joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com
Joy's JOY of Wine: December 2014
http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2014_12_01_archive.html
Joy's JOY of Wine. Guest on All About Wine - Oct 24th. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Ten New Year's Toasts For 2015. New Year’s is one of the most popular times to give a toast. But, don't try too hard; a toast doesn’t have to be a long, rambling, or memorized performance; it can be as simple as raising your glass toward someone, or to an event, saying a few words and drinking. Here are ten toasts to offer up as you ring in the New Year tonight! 8211; Rudyard Kipling. 8211; Joey Adams. 8211; Emily Miller.
joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com
Joy's JOY of Wine: June 2015
http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2015_06_01_archive.html
Joy's JOY of Wine. Guest on All About Wine - Oct 24th. Wednesday, June 10, 2015. 8 Wineries in Eccentric Buildings. Winery folks are always looking for something to make their business stand out - a special feature that makes them a little different from everyone else. These eight wineries have found the perfect thing - unusual buildings to call home that will garner comments, and customers. Back to the Barn. Looking Out The Cave. Cave Vineyard and Winery. In Ste. Genevieve, Missouri has a pretty coo...
joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com
Joy's JOY of Wine: January 2015
http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2015_01_01_archive.html
Joy's JOY of Wine. Guest on All About Wine - Oct 24th. Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Wine and Cheese - 10 Pairings To Please. Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and many people are searching for the perfect wines to pair with chocolates. (If that’s you, check out my Chocolate and Wine post @ http:/ joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2012/02/way-to-womans-heart-chocolate-wine.html. Now to decide which of these ten cheese and wine pairings will “whey” in big with your Valentine . Also known as chèvre, goat cheese ...
joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com
Joy's JOY of Wine: The Wines of the Titanic
http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2012/04/wines-of-titanic.html
Joy's JOY of Wine. Guest on All About Wine - Oct 24th. Wednesday, April 11, 2012. The Wines of the Titanic. This Saturday, April 14. Will mark the 100. Of the sinking of the Titanic, the largest vessel afloat in 1912. Registered under the British White Star Line, R.M.S. Titanic set sail from Southampton, England on April 10 with 2,207 passengers, including 885 crew members. The ship struck an iceberg around 11:40 pm April 14. And sank just before 2:30 AM, April 15. Unopened bottles were discovered in the...
joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com
Joy's JOY of Wine: What Makes a Wine Dry, Medium, or Sweet?
http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-makes-wine-dry-medium-or-sweet.html
Joy's JOY of Wine. Guest on All About Wine - Oct 24th. Wednesday, March 7, 2012. What Makes a Wine Dry, Medium, or Sweet? There are numerous types of sugars found in all grapes starting with simple sugar. There is also fructose and glucose that help aid in fermentation, and trace amounts of other sugars that are not fermentable. These are the sugars that guarantee that no wine is “bone dry.”. When it comes to sweetening, a wine a winemaker has three methods to choose from:. Unfiltered wines will have mor...
joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com
Joy's JOY of Wine: Celebrate National Wine Day This Weekend
http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2015/05/celebrate-national-wine-day-this-weekend.html
Joy's JOY of Wine. Guest on All About Wine - Oct 24th. Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Celebrate National Wine Day This Weekend. Monday, May 25, is not only Memorial Day, it's National Wine Day, too. Although the origins of the holiday are unclear, it's a perfect opportunity to enjoy a day set aside to celebrate wine! The earliest wine production in Europe, dates back 6,500 years ago, and was discovered at an archaeological site in northern Greece near Macedonia. Apparently the Romans also knew how to bottle wi...
winetripping.wordpress.com
Absinthe, part 2: paintings, literature, and lore | Wine Tripping
https://winetripping.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/absinthe-part-2-paintings-literature-and-lore
Laquo; Absinthe, part 1: Alive, well, and legal in Maine, a visit to Tree Spirits Distillery. 8220;You can’t tell a wine by its label. Or can you? Absinthe, part 2: paintings, literature, and lore. Written by Michael Oudyn. Picasso’s absinthe drinker. Well, after our fine tasting and distillery tour. Between nips I’ve been doing a little research. Absinthe was of course the drink of choice for the bohemian writers, artists, and poets of Parisian. Degas’ absinthe drinkers. But misunderstood absinthe has r...
joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com
Joy's JOY of Wine: 8 Wineries in Eccentric Buildings
http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2015/06/8-wineries-in-eccentric-buildings.html
Joy's JOY of Wine. Guest on All About Wine - Oct 24th. Wednesday, June 10, 2015. 8 Wineries in Eccentric Buildings. Winery folks are always looking for something to make their business stand out - a special feature that makes them a little different from everyone else. These eight wineries have found the perfect thing - unusual buildings to call home that will garner comments, and customers. Back to the Barn. Looking Out The Cave. Cave Vineyard and Winery. In Ste. Genevieve, Missouri has a pretty coo...
joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com
Joy's JOY of Wine: What’s in a Name? Everything for These 29 Wines!
http://joysjoyofwine.blogspot.com/2012/02/whats-in-name-everything-for-these-29.html
Joy's JOY of Wine. Guest on All About Wine - Oct 24th. Wednesday, February 29, 2012. What’s in a Name? Everything for These 29 Wines! Happy Leap Year Day! In honor of those who only get to celebrate their birthdays once every four years, and for the rest of us with an extra day on our hands – let’s celebrate with some weird and wacky wines. Need some ideas? Glad you asked… ; ). Le Vin de Merde. And the rest is history! 8211; R Wines winemakers, Chris Ringland and Lisa Wetherell, use fruit from the Baross...
