http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home daily 1.0 2019-08-06 http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2019/8/6/an-update monthly 0.5 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1565184742259-ITSGD6CLMJXNVZU4G0XO/new+things+coming+soon.png Blog - An update! http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/aperol-spritz monthly 0.5 2018-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1531925680111-H7Y0CE7X6C170Z3EZHS8/IMG_4835.JPG Blog - Aperol is Said and Done...: Aperol Spritzes Ready for some spritzin' — start with the Aperol! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1531925734096-9B7P0OB5KKBPPMLZQJD3/IMG_5742.JPG Blog - Aperol is Said and Done...: Aperol Spritzes Add the bubbles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1531925933273-YPPNBFNYCY01KCQ4DRBB/IMG_8274.JPG Blog - Aperol is Said and Done...: Aperol Spritzes Aw yeah bubbles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1526406515733-BR44SGNRQEGPJLBFHEM5/aperol+spritz Blog - Aperol is Said and Done...: Aperol Spritzes It's like gazing into the heart of summer! Also, I made the title pun and then realized it was also in a Beyonce song so... winning I guess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1531925583443-S6WIF8HHOMTVRUCWYUBO/aperol+spritz+1 Blog - Aperol is Said and Done...: Aperol Spritzes Got the gang all here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1531925829673-EHTCOEBT3BS9325LF73P/IMG_5332.JPG Blog - Aperol is Said and Done...: Aperol Spritzes YEET. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1531925780367-0KBHH6N8WZAYZ03RNC6M/IMG_4198.JPG Blog - Aperol is Said and Done...: Aperol Spritzes That is one sexy beverage. http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2017/8/11/manina-sauvignon-blanc monthly 0.5 2017-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1502476468536-FYZLGVTA2G399JKE8MLF/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sing Us a Song, You're the Piano Man(ina): Manina Sauvignon Blanc Ooooh! Pick me!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1502477094129-6JW0Y9BL15B0IWUSIM8G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sing Us a Song, You're the Piano Man(ina): Manina Sauvignon Blanc Yeah girl. Get it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1502476518442-KEONCECRFUEABEZX4HQR/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sing Us a Song, You're the Piano Man(ina): Manina Sauvignon Blanc Easy opening means easy drinking! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1502459428866-JDHYSQFDUSZB5HI3RLYI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sing Us a Song, You're the Piano Man(ina): Manina Sauvignon Blanc This lady on the label looks ready to PARTY. http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2017/3/3/macedon-cab monthly 0.5 2017-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1488557551479-U79KWAV7RL5F7MLCOY9F/IMG_2013.JPG Blog - Someone Call Me a Cab(ernet): 2015 Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon books + wine is the best thing ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1488562185623-OUKV6X3H9I409ONPWPWE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Someone Call Me a Cab(ernet): 2015 Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon oooooooh. nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1488562398889-GY50DWHSUW9LQQ2B9PDU/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Someone Call Me a Cab(ernet): 2015 Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon a more mysterious look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1488562315969-03RHPGCA29T621HKMA9D/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Someone Call Me a Cab(ernet): 2015 Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon this wine is corking! (which apparently means very good... I looked it up just so I could make that joke). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1488562062935-0WMVR9JBJ1DMV9FIKH5B/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Someone Call Me a Cab(ernet): 2015 Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon it's so arty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1488562098613-2VA2F5DJCL9D9K1OVJP7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Someone Call Me a Cab(ernet): 2015 Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon I like those artfully placed paint streaky things on the bottle. is it a flower? a handprint? who can know? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1488562224260-DGEMLO42LL3QFF3NQX9O/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Someone Call Me a Cab(ernet): 2015 Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon just look at that color! So vibrant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1488562428391-044MXL026M4PQJRR855W/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Someone Call Me a Cab(ernet): 2015 Macedon Cabernet Sauvignon hello my new friend! http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2016/6/8/leatherwood-viognier monthly 0.5 2016-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1465526341875-7IZ9H4GQIQ44K5IA19VP/IMG_1290.JPG Blog - Her name is Vio and she dances on the sand: Leatherwood Viognier GUYS I CANNOT STOP LOOKING AT THESE PHOTOS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1466535429605-AUFQ4YMCDVJNH824KK6X/image-asset.png Blog - Her name is Vio and she dances on the sand: Leatherwood Viognier C'mon baby lemme take you on a night swim (...I promise that's a song!