Archive for April, 2006

They say we’re going to drink more wine

Friday, April 21st, 2006

If you’re reading this post, you could possibly count yourself among the avant garde of the American wine-consuming public. So, you may already know that wine now surpasses beer as the alcoholic drink that American adults consume most often.
That’s what they’re saying! And “they” are the International Wine and Spirit Record (ISWR), who bill themselves […]

Cranial infarction

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

You may have arrived here at Winehiker Witiculture by clicking on a feed for which there is no longer a source post! Alas, yesterday I quoted a segment by a wine writer whose words I admire, only to have a request from the author to remove the post from my blog, which I complied to.
It […]

Free wine scoring sheet

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

In my wine tasting rounds, I’ve often used wine-scoring sheets that were supplied by the proprietor of a tasting room or something a friend found on the Internet. I had often scoured the Internet searching for a tasting sheet that delivered a fairly comprehensive approach to scoring wine, and didn’t just have six circles and […]

When it pops, it’s really gonna pop!

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

The continual March rains have hit the west coast and made a firm down payment on April. But sooner or later, Spring is finally going to arrive, and when it does, I have a feeling that California’s many species of wildflowers will unleash themselves in a colorful eye-popping frenzy much like last year’s record show.
In […]