http://logabottle.com/home/images/alllogs_img.gif http://logabottle.com http://backend.userland.com/rss092 http://logabottle.com/ Wine news and wine logs from logabottle.com logabottle@logabottle.com logabottle@logabottle.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:00:10 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Happy+Anniversary+logabottle.com%21&uid=1143 - Katie - Hard to believe, but it's been five years since Jon, Steve, and Katie started logabottle.com. Thanks to all our loyal users, new and old! We look forward to another great year filled with wine! Cheers! Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:13:18 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Wine+shipment+bill+has+support+from+majority+of+Maryland+lawmakers&uid=1142 "Maryland wine lovers may soon rejoice. Legislation that would allow state residents to order bottles of their favorite pinot noir and chardonnay directly to their homes this year has broad bipartisan support from a majority of lawmakers, including some powerful names, in the House and Senate." - Katie - The article describing the bill can be found here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/18/AR2008021802131.html Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:04:31 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Australian+winemaker+debuts+new+red+wine+at+Walgreens+Drugstores&uid=1141 - Katie - Would you buy wine at Walgreens? Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:54:14 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Taste+the+wine%2C+not+the+label&uid=1140 "If you grew up in the age of television - and that essentially includes us all - you've probably long since learned not to place all your faith in advertising claims. Yet even the most wary wine lover may overlook the possibility of promotional excess on the back label of our wine. Now, a little perspective: This is not a rant, and I'm not likening our friends in the wine-making business to old-style snake oil salesmen. Well, not by much." Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:08:18 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Will+Napa+Valley+Cabernet+Be+Saved+By+Ranking+It%3F&uid=1139 "Recently McCloskey issued a press release that did not get the attention it deserved. In the November press release, McCloskey outlined the coming comoditization of Cabernet Sauvignon. Essentially, he points out that much more Cabernet is being planted around the world. In addition, worldwide winemakers know how to make good wine from this variety. The result is that so much Cabernet Sauvignon is continually being produced around the world that eventually this varietal, like Chardonnay before it, will beome a commodity." Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:26:48 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=10+most+memorable+wines+of+2010&uid=1138 "2010 was a year with no shortage of chances to drink well. We encountered great vintages from 2008 in Oregon and Chablis, 2007 in Napa and Sonoma." Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:29:04 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Completing+your+wine+gifts&uid=1137 "So it's coming down to the holiday wire and you need something fast. Anyone can give a bottle of wine – and it's a thoughtful gift – but how about something little more creative? Give wine AND and something edible to go with it. It will fill out the gift bag or basket and leave them smiling. Eight ways you can stand out amongst the wine gift fray: " Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:21:19 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Champagne%3A+you+can+eat+food+with+it&uid=1136 - Katie - Happy New Years! Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:05:49 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Good+affordable+Burgundy.+Oxymoron%3F+Not.&uid=1135 "A lot of wallet-conscious wine lovers have pretty much written off Burgundy in recent years. All but the most ardent Burg-heads fret about Burgundy's reputation as a wine region that's hard to get to know, broken into tiny parcels of wildly variable terroir and beset by troublesome vintages. And perhaps most important, Burgundy is seen as subject to wild and incomprehensible vintage variation. Best to avoid? It almost sounds so. And yet, if you've ever had the pleasure of tasting a great mature Burgundy, you know you won't die happy until you've had another. " Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:42:02 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Party+wines%3A+The+Chronicle+recommends&uid=1134 "Last week we found plenty of wines to kick-start holiday festivities (see sfgate.com/ZKRL), but the topic is important enough that it seemed worth adding a few more picks." Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:12:44 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=A+Drink+to+Disenfranchisement&uid=1133 "Instead of offering up a roundup of all things D.C. voting rights as we approach the end of the year (in short: we didn't get any), I'd like to credit the folks at D.C. Vote with a festive and holiday-themed way to get their point across. (These were a hit at their holiday party.)" Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:08:19 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Champagne%3A+How+to+choose+new+favorites&uid=1132 "No type of wine brings out our fear of change like Champagne. It's not just the bubbles: We might grab an unknown bottle of Prosecco or Cava - both efforts with such wild swings in quality that loyalty should be rewarded - but when it comes to the true stuff from France, paralysis strikes. " Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:14:59 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Affordable+wines+in+Chronicle+top+100&uid=1131 "Want a taste of Top 100 winemaking? Here are some other affordable bottles made by some of this year's top winemakers:" Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:07:36 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=The+Lost+Grape+of+Bordeaux&uid=1130 "Carmenère disappeared from France in the 19th century and reappeared in Chile 100 years later." Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:06:17 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Conversation+Pieces%3A+A+compendium+of+useless+yet+mildly+interesting+wine+facts&uid=1129 "Holiday parties – especially those with crappy food and drink – can really suck. But, like a bird that strategically aims its business at a clean car, a carefully plopped comment can make anyone raise an eyebrow or chuckle to liven the mood. I've compiled a list of completely geeky, useless wine facts to drop on unsuspecting bores, if only to entertain yourself." Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:09:25 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Top+100+Wines%3A+From+small+labels%2C+big+flavors+come&uid=1128 "This year was all about thinking small. As in: small wineries, small vineyards, small amounts of wine. That isn't to say you won't find familiar names among the Top 100 Wines, but much of the most interesting winemaking on the West Coast is increasingly taking place on a small scale. These aren't cult wineries - it's more about vintners who prefer to focus on modest projects they can control from budbreak to bottle." Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:10:45 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Taste+the+wine%2C+not+the+label&uid=1127 "If you grew up in the age of television - and that essentially includes us all - you've probably long since learned not to place all your faith in advertising claims. Yet even the most wary wine lover may overlook the possibility of promotional excess on the back label of our wine." Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:23:56 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=Read+Wine&uid=1126 "Some Assessments of my wine reading in 2010 and a look forward to 2011. " Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:22:46 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=SFMOMA%27s+%27How+Wine+Became+Modern%27%3A+Drink+it+in&uid=1125 "Wine Stain. Napa Valley. Golden Chalice. They're paint colors, actually, found in a floor-to-ceiling piece from Berkeley artist Peter Wegner that showcases wine-inspired shades that might be found at Home Depot." Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:56:08 GMT http://logabottle.com/home/story.php?t=No-stress+guide+to+holiday+wines&uid=1124 "The next five weeks are wine's silly season, a time when few hands will be without a bottle - for gifts, for parties, for luxurious dinners. Among other things, that means the rules of wine buying are rewritten: We're not just buying for ourselves, which is difficult enough. We're buying for friends and family, colleagues and acquaintances." Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:31:37 GMT