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1465526365932-NHQR0HCE8G7ZQCV6873Y/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Her name is Vio and she dances on the sand: Leatherwood Viognier Those are some fine lil bubbles! 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ACTUAL FLOWERS!! THINGS ARE NOT DEAD! http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2016/2/16/belleruche monthly 0.5 2016-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1456323425666-N2QX3182F5U0C7KCTIAE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Let me grab my Cote: 2014 Belleruche Côtes-du-Rhône Sunshine-y color is great for a bland winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1456323453622-QA2F6Q603QUFLIAOR3DW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Let me grab my Cote: 2014 Belleruche Côtes-du-Rhône Not sure if this is "limpid" or not.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1456323375545-0AAG19EKHM6AU40AIO9T/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Let me grab my Cote: 2014 Belleruche Côtes-du-Rhône It's time for wine... get it? Get it?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1456323301735-OKNNAUTHQWZ18L461MWF/cotes+du+rhone Blog - Let me grab my Cote: 2014 Belleruche Côtes-du-Rhône Okay, okay I admit it... maybe not my best pun. http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2016/2/12/spellbound-petite-sirah monthly 0.5 2016-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1455325262861-557HRY5VZPZ15J5084IC/IMG_0668+%282%29.jpg Blog - Held me Spellbound in the Night: 2013 Spellbound Petite Sirah Check out the moon on that bottle, amirite? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1455325128302-CWT58210NR6JP2PQLPA4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Held me Spellbound in the Night: 2013 Spellbound Petite Sirah Okay, I know. Witchy Woman might be a little off-base... but better than I Put a Spell on You, right? right? Photos today courtesy of bro-in-law John! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1455325216325-FNNHN1UJSWFDW2MKGH7Y/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Held me Spellbound in the Night: 2013 Spellbound Petite Sirah Hello darkness my old friend... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1455325303336-KM567Q3NGP2KTHQAHKM9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Held me Spellbound in the Night: 2013 Spellbound Petite Sirah Werewolf moon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1455325691188-GCI887VIDGXL92T5428G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Held me Spellbound in the Night: 2013 Spellbound Petite Sirah Here is a mysterious wine picture. This means I'm going to talk about wine in a minute. http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2016/1/27/oso-libre monthly 0.5 2016-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1454532559954-XDCXTIVTD3FXDA0GL0XG/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cause I'm Free as a Bear Now: Oso Libre Winery I promise, the wine + paint will make sense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1454532441824-PKVXTVO407AZYNNYT1BQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cause I'm Free as a Bear Now: Oso Libre Winery Pretty wine in a pretty glass! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1454532822856-EOTOMR23DC3I2KZIFX2D/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cause I'm Free as a Bear Now: Oso Libre Winery In case anyone was curious about my lighthouse... I feel like the top reminds me of the Cheshire Cat's face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1454532649644-P6W0GOE327ZPFSKWQZ9W/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cause I'm Free as a Bear Now: Oso Libre Winery Drinking out of these classy cups! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1454532786563-S0FBH3X3PRDKJ77R5YUN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cause I'm Free as a Bear Now: Oso Libre Winery Trying Solera in the tasting room means you get to drink out of this sweet barrel! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1454532618206-J3W77RPWYDTICXLLI59L/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cause I'm Free as a Bear Now: Oso Libre Winery Painting + Wine = a complete delight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1454532494152-7SI3K6Z0CKBBU7L4VZ42/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Cause I'm Free as a Bear Now: Oso Libre Winery http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2015/11/18/tarima-monastrell monthly 0.5 2015-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1450386193686-GHIDR99H6TX8YJ6PQC98/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I feel the earth move under my feet: 2013 Tarima Monastrell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1450386256946-Z3DLDDC0RMLDIDDGG1R8/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I feel the earth move under my feet: 2013 Tarima Monastrell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1450386278689-SD7SZHZNJG59O1KGOU2Y/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I feel the earth move under my feet: 2013 Tarima Monastrell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1450386133548-G5910ZSJVPNR0MIGQIX9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - I feel the earth move under my feet: 2013 Tarima Monastrell so mysterious by candelight!!! http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/2015/12/2/duchmanwinery monthly 0.5 2015-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1449113077555-MKZIXOGTQJ8OSEV1KZ9U/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The stars at night, are big and bright: Duchman Family Winery The building itself is also cool— it's made out of limestone and has a very castle-y feel to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1449113046258-LQO4BACF77U5RUZI3FIL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The stars at night, are big and bright: Duchman Family Winery This post brought to you by Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1449113097274-X25YNQUOR5W34AS37PEI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The stars at night, are big and bright: Duchman Family Winery Wine for daaaaaaays! