Tag Archives: Wine

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

A Guest Post by Pascal, a Young Frenchman living in South Carolina who loves and lives Wine.

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Poor Robert

Pascal who grew up with his hands in the soil of Frances great wine regions wrote this as a post to a wine group I frequent and I asked permission to reprint it to my Poor Robert’s. I am posting … Continue reading →

Posted in Pascal, Travel, Wine, Wine Tasting, Words, Writing | Tagged Aromas, fermentation process, Flavors, France, Wine, Words | 3 Comments

The Weekly Wine is Back

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Poor Robert

“The Weekly Wine” feature has been gone a while mostly because I didn’t want to turn it into “The Weekly Whine”. Politics has played a part, a general lack of congeniality in some wine circles as well as the world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chilean Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean Wine, Wine, Wine Making, Wine Tasting | 2 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

Repurposing Wine Barrels – Just Cuz I Could

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Poor Robert

In retirement I make furniture, usually finely finished stuff. Recently I got a commission to make a pair of bar stools out of wine barrel staves and the metal barrel strapping. They are still a work in progress as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Barware, Cocktails tables, Craft Furniture, Hodgpodge, Wine Barrells | Tagged Barware, Repurposing., Wine, Wine Barrels, Wine Furnitures | 5 Comments

Wine and great Southern Bar BQ–Say What!

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Poor Robert

I am changing up Poor Robert’s posts yet again and moving into the cooking side of things for this one. You read it right, I use wine in cooking Smoked Southern Bar BQ. I have to admit to being a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar BQ, Food and Wine, Hodgpodge, Rose', Whimsy, Wine laced Bar BQ sauce, Wine Photos | Tagged Pork Butt, Rose'Bar BQ Wine laced Bar BQ sauce, Smoked Meat., Wine | 5 Comments

The Weekly Wine for April 11, 2016

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Poor Robert

Ghost Pines Cabernet 2012,13,and 14. Yes I am presenting all three. This is a supermarket wine that I really like. It is a top end everyday wine or a lower end high priced wine with a price point of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Louis Martini, Red Wine, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting | Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Louis Martini, Red Wine, Wine, Wine Making, Wine Varieties | 2 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

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

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 →