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Behind the Vines

Archive for the ‘about me’ Category

April 29th, 2008

Where I Drink, Er, Blog

Some of my fellow bloggers on the b5 Lifestyles channel are posting about where they blog.  I decided to join in.  I actually have a desk, I just don’t use it.  For one, the wireless router doesn’t work, so I can’t get online from the desk.  For another, I’m a fantastic procrastinator, so I usually have […]

By Farley -- 17 comments

March 31st, 2008

The Objectivity of Taste: Thoughts on Skills

There are times when I taste a wine and specific flavors and memories come rushing at me, and it suprises the hell out of me.  Because I can vividly remember trying so hard, straining to scan the dusty corridors of my brain to grasp a name for the aroma in the glass and coming up empty.  One of […]

By Farley -- 11 comments

March 30th, 2008

The “Colors” of Wine

My other wine blog, Wine Outlook, mainly serves to give people information about Rosenblum Cellars, where I work. Upcoming events, interesting characters, wine club updates, and the weekly tasting menu that I write every Friday. That is actually one of my favorite aspects of the job–something that wasn’t even in the description. When people remark on […]

By Farley -- 0 comments

March 22nd, 2008

Saturday Strategy in the Tasting Room

I’m heading into the tasting room this morning, determined and prepared.  After last weekend’s debacle (see the current poll to your right in the sidebar), we’re going into battle a little better armed.  Metaphors aside, the weekends have truly gotten a bit crazy.  On the one hand, we love that people love our wine and want to come […]

By Farley -- 4 comments

February 11th, 2008

Twice Memed, Once Replied

Both Cyndi over at Jewelry and Beading and Kelly at Taxgirl have called upon me to share some things with my readers that they might not know…  So here’s my belated response, modeled after Kelly’s because I like how hers were all connected:
1. I love watching reruns of Murder, She Wrote while working on my blogs.  It […]

By Farley -- 4 comments

February 6th, 2008

My (Second) Valentine to Wine

Wine,
Here we are, a year later, and I’m still enamored.  Last Valentine’s Day I charted the history of our relationship–the initial attraction, which was like flirting across a room when you don’t really know someone. The tug of intrigue, how you made me want to find out more.   And as much as I think I know now, I know there is […]

By Farley -- 5 comments

January 24th, 2008

Passing the Two-Year Mark of Living My Wine-Colored Dream

It occurred to me that I had missed the two-year anniversary of my long drive to Redwood City, California, that ended January 19 and began my wine dream. This month last year, I was very aware of its arrival and excited to chart my progress. This year had too much going on for me to notice, which […]

By Farley -- 2 comments

September 1st, 2007

Welcome to My New Wine World

Perhaps you found me here because you read Wine Outlook. In that case, welcome to Behind the Vines and thank you for tracking me down. I couldn’t be more flattered.  Well, unless you were Jancis Robinson and you were reading my blog.
 If you do already know me, feel free to skip ahead.  The plan is to introduce […]

By Farley -- 3 comments

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