What the heck, have some Malbec!

  As most of you know, Northwest Cellars has a 100% 2014 Malbec wine. I hope you have all tried it, not only because it is just plain delicious, but it will treat you to one of the many expressions of this grape. Here’s a little history and information if...

To Age Or Not To Age…

  SHOULD I LET MY WINE AGE? To people who ask how long they should hold a wine, Bob frequently says “If you like the way the wine tastes now, drink it within 2 years.”  Sound advice, I think. For cellaring wine is a personal and imprecise business....

Days of Wines and Rosés

Guess what?!? Northwest Cellars is now selling a rosé wine! Bob has been reluctant to add another wine to our extensive list, but, look! Ask often enough, and, by golly, there it is! Now I know from the tasting room that some people aren’t interested in rosés....

If Anybody Orders Merlot…!

“If anybody orders merlot, I’m leaving! I’m not drinking any f…ing merlot!”       Miles from the movie ‘Sideways’. Wow. Miles had some strong feelings about this varietal. Because of this movie, merlot sales tanked for a long...

Not My Fault!

Hi everybody! Happy Spring! This month I was thinking about corked wine. And, by that, I don’t mean wine that has little pieces of cork floating around in it. Corked wine, also known as cork taint, taint what you want. Nope, it’s considered a...

Sitting by the Port ‘o the Bay, Part 2

OK where were we? Ah yes, the many styles of port. Here we go… Some research tells me there are four basic categories of port, these being related to how long, and if, they are held in wood. Other resources say there are ten styles and just go at them...