http://www.wineocollective.com/blog thoughts and rants of a bunch of wine drinkers Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:48:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here they go again. From here. http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2008/11/20/those-japanese-and-beaujolais-nouveau-again/ The winner of the Champagne edition of the Wine-o Collective was: Diebolt-Vallois 2002 Blanc de Blanc http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2008/02/28/champagne-winner/ The best wine we tasted from Southern Rhone was... Domaine Du Pere Pape 2003 La Crau de Ma Mere Chateauneuf du Pape - WC score: 92 Purchased by Dan H and Hillary Runners up: Domaine de Montvac 2005 Vacqueyras Blanc - WC score: 90 - brought by Dan H Domaine Richaud 2005 Cotes du Rhone Villages "l Ebrescade" - WC score: ... http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2008/01/28/southern-rhones-winner/ Wineo Collective’s favored wine from Burgundy was… The one white wine of the night! purchased by Tony and Nina http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2007/12/31/burgundys-winner/ Go wine shopping the Chicago suburbs and you might find...  Da Bearss http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2007/11/24/da-wine/ It doesn't quite get Gary's point across as well as his own Wine Library TV episode but it is damn entertaining and funny. Go check it out. http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2007/11/20/gary-on-conan/ Katie sent this photo which I thought was blogworthy: There must be something better to do with Beaujolais Nouveau. Unless it's Gorges DeBouf, in which case bathing japanese children in it might be the best option. http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2007/11/20/beaujolais-in-japan/ Wineo Collective's favored wine from Argentina was... J.F. Lurton - Malbec - WC score: 88 purchased by Martin & Jessie Runners up: Ben Marco - Malbec - WC score: 88 - bought by Eileen and Sam Amancaya - Malbec-Cabernet Sauvingnon - WC score: 87 - bought by Hillary and Dan http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2007/11/12/argentinas-winner/ http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2007/10/24/smelling-the-stinky-cheese-twig/ I didn't find anything on the web about anyone else ever getting snakes on the nose of a wine. But here is something scary and disgusting: snake wine. http://www.wineocollective.com/blog/2007/10/15/snakes/