Archive for April, 2008

A Wine Scamp Bloggerpack? Surely you jest!

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in personal, world of wine | 5 Comments »

So months ago, Jill from Domaine 547, the hippest online wine shop run by a blogger, approached me about taking part of her blogger-pack program. I was quite excited ... Read more..

Depp Disses Illinois Wine

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in frivolity, news | No Comments »

This week's frivolity: evidently Johnny Depp is filming in Illinois, and "got sick of drinking the local wine," so he shipped in wine from his home in France to ... Read more..

Say my name

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in knocked up | 7 Comments »

The hu’b and I are having our first parenting disagreement, and since I have no reason to call Car Talk, I thought I’d present it for your consideration, gentle reader. ... Read more..

Women who drink wine don’t lose their minds

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in industry, news | 1 Comment »

At least, not via dementia. The Vancouver Sun reported on a study conducted in Sweden, which followed nearly 1,500 women for over 34 years to study the relationship between ... Read more..

Closure kerfluffle

Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in industry, wineries, world of wine | 1 Comment »

The Italian winery Allegrini, a reliable go-to for quality wine from the Veneto region, has announced their plans to close their bottles of Valpolicella Classico DOC with screwcaps this year, ... Read more..

Midwife drives brother-in-law to prayer

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in knocked up, personal | No Comments »

So, I'm interviewing midwives for The Big Day. I mean, obviously, the right candidate will be there all through the script work, reading and rehearsals, but really it's all ... Read more..

Sour grapes

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in personal | 2 Comments »

What I'm learning about myself is that twofold: I am cheap and I am petty. As these are not two traits I was hoping would be in my ... Read more..