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1449113122612-UK8P5WLL7HDTYAO0MV5H/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The stars at night, are big and bright: Duchman Family Winery This is part of their facility. They keep these areas at 55° and store all their barrels on property. http://www.grapesandbottles.com/home/cavicchioli monthly 0.5 2015-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1447289162420-Y0BCV9UPGALHET2T83DQ/IMG_3689.JPG Blog - Every time I see your bubbly face: Cavicchioli 1928 Prosecco Mmmm berries! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1447289135549-NHTF0LLMLOJOGWIPYG6E/FullSizeRender+%2862%29.jpg Blog - Every time I see your bubbly face: Cavicchioli 1928 Prosecco Bubbly! Fall! What could be better? (A Colbie Caillat reference? 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Not from "Wonderwall," which if you know me is a surprise. 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Pour This step is one of the most important in a wine tasting (and not just because you will have wine in your glass). Color can tell you a lot about what the wine is going to taste like- generally speaking, the deeper the color, the more full-bodied, intense, and fruity the wine will be. So if you are drinking a Pinot Noir it is usually going to be a bit lighter than say a Zinfandel. Same goes for whites- the lighter the color (hello sauvignon blanc), the more the flavor will be citrusy and bright, whereas deeper yellows will be more peachy or pear-y. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1437358576248-F5TN83L3ECS8QUT7ZRXU/SWIRL.jpg Wine Tasting 101 - 2. Swirl Even though you may feel like a fool swirling your wine around, there’s actually a reason people do this. Half of the fun in wine tasting is discovering what scents you can pick up from a wine, and swirling helps to open up the flavors, making it easier to pick out distinctive scents. “But Molly,” you might say, “How do I keep my wine from splashing all over my shirt?” Good question! Here’s an easy way to swirl: hold the stem of your wine glass between your pointer and middle fingers, making sure to keep the glass on the table (or whatever surface you are swirling on). Using your hand as an anchor, move the glass in a small circular motion while making sure that the glass never comes off the table. Voila! You’re a champion wine swirler! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1437358638147-K58N4YEEYK3CSV15EG7S/SMELL.jpg Wine Tasting 101 - 3. Smell Now comes the fun part- tip your nose into the glass and take a big sniff of the wine. Smells like wine, right? Maybe so, but take a minute to look beyond the obvious wine scent and see what you can pick up. Knowing a little about the wine or reading the label is a good way to start. If you see the wine has spent a lot of time in an oak barrel, see if you can pick up vanilla or smoke. Drinking a Chardonnnay? Look for buttery fruits like pears and bananas. If you do this often, you’ll start noticing that some varietals have similar characteristics, and you can impress all your friends when they tell you to guess which wine they’re drinking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1437358734183-6UHT4GJM7T9J0X0XTUF2/SIP.jpg Wine Tasting 101 - 4. Sip This is actually the best part of wine tasting because you’re drinking the wine. Take a sip and see if any of the things you smelled earlier show up- does it taste like cherries? Pepper? Like red wine? Either way, take a good sip and enjoy the way the wine tastes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1437440699262-24AMIRZ5UNW7HZDYLS97/TALK.jpg Wine Tasting 101 - 5. Talk Here at G & B, our favorite thing about wine isn’t the tasting, or the swirling, or the smelling. Instead, we love drinking wine and talking about the experience. That’s why we think wine tasting should be shared. Talk about what you tasted with your friends, or pop open a bottle and taste together. The great thing about wine is that it can be enjoyed alone (truth- there are few things better than a glass of wine outside after a long day at work), but it’s also a fantastic community activity. So grab some pals, some glasses, and a few bottles, and see what you discover! http://www.grapesandbottles.com/the-rating-system daily 0.75 2015-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1451356854946-JNKY66B9GZ5YPVZT4XCV/wine+glass The Rating System http://www.grapesandbottles.com/about daily 0.75 2015-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1439150971986-CL90PPU9BC1L08XQISLP/image-asset.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1438182040003-RAUTA9YABBIG9PV7ABKW/image-asset.png About Molly Powers- Writer and Taster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1438182074878-MC3L6ZWJX85PSOMQNZB3/image-asset.png About Haley Fleming- Photos, Design, and Taster http://www.grapesandbottles.com/contact daily 0.75 2016-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a3f0e5e4b0a90d6d29399c/1463784665038-MD8QINB5WW6QX91RQ3ED/image-asset.jpeg Talk to me