Retour de Paris hier. Moulu. Vidé. Pas vraiment fatigué mais comme une batterie, vidé de son énergie. Trop de choses, trop de bonnes choses certes, mais trop de choses quand même en quatre nuits à peine à Paris. Changement de rythme, changement d'heure de coucher et de lever, changement de ...

I am blushing at the computer screen once again!  Tom Wark at Fermentation has written another very nice post about us.  Check it out! www.fermentation.typepad.com...

Traveling in Oregon.

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Paul Homchick Post Time: 05-06-2007 at 01:37 PM

I'm off to Châteauneuf-du-Pape again. Marvin was joking with me yesterday that he should put travel restrictions on me, as I seem to be in the Rhône a lot these days. It does seem like I was just there: 1, and I focused primarily on the 2005s from the northern end of the valley (1...

Well, our friend Vince of Pacific Coast Builders , (by the way if you need a good contractor, call him) offered us up some more good pictures of the event. More to come next week as we get the professional pictures.

Just so you know, we was hacked by an ingrate from Espana!! Rod found it, fixed it and traced it. Dang!!! He's good!!!! Yeahhhhhhh ROD!!!! -- Brad Harrington

My posts have been few and far between lately. Lots of factors I suppose. Not the least of which is just a certain introspection as to whether I continue to enjoy taking the time to jot notes and thoughts. Yes, though, I do actually like doing this and reconfirmed that again in a discussion with a friend today at lunch. Trouble is, it can be hard finding time at the end of an otherwise busy day...

Wine again. This remains predominantly a wine blog, despite recent evidence to the contrary. Two more data points from the Chardonnay trail, this time from France and Chile. Blason de Bourgogne Chardonnay 2005 Saint-Veran, Burgundy, France This medal-encrusted wine (it won three gongs at the 2006 International Wine Challenge) is interesting, in that it represents the new face of inexpensive...

Well, I barely get time to catch my breath after the New York Wine Experience before I have to hit the road again. I'm heading off to the Northern Rhône for my annual slate of visits with producers. I'll be focusing on any 2005s that haven't made their way to the marketplace yet, along with a look at the '06 and '07 vintages...