The Other 46

Recap: Pend d’Oreille Wood River Vineyard Malbec

I’ve been fortunate to have enjoyed several great wines over the past month from wineries previously featured on TheOther46.com.  From hearty reds to crisp whites, I’ve quickly filled my cork bag to the brim.  So what better of a time to spend a little wine time this week providing a quick recap.
Up first is the [...]

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Better Late Than Never

Unfortunately, I missed highlighting Dithyramb Winery during my first Colorado wine showcase late last year (see Caution, High Altitude Ahead).  Better late than never, tonight’s post introduces and welcomes Colorado’s newest winery on the block, Dithyramb Winery.  Located in Centennial, Colorado, owners and winemakers Sean and Candice Bundy opened their home-based, boutique winery in 2008.  [...]

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Quality Over Quantity

I had the opportunity to meet Rob Beecham, COO of Beecham Builders, and also part of the leadership team at Montaluce Winery and Estates late last year in Orlando.  Down visiting Disney World, I welcomed the chance to meet up and discuss Montaluce and their first vintage.  Montaluce is the first of its kind in [...]

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A Bottle of Red, A Bottle of White

Whatever kind of mood you’re in tonight.  Hopefully everyone is familiar with Billy Joel’s, Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.  Tonight I feature two wines (a red and a white) from Pend d’Oreille Winery, located near the shores of Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint, Idaho. Winemaker, Steve Meyer, uses traditional French methods with grapes sourced from [...]

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Ballet of Angels

How many wines can lay claim to having their own website?  One in particular, Ballet of Angels, arrived at my house last month from Sharpe Hill Vineyards.  Located in Pomfret, Connecticut, Sharpe Hill Vineyards has put Connecticut on the wine map with their award-winning Ballet of Angels.  The wine has taken home more than 80 [...]

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Blood Into Wine

To say I’m excited about the upcoming documentary on Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan and vineyard partner Eric Glomski in their mission to bring credibility to Arizona’s burgeoning wine industry is an understatement.  Being a huge fan of local wine and Maynard, I can’t imagine a more perfect pairing (read my review of his 2006 [...]

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DrinkLocalWine.com: Spotlight on Virginia

DrinkLocalWine.com this week announced it will hold its second annual conference April 24-26, 2010, in Loudoun County, Virginia.  The event, presented by the Virginia Wine Board, will focus on the diversity and quality of the 157 wineries in The Old Dominion.
“The Virginia Wine Board is pleased to sponsor the second annual Drink Local Wine Conference,” [...]

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Dear Wine Spectator

After four years of being a loyal customer, I regrettably inform you that the February issue will be my last.  We’ve spent a lot of time together, from plane rides to bedside, I’ve relied on the Spectator to learn the essentials of wine.  I still remember the excitement when opening my mailbox to find the [...]

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An Idaho Food and Wine Pairing

I’ll be honest, other than at a restaurant or paired alongside the casual fruit and cheese platter, I was never a food and wine kind of guy.  That’s all changed in 2010.  More and more, I’m finding myself pouring through the pages of Food & Wine or Wine Spectator hoping to find the perfect pairing.  [...]

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