Monthly Archive for March, 2004

Winers & Tizers Road Trip

Theme: Wines bought in Newport, Oregon
Wines:
1. Bottaccia Puglia, Nero Di Troia, 2002 Torre Qvarto. Italian. Chosen by Monica.
2. Protocolo. Spanish. Chosen by Kelly.
3. Crianza 1999, Lar de Barros, Tempranillo. Spanish. Chosen by Mandi.
4. Santa Cristina 2002, Sangiovese. Chosen by Mandi K.
5. Mezzo Giorno 2001, Nero D’Avola Sicilia, Shiraz. Chosen by Deanne.
Group Favorites: #1 and […]

Leather Crafts

For the first time in my life, I worked with leather as the medium for a craft project!
I decided to give Joshua an unfinished leather guitar strap kit for Christmas. The part of his gift that would come later was the stamping, finishing, and conditioning, which I would provide for him.
About a month ago, went […]

Chardonnay Wine

Theme: Chardonnay
Wines:
1. 2001 Camelot from Santa Rosa, CA. $5.99 (on sale)
Smooth, sweet, medium yellow color, buttery.
2. 2001 San Juan Vineyards from Friday Harbor, WA. $9
Light color, tingly on tongue, more buttery than #1, less sweet than #1, like sparkling cider.
3. 2001 Cartlidge and Brown from Napa, CA. $10
Can taste it in the back […]