We left Friday morning (just the wife and I; Grandma had the kids for the weekend) and headed down to southern Oregon for a play and a getaway. The weather turned out great, and the trip was largely a winery tour, among other things; we visited four wineries and ended up buying just over a… Continue reading A weekend in Ashland
Tag: Wine
Chelsea Lane is closing
Just a quick note about Chelsea Lane, a nice little wine shop that used to be downtown but is now located at the factory outlet stores on south Highway 97: they’re closing! I don’t know when the last day will be, but right now they’re selling their wines at 30% off, and beer for 15%… Continue reading Chelsea Lane is closing
Elderberry Wine
Following up yesterday’s Wine Stories post, today I opened up a bottle of the elderberry wine and tried it. It’s not bad! It’s much more like a sherry than anything else. The aroma is quite good, almost exactly like what I’d expect a good dessert sherry to smell like, with a strong hint of brandy.… Continue reading Elderberry Wine
Wine Stories
I occasionally dabble in making wine and thought it would be amusing to write down some notes about my homemade efforts. I’ll start with a disclaimer, though: I am not a wine connoisseur by any means. I have enough knowledge, as they say, to be dangerous. I do enjoy making it, however, even though it… Continue reading Wine Stories
San Francisco Trip, Day 2
Saturday the 12th in Frisco was the busy day; we took the Napa Valley Wine Train, which ate up about 8 hours. It was a lot of fun. The tour bus that took us to Napa only had 3 other couples on it, so there were 8 of us total. The driver was a really… Continue reading San Francisco Trip, Day 2