Welcome to the beginning of another annual Christmas letter. This is like the fifth in a row. Sorry about that. There is still time to avoid any unnecessary reading of said letter. Point your curser to the ‘X’ button above, click it firmly and then go do something productive. Still here? Hmmm, your choice…so take [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wine tasting’
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2010 (Boring Edition)
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Food, Movies, Music, Sports, Television, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged Amsterdam, baseball, Beer, bicycles, Chicago, Colombia, concerts, D.C., hammocks, Lollapalooza, Mexico, Milwaukee, river rafting, Safari, Scuba diving, South Africa, Vineyards, Washington, Wine tasting on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Joy of Food Porn
Posted in Food, Photos, Travel, tagged Beer, Cambodia, Chicago, Colombia, Cyprus, D.C., Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Michigan, Seattle, South Africa, Tanzania, Virginia, Wine tasting on November 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Whenever I eat while traveling (a daily occurrence), I feel like I should take photos of the various foods I try. Why? Well, when I see travel and foodie shows that flaunt their delicious and mouth-watering images like its some kind of food porn, I want to join them. Yet, despite this, I am always somewhat embarrassed to take [...]
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2007
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Food, Movies, Music, Sports, Travel, Wine/Beer, Writing, tagged Beer, Blogging, Canada, Colombia, England, Florida, London, Malaysia, Mali, Portland, Soccer, Tanzania, USA, Vineyards, Virginia, Wiener dogs, Wine tasting on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Originally sent via email January 2, 2008) I trust you had a fantastic year and are just about ready to wrestle this new year, 2008, into submission. I simply ask that you keep your New Year’s resolutions child-friendly. Forget it, no one ever listens anyway. Once again, I give you exactly what you didn’t want, [...]
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2006
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Movies, Music, Sports, Television, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged Australia, Baltimore, Beer, Cayman Islands, Chicago, concerts, Czech Republic, D.C., Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scuba diving, Soccer, Vineyards, Virginia, Wine tasting on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Originally sent via email on December 24, 2006) Merry Christmas! I trust you had a good year. Some of you may have fallen off my keen radar, as I’ve often been remiss in keeping up with email. Some of you may be new to this venerated list of annual happenings. Either way, fret not my [...]
2007 Tour di Vino (Virginia – Limited Production)
Posted in DC Movie Club Wine Tour, Wine/Beer, tagged Vineyards, Virginia, Wine tasting on October 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(Orginally posted July 15, 2007) With hints of sunshine and overtones of summer, a tour group of rich complexity set forth on the 7th day of July. This array of sommeliers journeyed to sample a flavorful and intense set of wines at vineyards of distinction in the rolling farms of Virginia. The day had the [...]
Top Reasons To Visit Northern Virginia Wineries
Posted in DC Movie Club Wine Tour, Food, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged Vineyards, Virginia, Wine tasting on October 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After the 5th annual running of the DC Movie Club does wine tasting, here (in random order) are a few highlights. These are also reasons you should slide off of your high chair, grab your sippy cup and crawl to Northern Virginia. Now! Wood fire pizza - sitting outside on the patio of Martella Winery with a fire-breathing wood oven is the ideal way to cook and slightly blacken [...]
Foremost Things That Are So Necessary
Posted in Books, Food, Sports, Wine/Beer, tagged baseball, Beer, Hiking, Wiener dogs, Wine tasting on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve written about a few bad things lately (Foremost Things That Are So Unnecessary and Things That Rub Me Wrong), so now a little love for the good things. (American) Football season - regardless of what you call it (gridiron does have a nice ring), there are few things that have a more a passionate following than college and professional football. Go Huskies! [...]
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2009 (Narcissistic Edition)
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Food, Movies, Music, Sports, Television, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged baseball, Beer, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cyprus, D.C., Detroit, History, London, Michigan, Ohio, Safari, South Africa, USA, Vineyards, Virginia, Washington, Wine tasting on January 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Let’s be clear, this letter is all about me, me, me. There’s no need to deny it or pretend otherwise. This is my chance to brag about what I’ve done, what I know, and how awesome I truly am. It’s where I yell “LOOK MA!” as I hit that bulging hornet’s nest with a big [...]
Don’t Wine About Oktoberfest
Posted in Food, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged Beer, Vineyards, Washington, Wine tasting on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here? Such a tough question demands a long-winded response. By here I mean… Leavenworth - With the dream of doing wine tastings in a slew of wineries, we embarked to this quaint Bavarian village just a couple hour jaunt over the Cascade mountain range in Washington state. Conveniently, Oktoberfest was also in full [...]
The Enomatic Destroys Middleburg and other tales from the vine
Posted in DC Movie Club Wine Tour, Food, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged Vineyards, Virginia, Wine tasting on June 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When you gather a group of wannabe sommeliers and turn them loose in Northern Virginia wine country, strange things are bound to happen. These events are real, and the names have not been changed to protect anyone. So begins a robust blending of the noble and the elegant from the 4th Annual Running of the DC Wine Tasters: We are winos – [...]
