• Follow Me
  • Events
  • Welcome
  • About
  • Personal Sommelier

Bob the WineGuy

~ Exploring the Wine Universe

Bob the WineGuy

Author Archives: BobtheWineGuy

Barolo for Valentine’s Day

February 15, 2022

It’s not a wine for everyday drinking but Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to enjoy Barolo, the king of Italian …

Continue reading →

Sweet Heavenly Fire – Grappa

December 13, 2021

One evening after a filling dinner, I searched my liquor cabinet for a ”digestivo”.  Amaro or Grappa – a difficult …

Continue reading →

Corked Wine

November 15, 2021

This weekend I had the opportunity to share a bottle of “corked wine” with my guests while hosting a wine …

Continue reading →

Four Dead in Italy

October 18, 2021

This is such a horrible story that it is hard to believe. RAI (Italian news agency) reports that four men …

Continue reading →

Vino al Vino 2021

September 17, 2021

This morning I awake in New Jersey as I do most days and my golfing buddies would say “it’s a …

Continue reading →

Sunday Smorgasbord

July 14, 2021

This past Sunday was a smorgasbord for sports fans throughout the world. In America the fun started at 8am EST …

Continue reading →

Champagne Celebration

June 9, 2021

Celebrating the recent purchase of my beach home with a magnum of Veuve Cliquot champagne got me wondering how champagne …

Continue reading →

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Categories

  • Events (3)
  • Other (62)
  • Price (180)
    • $10 to $20 (108)
    • $20 to $40 (57)
    • $40 + (33)
  • Wine Facts (12)
  • Wine Types (161)
    • Red (121)
    • Rosé (5)
    • Sparkling (14)
    • White (32)
  • Winery Visits (15)

Wine Regions

Argentina Australia Canada Chile Czech Republic France Italy New Zealand Portugal Spain USA USA-California USA-NY USA-Oregon USA-Washington

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 286 other subscribers

BobtheWineGuy on Instagram

The visits to Bodegas Marques de Murrieta in Logrono and Lopez de Heredia in Haro were the highlights of our trip through the Rioja region of Spain. Their Reserva and Gran Reserva wines are available in states and present excellent value.
We have arrived! After stops in Barcelona, Bilbao, San Sébastian, Biarritz, Haro, Logrono, and visits to Cava and Rioja wineries, the family gathers to celebrate another wedding. 
A couple of days in Venice did not disappoint - it was just like the postcards.
Arrivederci a Cortina today we say goodbye to Cortina, site of 2026 winter Olympics, and the wine journey begins as we move south to Treviso for visits with Prosecco producers and Valpolicella estates.

BobtheWineGuy on FaceBook

BobtheWineGuy on FaceBook

Blog Stats

  • 24,675 hits

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • Bob the WineGuy
    • Join 241 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Bob the WineGuy
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar