Tag Archives: Whimsy

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

What Old Wino’s Do In Retirement

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Poor Robert

When I made the decision to retire it wasn’t easy. After all I’d been doing lawyers stuff for forty-three years and as you can imagine, it pretty much defined me professionally. What would I do with all my time? Would … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Furniture, Food and Wine, Life Balance, Travel, Whimsy, Wine Barrells, Words, Writing | Tagged Stools, Whimsy, Wine Furnitures, Words, Writing | 9 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

Life Observed Through the Bottom of a Wine Bottle

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Poor Robert

We’ve all heard the phrase “looking at the world through the bottom of a bottle”. Well I did just that and had to be stone cold sober to pull it off. I’ve been having some fun lately using empty wine … Continue reading →

Posted in Hodgpodge, Life Balance, Whimsy, Wine Glasses, Wine Photos | Tagged Whimsy, Wine, Wine Bottles, Wine Photos | 8 Comments

My World Through Wine Glasses

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Poor Robert

I’ve always been a fan of Alice In Wonderland and I find a bit of whimsy in looking at things through the distortion of the bottom’s of bottles of all sorts, especially wine bottles with their really curvy bottoms. Today … Continue reading →