Monthly Archives: April 2009

grace’s first cellar offering

if you’re following us on here, don’t forget to check out our first cellar offering on the site HERE. for the initial offering we are making available some direct import orders on some  2004 bordeaux wines. check out the details on our cellar page and give daryl or todd a call here at the store [...]

petite fusion, grand taste: the bordrhone

we just put a funky little wine with a big taste on sale for $17.99 and i wanted to write un petite blog about it. since it’s monday tuesday and there is really no other reason not to, the lucky bottle featured today is…
the 2006 petite petit by michael & david (lodi vineyards)
applause. applause: it’s [...]

april staff picks (who’s yours?)

happy april showers, wine lovers!
over here at ye old wine store, we’re getting to know the weather, and how you like it (or don’t). and we’re excited that you’re getting to know us, and what we like (or don’t!). one of the best parts of my job is recommending a wine to people and then [...]

Wining with the Stars

WE heard through the grapevine that Sting is now selling wine - his ultimate ‘Message in a Bottle’, if you will.
Were you already impressed that with the Francis Ford Coppolla line? Well, here’s a list of celebrities that are also involved with the wine industry. Who knew vino &  hip-hop had so much in common?!
Curious: Would a [...]

Pink is the New White

An old thought process here in the South is that pink wine is sweet and the people drinking it are often times college-aged women purchasing Sutter Home or Beringer White Zinfandel - while the guys are drinking their  Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, and/or Miller Lite. We all have been down this road of beliefs. While there is nothing wrong with [...]