Stoned Wino

Although we pick and sell the Rad Grapes wines based on quality, or what I refer to as “what’s inside the bottle”, there is no question that getting good press and accolades, not only helps sell wine, but makes me feel good about the fact that I pick some great wines… That being said, the latest [...]

Between my high school reunion this past weekend and the fact that I finally joined Facebook and been very busy with tasting appointments….I have not had the time to post about the new wines we have added to the Rad Grapes portfolio in the last month or so. Stay tuned….we have a great new Pinot Grigio, [...]

I am in the process of learning how Google Adsense works, so if you stumble onto the blog and it looks kind of funny, it is just me dealing with a little bit of a learning curve figuring out how to be able to offer ad placement on the blog, where to place the ads, what [...]

Even the Stoned Wino deserves a little time off….It has been over 4 years since I started Rad Grapes and I really have not had more than a few days off here and there, so I decided to take a real vacation and head some place warmer, after a very long winter. Posting will be light [...]

Between the rather depressing economic news, the company failures, the layoffs, the foreclosures and the cold and rather long winter, it is no wonder most have been in a somber mood. We had a taste of some nice weather several weekends ago and then it got really cold, over cast and dreary again, until this weekend….

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Thanks to my friend Jon Hackett, grand webmaster extraordinaire…we have a much, much better looking blog.  I am still learning to navigate WordPress, but I am a fast learner…Anyone interested in commenting is welcome to register [...]

I hope everyone is enjoying the Holidays. For me it is a rare time to relax a little, enjoy the time with family and friends and enjoy my wines. Talking about wines….what have you been drinking during the Holidays? I am very curious to hear what everyone has been drinking. My “drinking list” for the Holidays, [...]

Dec. 19th circa 1PM…our backyard. The kids are ready to go sledding with me. I think some Port will be in order once we come back in the house half frozen and [...]

The busiest season of the year is known in the wine business as OND, short for October, November and December. Even with the downturn in the economy, it is still our busy season (people enjoy wine no matter what) and schedules can be stretched thin…that is the main reason for my light posting recently. I’ve been [...]