It was time to see if I made a good purchase or not of the Feast of Fools from Magic Hat. Or were we a Ship of Fools? This is a Variety Pak that has 3 bottles of 4 different brews. Back in January we sampled by luck (or bad luck) their Odd Notion Winter [...]

I received an email about a “social media” contest by Xplorador back on January 4th. The premise of the contest is to show why you are a true “Xplorador” and deserve to win a trip for the 2010 wine harvest in Chile. “The winners will spend five nights in Chile, witnessing and participating in [...]

Lindeman’s Bin 45 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
I’ve always wondered about Australian wines. How many bottles do they have to produce to be able to ship around the world and make a profit at $5.99 a bottle. Or what corners do they have to cut? At Lindeman’s Bin 45 must be huge. But since they’ve been [...]

Black Swan Shiraz 2008
Mrs. Dan wanted wine so I opened a bottle of wine. Ensuring domestic tranquility is not a one time goal, even during the Super Bowl, to achieve but a life long commitment…. until death do you part. Hmmmm. Did you ever think that with the statistic that 50% of all [...]

Fosters and Dundee Pale Bock Lager
Okay. It’s the Super Bowl. On Friday The Today Show said it was cool to drink wine at a Super Bowl Party. Well our Super Bowl Party consists of Mrs. Dan, Mr. Ben and The In-Laws. Not exactly a huge gathering but a nice intimate affair.
Mrs. Dan’s parents [...]

Cycles Gladiator Cabernet. 2007
The In-Laws dropped by tonight and brought me a nice little gift. A bottle of Cycles Gladiator Cab. I had to go back and check which of the Gladiators I had already reviewed and found my first review was on their Merlot (I paired it with dog poop…. but in a [...]

Bohemian Highway Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Wow. Back to reality. I just got home from covering the Elyse Wine Seminar at Wine World. When you have to cover a tasting you seldom get to really taste any wines. I’m too concentrated on taking photos for the site and taking notes on what the speaker has to say. [...]

Snapping Turtle Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
It’s about 15 degrees outside. The wind is blowing 10-12 mph. This is the South. It is not supposed to be this cold. I’m in Atlanta attending WordCamp being held at the Atlanta campus of Savannah College of Art and Design. There’s still snow on the sidewalks and ice on [...]

Paso Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
If you’ve read any of my posts you might have figured out I’m a very impatient wine consumer. I open, I taste. Letting a wine breath is not one of my virtues. But tonight I opened a bottle of Paso Creek Cab while me and Mrs. Dan got ready [...]