“And do you all recall the time/ We all got drunk on homemade wine?/ That was in the better part of life we’ve left behind.” – “The Better Part of Life” by Dolly Parton Aloha from Maui. This is a sad day, a sad week. Faithful readers know that my recent blog posts have focusedContinue reading “Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #8: Dolly Wines Chardonnay by Dolly Parton”
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Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #7: Roxanne by Sting
“In wine, there’s truth.” ― Pliny the Elder Aloha from Maui! This is the seventh in a series of wine blog posts highlighting some of my favorite wines from celebrities of note and whom I admire. Previous posts reviewed Gaslighter Wines by The Chicks, Pursued by Bear Wines from Kyle MacLachlan, XOBC Cellars wines by BrandiContinue reading “Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #7: Roxanne by Sting”
Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #6: Avaline Sauvignon Blanc by Cameron Diaz
“Compromises are for relationships, not wine.” – Sir Robert Scott Caywood Aloha from Maui! This is the sixth in a series of wine blog posts highlighting some of my favorite wines from celebrities of note and whom I admire. Previous posts reviewed Gaslighter Wines by The Chicks, Pursued by Bear Wines from Kyle MacLachlan, XOBCContinue reading “Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #6: Avaline Sauvignon Blanc by Cameron Diaz”
Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #5: Invivo X by Sarah Jessica Parker
“Good wine is a good familiar creature if well used.” – Shakespeare I’m baaack! I’ve had a nine-month or so hiatus from this blog, but I’ve been busy. I’ve been working on a book based on some of these blog entries from the past few years, and I published it in January. It’s called OpeningContinue reading “Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #5: Invivo X by Sarah Jessica Parker”
Wine #19: Domaine Séguinot & Filles Chablis (and the final final wine from the Kermit Lynch book that started this whole thing in the first place for real this time!)
(Posted September 17, 2025) “When it comes to wine, I tell people to throw away the vintage charts and invest in a corkscrew. The best way to learn about wine is the drinking.” – Alexis Lichine Aha – you just thought I was done with reviewing wines found in Kermit Lynch’s great book Adventures onContinue reading “Wine #19: Domaine Séguinot & Filles Chablis (and the final final wine from the Kermit Lynch book that started this whole thing in the first place for real this time!)”
Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #4: Two Wolves Wine by Pink (P!nk?)
(Posted May 21, 2025) “Wine is sunlight, held together by water.” – Galileo Galilei This is the fourth in a series of wine blog posts highlighting some of my favorite wines from celebrities of note and whom I admire. Previous posts reviewed Gaslighter Wines by The Chicks, Pursued by Bear Wines from Kyle MacLachlan, andContinue reading “Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #4: Two Wolves Wine by Pink (P!nk?)”
Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #3: XOBC Cellars Wines by Brandi Carlile and Friends
(Posted March 26, 2024) “A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover” ― Clifton Fadiman This is the third in a series of wine blog posts highlighting some of my favorite wines from celebrities of note and whom I admire. Previous posts reviewed “Gaslighter Wines” by The ChicksContinue reading “Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #3: XOBC Cellars Wines by Brandi Carlile and Friends”
Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #2: Pursued by Bear Wines by Kyle Maclachlan
(Posted January 17, 2024) “Wine cheers the sad, revives the old, inspires the young, makes weariness forget his toil.” – Lord Byron OK this was another gratuitous photo to get your attention, but not entirely out of context. Now that we are through reviewing many of the wines mentioned in Adventures on the Wine RouteContinue reading “Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #2: Pursued by Bear Wines by Kyle Maclachlan”
Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #1: Gaslighter Wines by The Chicks
“Life is too short to drink bad wine.” ― Anonymous OK this was a gratuitous photo to get your attention, but not entirely out of context. Now that we are through reviewing many of the wines mentioned in Adventures on the Wine Route by Kermit Lynch, we’re going to keep moving forward by reviewing some “celebrity”Continue reading “Celebrity Wine Vinterlude #1: Gaslighter Wines by The Chicks”
Wine #18: Charles Joguet Clos de la Dioterie Chinon (and the final wine from the Kermit Lynch book that started this whole thing in the first place!)
(Posted March 6, 2023) “One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters…But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk.” ― Charles Baudelaire, Paris Spleen Two years ago, I was sitting on a beach on Maui reading Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Lover’s Tour of France byContinue reading “Wine #18: Charles Joguet Clos de la Dioterie Chinon (and the final wine from the Kermit Lynch book that started this whole thing in the first place!)”
The Cellar Door 