Tag Archives: Archaeology

Whiskey Review: Mount Vernon, Straight Rye Whiskey, Virginia

Ready to warm up this winter? Taste some history and watch my visit and review of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Distillery, Straight Rye Whiskey: Continue reading

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Thirsty Thursday: Il Poggione, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, Italy 2006

This Thirsty Thursday, Wayward Wine splurges and satisfies its Europhilia with a bottle from Italy.  Box Chianti this ain’t.  No, within Tuscany, within Chianti, within Brunello di Montalcino, within Il Poggione’s 309 acres, sits a single vineyard called Vigna Paganelli. These … Continue reading

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Solaria, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy 2002

A decade is passing by. Instead of dredging up bad memories, crushes, exes, bullies, and untold levels of awkwardness, à la Grosse Pointe Blank (with or without some murder), it is time for another kind of ten year reunion. The year … Continue reading

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