Boomer
03-20-2010, 07:41 PM
I see that there has been some talk around here lately about wine, and so I thought some of you might like to know about the iPhone app "Hello Vino."
I do not know much about wine. And I do not have an iPhone. But Boomette, my daughter, does. And that's where I found out about this free app. And you can play around with it a little on the site, no iPhone needed.
http://www.hellovino.com/
I am not in TV yet. But if I were, I might like to go to wine tastings or be in a club. I wonder if there is a club for people like me. It would need to be called the "'It is Perfectly Fine to Drink Inexpensive Wine" club.
In fact, just today, I sought out Red Diamond cab at the grocery store and brought a bottle home for tonight. Our niece served us some at her house recently and I really liked it. And she said, "It's less than $10.00 a bottle, Aunt Boomer." And I was thrilled.
Last weekend though I set out on a search for a Pinot Noir. I do not speak the language of wine, but every once in a while I will throw myself on the mercy of the wine guy at the store and say, "OK, sell me." (He sure can talk purdy about wine.)
And yes, believe it or not, I am at a loss for words at the wine store. All I could manage to say to try to explain what I wanted in this Pinot Noir was that I wanted to "feel" the wine. (no -- not after -- but during) Maybe I meant "silky." Maybe I meant "a little body." -- Oh I don't know what I meant, but the wine guy seemed to.
And I ended up with a Pinot Noir, Reserve, from Patricia Green Cellars in Oregon. I never had heard of Patricia or her cellars, but that's OK. I like the name Patricia, and so I ventured a little outside my usual $10 to $20 range. but not a lot. Have not opened it yet.
Well, here I am, going on and on about a topic I know nothing about. I thought some of you might like the app I linked. And next thing you know, I got carried away.
You know, those of us here in TOTVland are within a decade or two or three in age. And isn't this the time of our lives when we are supposed to be swilling red wine by the flagon-full? But we can't go broke trying to cling to our youth or clear arteries or whatever it is. Right?
Anybody else want to share the name of an inexpensive wine you are glad you found out about? (Surely, sharing this info would not cause any withering sneers or harsh pah-tooey spits from the nice people here on TOTV.)
I am also interested in learning more about all kinds of wine. It could be fun, and an education of sorts. But mostly, I am pretty much........
Ten-Buck Boomer (maybe Twenty-Buck Boomer -- once in a while)
I do not know much about wine. And I do not have an iPhone. But Boomette, my daughter, does. And that's where I found out about this free app. And you can play around with it a little on the site, no iPhone needed.
http://www.hellovino.com/
I am not in TV yet. But if I were, I might like to go to wine tastings or be in a club. I wonder if there is a club for people like me. It would need to be called the "'It is Perfectly Fine to Drink Inexpensive Wine" club.
In fact, just today, I sought out Red Diamond cab at the grocery store and brought a bottle home for tonight. Our niece served us some at her house recently and I really liked it. And she said, "It's less than $10.00 a bottle, Aunt Boomer." And I was thrilled.
Last weekend though I set out on a search for a Pinot Noir. I do not speak the language of wine, but every once in a while I will throw myself on the mercy of the wine guy at the store and say, "OK, sell me." (He sure can talk purdy about wine.)
And yes, believe it or not, I am at a loss for words at the wine store. All I could manage to say to try to explain what I wanted in this Pinot Noir was that I wanted to "feel" the wine. (no -- not after -- but during) Maybe I meant "silky." Maybe I meant "a little body." -- Oh I don't know what I meant, but the wine guy seemed to.
And I ended up with a Pinot Noir, Reserve, from Patricia Green Cellars in Oregon. I never had heard of Patricia or her cellars, but that's OK. I like the name Patricia, and so I ventured a little outside my usual $10 to $20 range. but not a lot. Have not opened it yet.
Well, here I am, going on and on about a topic I know nothing about. I thought some of you might like the app I linked. And next thing you know, I got carried away.
You know, those of us here in TOTVland are within a decade or two or three in age. And isn't this the time of our lives when we are supposed to be swilling red wine by the flagon-full? But we can't go broke trying to cling to our youth or clear arteries or whatever it is. Right?
Anybody else want to share the name of an inexpensive wine you are glad you found out about? (Surely, sharing this info would not cause any withering sneers or harsh pah-tooey spits from the nice people here on TOTV.)
I am also interested in learning more about all kinds of wine. It could be fun, and an education of sorts. But mostly, I am pretty much........
Ten-Buck Boomer (maybe Twenty-Buck Boomer -- once in a while)