Tag Archives: drink

In Bruges 1: Beer, Geese, Religion, and Beer Belgium

Posted on November 2, 2015 by waywardwine

I hate cobbles. I do not care how adorable, quaint, or photogenic they appear. Cobbles are muffins of the devil, sent to drive every wheeled piece of luggage straight to hell.

So it goes in Bruges. We slush through snow, trying in vain to find our hostel. We have no time to look at anything, only which rut will eat our wheels next.

Get a taxi, you say. Well, this is an EU Austerity Drinking Tour. 179 days of travel add up. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beer, Belgium, Bruges, Carrefour, drink, Food, Geese, Monasteries, tourism, travel | 6 Comments

Brussels Visit to Horta House Museums and St Feuillian Abbey Beer DAY 176

Posted on October 19, 2015 by waywardwine

176 days of continuous trekking through Europe’s wineries, breweries, and distilleries finds Wayward Wine in Brussels. Antwerp brought a brilliant brewery and Rubens, in our last post (reread here). But for the next three days, we stay in a loft … Continue reading →

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Halloween Wine: Cheval des Andes Lujan de Cuyo Mendoza Argentina 2009

Posted on October 16, 2015 by waywardwine

One day we will stop referencing Sideways. Today is not one of them. Eleven years on, the film continues to kill Merlot. Although Miles railed against the grape, his prized bottle turned out to be an iconic Merlot: Cheval Blanc, 1er Grand Cru classé A, Saint-Émilion 1961…that he drank with fast food: Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bordeaux, cabernet, Cheval Blanc, Cheval des Andes, drink, Food, France, Halloween, malbec, Mendoza, Mendoza Argentina, Saint-Émilion, travel, wine | 2 Comments

Tool or Toy? The Coravin Wine Preserver Review

Posted on October 1, 2015 by waywardwine

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alcohol, bottle, Burgundy, coravin, corked wine, drink, drinks, wine | 8 Comments

TRICK OR TREAT? HALLOWEEN CANDY AND WINE

Posted on October 11, 2013 by waywardwine

For this Monthly Wine Writing Challenge, Kat’s theme is “OOPS!”. No greater wine-fail exists than this:

You’re down the rabbit hole. You bought Halloween candy. You chose ones that kids want: Hersheys, Mars, Butterfinger, etc. You know they are little bags of chemical warfare. But serving carrot sticks will get your house egged. So you sit there: like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin. Between rushes of costumed underage beggars, you do it. You eat one. Continue reading →