Author Archives for John Eddy

Wine tech for the gadget lover


Over the past couple weeks, three different gadgets crossed my IntarTubes and I really wanted to share them, if only because I could get a laugh out of one of them.
First, the laugh.
We all know that wines should be served at certain temperatures. Reds should, generally, be a little chilled, 5-10F below room temperature. Whites […]

Rosé… You don’t have to drink up the red wine…


Apologies to Sting and the Police…
Another Great Grape Day, another wine I don’t usually drink.
We hear from our wonderful litre….err.. leader middle of the month, letting us know what we have to look forward to, and look forward we do. Well, I do. Can’t speak for the others.
When I heard our mission this month was […]

w00t, I say. w00t indeed.


So, if you’re like me, I feel very sorry for you.
HA! Just kidding. Now where was I? Oh yeah, if you’re like me, you’re a bit of a geek. So, a lot of what I’m about to discuss is probably old news to you. But, I’d wager some of you […]

Always check the fridge for the remote, and other tips.


I have a small set of wine shops I tend to frequent.
Well, heck, who am I kidding, there’s a single wine shop, or, more to the point, the wine section of my local, slightly upscale grocery store, which I do promise to tell you about in the future. There’s a wine ‘outlet’ in town, but […]

Semillon. ‘S wonderful. ‘S marvelous. Well, one of out three.


On first glance your high school science knowledge, coupled with a mistaken quick read, would make you think that Semillon is shorthand for half a million, just like I did. But no! In fact, it’s pronounced Semi-Yawn.
Which, frankly, when it comes to most white wines is what I start doing!
But I do happen to have […]

I don’t know that I’d drink that…


So, if you’re like me, when you hear ‘Sutter Home‘, you think of your parents, you think of boxes of Franzia, you think of your high school classmates drinking bottles of Boone’s Farm “wine” (where wine is definitely used in the loosest of terms).
The little two dollar Sutter Home mini’s in my local grocery store […]

John Eddy

As the new guy, I stand in slight fear and trepidation at having to accurate summarize who I am in what is commonly known as a Bio, especially since I was more of a physics and chemistry geek. So, a little bit about me. I'm diabetic who has discovered that he's lucky enough not to have wine affect my blood sugar all that much. I'm snarky, punny, sarcastic and generally a little... odd. I like long walks along the beach and... oh, sorry, wrong bio. I wear a utilikilt, pay no favorites to type of libations (tho I will tend to avoid white wines that aren't dessert types), and try to live a green life along with the love of my heart. Current hobbies: Entering (and losing) writing contests, playing Xbox and collecting gamerpoints, photography and job hunting.