Monthly Archives: June 2010
What I’m drinking … a little bit of history
Every now and then in this wine life someone has an old bottle and they’ve decided it’s time to open it. A good friend of mine moved about two years ago and his family’s wine cellar was uprooted and has … Continue reading
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Homebrew update
Just bottled the latest batch of homebrew. In a nod to one of my favorite warm weather beers, Hoegaarden, I brewed up a Belgian Wit Beer, or white. Now I was just shooting from the hip with my recipe and … Continue reading
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Mini kegs
While getting ready for a party recently, I dropped a case of Coors in the shopping cart and was headed for the aisle when I paused in front of a Heineken mini keg. These have been in stores for a … Continue reading
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Stirred, not shaken
Sitting at the bar in the new Westin in Napa, considered to be the top, new hotel in Downtown Napa, I figured their bartender would know how to fix a martini. But no, I was wrong. When my Tanqueray 10 … Continue reading
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Back in blog
The Uncorked Life has been down for about a month. My father has been struggling with significant health issues and for some time it has been hard to focus on the lighter side of life when the simple act of … Continue reading
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