From Greg's Glass

Badass. ;)

2010-12-14T20:05:44.061-06:00

Badass. ;)

Greg! Googling (yes, that IS a verb) for the name ...

2010-12-14T19:54:20.885-06:00

Greg! Googling (yes, that IS a verb) for the name of that easy, fun pinot noir you recommended at CM the other day...led me to your blog! I am totally adding this to my googlereader. You're 'outed', friend. ;)

Yay! Congrats on the new job! =)

2009-09-11T12:49:25.462-05:00

Yay! Congrats on the new job! =)

I'm toasting (with my herbal tea) to your new ...

2009-09-11T07:23:42.589-05:00

I'm toasting (with my herbal tea) to your new beginnings.

A welcome and well-deserved promotion. :)

Congratulations, Greg. What a great story. Steve...

2009-09-09T14:00:12.102-05:00

Congratulations, Greg. What a great story.

Steve

Yay! Congratulations! I'm very impressed tha...

2009-08-19T10:35:16.204-05:00

Yay! Congratulations! I'm very impressed that you can get all that information about the wine from tasting it (reminds me of Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady). I assume this opens up new job opportunities for you in the wine world?

Congratulations!! I wish to sit humbly at the fee...

2009-08-18T12:49:04.295-05:00

Congratulations!!
I wish to sit humbly at the feet of a master! I can't wait to see what your recommendations are this holiday season. Your last batch you brought to the family were exquisite.

My dad's mentioned certain wines and foods tha...

2009-08-02T10:36:43.389-05:00

My dad's mentioned certain wines and foods that he's had on a special occasion, like a vacation or a celebratory event, and that he dares not try to ever have them again b/c he knows they will never be as good and he'd always be disappointed. There is definitely something to the atmosphere and people surrounding that can enhance the flavors of what you're having.

Glad the trip went well! =)

Thank you, Greg. I am now in care of Joe's wi...

2009-06-24T14:31:58.726-05:00

Thank you, Greg. I am now in care of Joe's wine cooler. I look foward to reading your blog on how best to fill it.

Best,

Steve Wright

Two things: 1. Zach recently read a whole article ...

2009-05-20T15:35:57.796-05:00

Two things:
1. Zach recently read a whole article about how one of the benefits of red wine is that when drank while eating a meal with red meat, it actually prevents some of the less-good-for-you stuff to get into your body somehow. So eating red meat while sipping red wine is better for you than eating the red meat alone. There's a great excuse to break open the bottle when splurging on the beef. ; )

2) My friend's brother-in-law turned 40 last year, I think it was, maybe the year before, and threw this huge bash where he spent several hundreds of dollars (if not thousands?) on vintage wines from his birth year for everyone to sample.

How was 2008 for wines? Too early to tell still? B/c you could do something similar for a big wedding anniversary one day. ; )

Happy birthday Greg, I was thinking about you and...

2009-05-20T08:43:37.561-05:00

Happy birthday Greg,
I was thinking about you and thinking that this might be a milestone year for you. Not so it seems for the vino from that year.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
PD

I am so sorry to hear about your friend.

2009-05-05T09:06:00.000-05:00

I am so sorry to hear about your friend.

Really enjoyed reading this. (captivated of course...

2009-04-12T22:36:00.000-05:00

Really enjoyed reading this. (captivated of course by the picture of your nephew, but then read back to the tribute to your Dad.)

Nice writing; interesting wine speak, quite lovely actually. I doubt my palate would ever be able to detect the flavors and sensations you so readily articulate and name. Maybe it's a partially learned skill?

Don't worry, I'm a big fan of merlot and would nev...

2009-04-06T22:45:00.000-05:00

Don't worry, I'm a big fan of merlot and would never let a movie quote get in the way of my love and sanity :) Thank you for the fun article and great wine suggestions!

Wouldn't a frenchmen argue that the point of a fin...

2009-04-03T23:28:00.000-05:00

Wouldn't a frenchmen argue that the point of a fine bordeaux is that it is a mix of grape varieties, grown in a particular terroir in a particular season. Taking a heart and ripping it in two, and sending it to lands apart will result in a heart that doesn't work. So is it ignorance, arrogance, or genius in the character.... (Zach)

Unfortunately by the time we finally watched that ...

2009-04-03T09:58:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately by the time we finally watched that movie the hype had been built up to its highest, so it was difficult for it not to disappoint somewhat. It was ok, but I may have liked it better had I not gone in with such high expectations.

I have to say, in your poor wife's defense (why do...

2009-03-21T13:33:00.000-05:00

I have to say, in your poor wife's defense (why do you pick on the poor woman so much on your blog? You mean, mean person), that I bet someone likes to yank her chain quite a bit. It's only natural for her to think this was one more evil prank on your part.

Glad to know everything turned out well -- the slab leak, the cat, and the wine.

Had never heard of this annual event before. Very...

2009-03-02T21:12:00.000-06:00

Had never heard of this annual event before. Very cool. I'm waiting for Zach to get back from the store so we can open up our own celebratory bottle of wine, in honor of our super cute new car. =P Though I think our selection's probably a bit more boring than yours...

Beautiful post. Thank you.

2009-02-26T22:02:00.000-06:00

Beautiful post. Thank you.

This post made me really hope that if/when you two...

2009-02-26T10:05:00.000-06:00

This post made me really hope that if/when you two have kids, they inherit your wine palate so this tradition can continue. Then you could enjoy and talk wines together, while Criss sits sipping her Tinto de Verano. ; )

Question: since you have such refined wine tastes, are you able to still enjoy middle-of-the-road wines, or are those kinda ruined by the nicer stuff? Are there sub-$20 (or even sub-$10) bottles of wine that you like or recommend? (and is this one of those questions you get annoyed at b/c people ask it all the time?)

I've had this FroZin wine a few times. It's pretty...

2009-02-20T11:46:00.000-06:00

I've had this FroZin wine a few times. It's pretty good...

:P

I may enjoy wine more than Criss does, but I still...

2009-02-19T14:30:00.000-06:00

I may enjoy wine more than Criss does, but I still can't tell anything about notes or tones or individual flavors in wine. However, on what might be the almost exact opposite of the type of story you wrote here, remind me that if I haven't yet I will need to tell you the story of how my friend Sean, eternal surfer dude, was once in a special tasting room at a winery in Napa when he loudly compared a special vintage rose of theirs to Boone's Farm. ; )

You should just train her to like wine. Start of ...

2009-02-16T13:12:00.000-06:00

You should just train her to like wine. Start of with the nice, sweet, light stuff (that you probably hate). Over time you can build up to the better stuff. Hey, you've got a good 50 years together, right? You've got time. ; )