Wine Online, Wine Varieties, Wines | 6 Comments

The Weekly Wine for March 6, 2016

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Poor Robert

LABRIE Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2014: I loved this wine, partly because I really like Jonathan Maltus and his wonderful sense of what works with each batch he creates (or at least releases), and also because I really like dry white … Continue reading →