(images: nysaes.cornell.edu, artsci.wustl.edu, merchantwines.com) This edition of Tales of the Purple Monkey has Plumboo and I tasting a French Cabernet Franc, as part of Wine Blogging Wednesday #44. This WBW theme comes to us courtesy of the irrepressible Gary V. over at Wine Library TV. Before Plumboo and I head of to Chinon in France’s…
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More Moore Wine Reviews
Well, after nearly two months, I’ve (finally) finished off my sample case from the fabulous Moore Bros. As for why it took me so long to review these – hey, there’s a lot of wine to be had out there! As promised in a previous post, I’ve recorded my thoughts on each wine in my…
Wine Blogging Wednesday #43 – Wrap-Up
Hey everyone – the wrap-up of articles for Wine Blogging Wednesday #43 has been posted over at the Wine Life Today blog. Check it out – the wine bloggers involved wrote some great stories and reviews for this WBW. The topic this time around was “comfort wines” and Joel over at WLT has done a…
Announcing "Tales of the Purple Monkey!"
Inspired in part by El Bloggo Torcido’s Take Your Rubber Chicken to Work Day, as well as Jill’s plans to introduce a plush toy version of her wine bottle mascot at domaine547 – and, to be more honest, to give myself an excuse to play with my baby daughter’s plush toys – I give you…