http://www.winelog.net/blog Stay up-to-date on wine news and WineLog development. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:40:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Morton's Steakhouse and Riedel “Flow" stemware is quite the match in the coming months. Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Morton’s along with Riedel Crystal, is highlighting the difference a proper wineglass can have on a wine’s aroma and taste. Titled "From the vine to the glass", It's a great ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/08/21/mortons-goes-with-the-flow/ As you can see from the screenshot below, our own Dr. Xeno has become the official top logger at WineLog with over 870 wines logged. This guy is insane. His closest competition is The Grand Hotel (a list of the wines available - or previously available - at that hotel) and ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/08/21/new-top-logger-congrats-dr-xeno/ Friday was the sandwiched day of our trip, a continuation of the 4th wine trip that I've taken with Pops. I wrote about the first day when we visited Flora Springs via GiftyBox and Pope Valley Winery. It was the beef in our burger, cold cuts in the sammy, ice ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/08/20/pops-son-4th-wine-trip-day-2-the-good-and-the-bad/ Morton's and Riedel have teamed up to offer a unique experience. The steakhouse was nice enough to offer Kim and I complimentary tickets to their "from the vine to the glass" event at their King of Prussia, PA restaurant next Monday. Since Kim is abstaining from alcohol while nurturing our ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/08/15/riedel-and-me-at-mortons-steakhouse-monday-august-18th/ OK, so I wasn't off gift shopping for some flowers to take to the Pope, I admit it. His continent was involved, however. A few weeks back, my sister and my mom headed off into the skies towards a three week trip in London and Paris. Freed from ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/08/04/pops-son-4th-wine-trip-day-1-giftybox-flora-the-pope/ Would anyone like to venture a guess to what this title refers? Try 600 wines, 6 people, and 2 hours. I was fortunate enough to attend the "Philadelphia Wine Festival", sponsored by Philadelphia Magazine and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), along with WineLog's illustrious owners, Bill, Kim and Jason, ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/07/22/600-6-2/ Last Thursday's Lionheart tasting at Artisan was a roaring success, with both tasters and winemakers very satisfied with the evening. Wine was discovered, bottles bought and taste buds were pleased. As I announced previously, Lionheart's winemaker Leon Glover brought out 5 wines for us to try, all pre-release until his Mane ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/07/20/lionheart-wines-artisan-recap/ WineLog.net is very excited to announce an evening discovering the wines of Lionheart Wines at Artisan Wine Lounge & Cafe in Walnut Creek, CA. Winemaker Leon Glover will be pouring his Summer release wines that will be officially released later this month. I first discovered Leon's Lionheart Wines when tasting ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/07/12/winelognet-presents-lionheart-wines-artisan-wine-lounge-cafe/ Most of my readers know that I have a fond place in my heart for the wines from Carmel Valley, CA. Beth and I have made numerous trips to the Carmel-by-the-Sea and Carmel Valley region over the years, as evidenced by the travel post I wrote earlier this year. ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/07/06/parsonage-village-vineyard-1st-annual-wine-club-party/ The Walnut Creek Downtown Business Association launched a new yearly event this past Wednesday (06/25/08) with their first annual Downtown Wine Walk. For a $20 fee, you (were supposed to) receive a commemorative wine glass and a map to that showed the various downtown stores, restaurants and bars that ... http://www.winelog.net/blog/2008/06/30/walnut-creek-wine-walk-recap/