In My Opinion, Your Opinion Sucks
In My Opinion, Your Opinion Sucks While not always successful, I try to live by a few key phrases: “Will it matter a month from now (or even a year from now)?” ~ Worry “The greatest treasure is having someone to share it with” ~ Family “All things are permissible but not all things are beneficial” ~ Balance Lately I’ve been thinking about two other principles as they relate to blogging, twitter and wine. Let me tell you both and then I’ll explain them. When given a choice, being nice is always the best option Opinions are like assholes, we all have […]
Nectar Monthly Honors March
March came in like a lion and went out like a lion. An all time high of 30 posts with 28 formal wine reviews made for a busy month. Aside from the ‘formal reviews’ I bet I tasted close to 100 different wines at Taste Washington, at restaurants, and ‘relaxing’ at home. With amazing online wine activities like #SauvBlanc on March 4 and #WAMerlot and Taste Washington 3/25-28 the wino activities were never ending. It’s pretty inspiring to think that the two main Twitter events for March could have driven sales upwards of 350 cases of wine and millions of […]
Tops from Taste Washington
Tops from Taste Washington This weekend I had the privilege of attending Taste Washington on behalf of my DrinkNectar.com wine blog. It was an honor to represent the East Side (of WA) and to help the Washington Wine Commission with their first ever WWTV series of events. I have to give MAD PROPS to Yashar Shayan for all his work in orchestrating the technology and herding cats (wine bloggers / writers / nerds/winos). 15 interviews and a few seminars are available at the Taste WA UStream Channel. Scroll down to see the two DrinkNectar exclusives! For my wife and me, […]
Episode #50 Exploring Port At Knipprath Cellars
Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, Bordeaux…these may be the comfort wine of our world, but Spokane Winery Knipprath Cellars is making a bold departure and creating quite a stir with their Port line up and new focus on Iberian grape varieties Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Touriga Nacional. German born, Henning Knipprath grew his passion for wine in California, then started a winery in the state of Washington with a focus on Spanish/Portuguese wine. Henning brings his global experience to wine making and offers a perfect way to travel, with our palate, to new places! (Henning is little quiet so turn up your volume) […]
Welcome to Taste Washington TV
DrinkNectar is excited to be invited to Taste Washington in Seattle this weekend. I’ll be a part of the new live video stream. Can’t make it to Taste Washington in Seattle this weekend? Have no fear – stay tuned to TWTV for all your seminar, interviews, and vino news during the event. The live video stream is below. Here is a schedule: Saturday 10:45 – Food and Wine Pairing with Tom Douglas Saturday Noon – 1:00 – Various interviews (tentative) Saturday 1:45 – Mighty Malbec with Sean Sullivan Sunday 4:00 (ish) to 7:00 pm – Various winemaker interviews I want to […]