Doin’ It Every Day. And I Mean EVERY Day.

You can do it every day. I Do!

I do it at every opportunity. And I love it every time. I wish I could indulge every day, but sometimes I just can’t. But when I can, I’m happy, satisfied, and satiated.

There are free wine tastings every day *somewhere* in the Valley, and in spite of the high price of gasoline, I like to get to them whenever possible.

Of course I’m talking about wine tastings.

Whatever were you thinking?

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Wine Affair and Guilt

As I’ve been preparing for my home wine tasting this evening, something has been continuously bothering me. It’s called a guilty conscience.

I was going to do a big report on the UNLV Wine Affair. It had been promoted for a long time in different media, I had a promotion on my site along with an interview with the Director, and I couldn’t wait to go. So go I did! But there’s lots of guilt involved.

Mark and I had a fabulous time. Don dropped us off and we entered the Affair with everything already in full swing. The Opium Terrace - which I hadn’t seen before - was astonishing. The winery tables were lined up throughout the setting of the pool area. The restaurants had tables set with enticing-looking delectables, and the band was playing on. We started off with Taittinger Champagne and began to look at the wines that were there.

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Vegas Wineaux Does Wine Reviews

Okay, here we go.

I’ve been threatening to do wine reviews for a while now, and finally decided that now was the time. However, before I get started, I wanted to give you a heads-up (i.e., warning) about my tasting method. It’s a little different. While the 100-point scale has and continues to serve as the benchmark for wine evaluations, every now and then all you need is a generalization of what wine is about, using words that “everybody” understands. And that’s where I come in.

Let’s face it, no matter how professional the wine taster is, it really does come down to personal taste. For instance, I love most wines, but if I had to do a tasting on Nebbiolo from Italy, I would be a dismal failure. Why? Because I still have yet to find one that I really like. Nebbiolo fans … chill. That means more for you.

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Milo’s Wine Bar - A Distant Pleasure

I will freely admit that I had a skeptical attitude when I went to Milo’s in Boulder City. Every single person who had visited it loved it. In fact, Zachary, my oldest son of 2BC fame, called me from the restaurant when he was having a meal there. “Mom, you gotta come here. It’s great.”

A mention of Milo’s during a recent tasting brought accolades from perfect strangers. Yes, it’s a little far, they noted, but well worth it. Okay, enough already. I have to check this place out.

After a tiring day of talking, wine tasting, cheese tasting, and socializing (pure hell, huh?), I decided to end my day with a meal at Milo’s. Since I was already at the far end of Henderson, it was a short, 15-minute-ish drive to Boulder City.

Boulder City can easily be described as quaint, a veritable throwback to the earlier days of twentieth century Nevada. Although gambling - excuse me…*gaming* - is illegal in Boulder City, some of the names of the local landmarks give a nod to its flashier brother - The Desert Inn, The Sahara Motel, and the Flamingo Inn are just a few.
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Paso Pleasures, Pics, and Updates!

Okay, Okay. Stop yelling. But you’ll still have to be patient!

Here are some teasers about my trip to Paso last week, and I had to share some of my adventures with you.

As I mentioned in last week’s entry, who knew it was Easter?!? Since the kids are grown and the grandkids live in California, I tend to be somewhat lax when it comes to keeping track of holidays. Oh well. My Sunday plans went awry, but that’s okay. My visits on Friday and Saturday more than made up for it!

Here’s an overview of what my trip was about:

The first stop on Friday was at Opolo. It was a necessity, because somehow, my Mountain Zin wasn’t packaged in my shipment. !!!!! For those of you who are fans of Opolo Mountain Zin, you know that’s an unforgivable sin (no pun intended)!

Their large and lovely wine tasting room had a few fans in there who were (surprise) tasting and buying wine. We met with Sherri who took us on a tour of the grounds. I took lots of pictures which will be on the website shortly. I can’t even begin to describe the magnificence of the view.

Our next stop was to Vines on the Marycrest, where, once again, we were taken on a tour of the vineyards by the winemaker and owner, Victor Abascal. The next time Victor comes into town and does a pouring, you have to come and meet him and enjoy his wonderful wines! He is personable, chatty, and very passionate about winemaking. Plus, he has a heck of a story behind his unusual winery name.

The next trip was to Villicana, where we met up with Alex. (Yes, Alex fans, he’s still as cute as ever!).

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