grapeinabottle

Last night Mrs Grapeinabottle and I shared a bottle of Rare Bird Pinot Noir. This was a very interesting wine. We selected it from the local market as it caught Mrs Grapeinabottle’s eye. She has a thing for birds and bird art as our dining room has a whole wall of birds, sounds [...]

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And now for a guest post from Mrs. Grapeinabottle:
Our local grocery is holding a fire sale on its holiday wine overstock.  And by fire sale, I mean selling its stock for pennies:  I purchased grapeinabottle and I two bottles of bubbly for less than $5, which includes the sale discount and my handy discount card.  [...]

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Tonight’s wine is Guenoc Petite Syrah 2005, a bottle leftover from the pre-Thnaksgiving supermarket rush.  I received a phone call form Mrs. Grapeinabottle on Wedsnesday asking for a last minute stop at the grocery for those missing few items to finish Thanksgiving dinner, only to be followed by the important text “Don’t forget the wine!!!”  [...]

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Tonight I had a dinner meeting to discuss work business, so luckily it was at a nice Italian chophouse that serves excellent wine.  I will not bore you with the minutes from the meeting, but the 2005 bottle of Cold Creek Merlot from Chateau Ste Michelle was very good.  This Merlot from Washington had a [...]

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Last night Mrs. Grapeinabottle and I tried a bottle of Bohemian Highway Merlot.  We paired this California Merlot with a grilled filet mignon and grilled vegetables.  This merlot has a soft approach that finishes with an explosion of berry flavors with a hint of smoky vanilla and brown spice, which complimented our meal well.  For [...]

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