Tag Archives: Wine

Wine Wednesday – Etz Kamptal 2009 Gruner Veltliner

This week’s Wine Wednesday pick is the Etz Kamptal 2009 Gruner Veltliner 1L – Austria (.99 at K&L Wines). A beautiful, zingy wine from Austria that offers refreshment on a hot, summer day. Gruner Veltliner is the unofficial wine of Austria with more Gruner planted than any other grape and more Gruner consumed than any [...]

Wine on a Budget – Volume II

Beverages and More runs a five cent wine sale where it sells the consumer a second bottle of wine for five cents when buying the first bottle at full price. For a full disclaimer, I have never shopped this sale but I have friends who swear by it and they buy cases and cases of [...]

Wine on a Budget – Volume One

This week represents our foray into the wine business. One of the questions that we receive most from people is how to buy good wine that doesn’t break the bank. To satisfy user demand, we have been working on a weekly series on “Wine on a Budget”. Here is our initial post. Grocery Stores The [...]

Wine Wednesday – Mark West Pinot Noir 2008

Enjoy our new feature – Wine Wednesday. Each week, on Wine Wednesday, the Drink of the Week team will feature a wine for or under. 2008 Mark West Pinot Noir, California (.99 at Safeway) As an avowed pinotphile, it’s only natural that I would debut a Pinot Noir for our inaugural Wednesday Wine of the [...]

Romulan Corkscrew Not Just for Blood Wine

Behold, the greatest corkscrew in the universe! Why is it the greatest? Because it’s shaped like, well…a ship from Star Trek. We’re not ones to call out ThinkGeek on matters, well, geeky, but they say on their page that this little guy is shaped like a Klingon Bird of Prey. We think it looks more [...]

7 Deadly Wine Glasses

These red wine glasses are based on the 7 deadly sins. Each wine glass encapsulates a sin, which is revealed through the ritual of drinking. What To Drink