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Last night I met with a few friends at an up and coming wine bar on Queen Anne in Seattle: Bricco.  The place was packed all night.  I had a very enjoyable time and am looking forward to going back soon.  On to the wine of the week, which we had last night. 
2004 Ceretto Blange Arneis 
According to them: […]

I love NFL Draft day (Saturday). Two entire months of stale Super Bowl remnants end as the NFL puts on a two day made for tv experience where we can watch the over-analysis of talent, potential, attitude, background, and cohesion.
For every draft day sucess, there are at least one or two draft day debacles.  ESPN has put together a List of […]

Gorgeous!

Check out this new site which is aggregating a diverse group of Seattle bloggers posts.  It’s kind of like sitting at the Hilltop Ale House and listening in to all of the conversations happening around you.  There are some talented bloggers contributing already: Bernie Zimmerman, Jason Truesdell, Seattle Day Trips, and The Fan.
Seattle Bloggers Pub 
My posts […]

I recently discovered, through iTunes, this great podcast for learning Italian, LearnItalianpod.com.    Italian is such a beautiful language, I could listen to it all day.

Mouton Cadet 2003 Bordeaux Blanc 2003
This most recent edition of Business Week profiled Baron Phillipe de Rothschild’s attempt to revive his once mighty brand Mouton Cadet to US wine drinkers. According to David Kiley of BusinessWeek, “Before there was Yellow Tail, the ubiquitous brand of Australian wine that has invaded the U.S. like rapidly multiplying wallabies, […]

I was questioned by a good friend on what my opinion of Adam Morrison’s early departure to the NBA was since I didn’t include that in my post yesterday.  Like Spitzer I have three points for this one.

Adam Morrison was a great Zag.  His competitiveness and ability to score when it mattered most are what […]

Here are my thoughts as the Adam Morrison “Going Pro” press conference is streamed live from Spokane, WA.

KHQ has posted a mug shot-esque picture of Morrison on their site
Morrison needs to take a broadcast training. A lot of using Uh, uh.
He gave a shout out to the Kennel Club and said Gonzaga is one of the […]

This is one of the best web video’s I’ve seen - maybe because I love hearing Vin Scully, maybe because I grew up on RBI Baseball, or maybe because I can remember watching this game. 
RBI Baseball 1986 World Series Game 6  
 

Photo by Ryan O’Connor
Edited: Turns out this bike hasn’t move for at least five years.  Sam Howard took the same picture five years ago when we were living in Florence.  Great eyes see the same thing.

Cline Red Truck 2004
This wine is another vino di tavola rosso blended from the following grapes: Syrah, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Mourvedre. 
 Julie Gates, a big fan of the Cline Cellars, recommended this wine.  Thanks Julie!
According to them:  2004 was a warm year and an early harvest. The grapes arrived in excellent condition and rewarded us with wines that have […]

Having played some high school football back in the day, I find this an interesting rule change - The Banning of the Fumblerooskie.

Every single time I see Chuck Klosterman’s name show up on ESPN.com, I have to take time out of my day to read through his latest ramble on sports with more pop culture and historical references than you knew were possible.  Today, he posted his take on how he feels about Barry Bonds passing Babe […]

CMS Red by Hedges
I’m all about value, and this wine delivers.  It can be had for around $7 at Costco, and retails for $11 on the Hedges website.
According to them: Freshness, toasted oak, vanilla, cloves and a hint of licorice combine with black raspberry and cassis aromas in this sophisticated yet easy-drinking red wine.  […]

Mark Cuban is one of the people in the business world that I would most like to meet. You can say what you want about his show “The Benefactor” being a flop (and it was), or him making it big just because of the Broadcast.com IPO, but ultimatately Cuban is opinionated, passionate, and interesting. I’ve enjoyed […]