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Oh the horror of lip marks on your teacups. But let’s face it, folks, life is messy. When your teacup gets those nasty lip marks on it that never seem to wash off and just keep building up, your life can seem even messier, bordering on total disaster. Lipstick is, of course, a culprit here, as are lip balms. But even when your lips are bare, they can…Read the rest of the article on The English Tea Store Blog.© 2013 A.C. Cargill photos and text

I cover Zin’s in the winter, so I can determine which Zin’s I want to drink with the barbecue goodies, I pull off the grill this summer. With that said, I found quite a few yummy Zins which I want to share with you. Our Top Zin comes from a small producer named Acorn. [...]

Comes in a fancier, heavier bottle these days, the artist formerly known as Devil’s Lair Fifth Leg Red. That’s a neat update. Hopefully noticed by serious wine writers.

Oh the horror of lip marks on your teacups. But let’s face it, folks, life is messy. When your teacup gets those nasty lip marks on it that never seem to wash off and just keep building up, your life can seem even messier, bordering on total disaster. Lipstick is, of course, a culprit here, […]

Visited Alkoomi on the fly last year sometime, had a snoop around, love the region by-the-by, has a charm. Andrew Cherry steering things is a good portent – there’s a rising tide of young folk way down West which speaks of good things. Saw some cracking wines.

Before you brew your coffee, you need to grind the beans...with a burr coffee grinder or a blade grinder. And your best choice is...

From ‘Adelaide’ says the bottle. A Gouger Street special. Maybe not. Maybe though. Could go well with Ying Chow? Never know. Blend of shiraz and cab sav.

Geewhiz, there are so many brands within the Lehmann range these days. Need a road map. Drawcard seems to be another celebration of experience, good vineyards, ‘world renowned winemaking’, to make the range come to life.

The fruit for this single vineyard wine comes from Blewitt Springs and a single shiraz clone. Given time in older oak.

Ahh Margaret River shiraz. A fickle mistress.