Author Archives: Stan The Wine Man

About Stan The Wine Man

I am a blue collar wine guy who has been in the biz for over twenty years. I work at a store in a tourist destination stop. I work hard at finding the best wine for the money. I love the challenge of learning my customer's palate so I can find the best wine for them, whether it is Petrus or white zinfandel. Cheers!

SOME GEMS FROM “TEN UNDER TEN”…

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Stan The Wine Man

For the last four years I have put on a tasting event with the theme… “Ten Under Ten In October.” It has a nice ring to it, and it has allowed me the opportunity to search high and low for … Continue reading →

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STAN’S PICK OF THE MONTH… OCTOBER 2012

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Stan The Wine Man

I continue to be concerned about the market saturation of malbecs from Argentina. I am worried that Argentina will suffer the same demise as Australia has in connection with shiraz. You give folks too much of something and eventually they … Continue reading →

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AN INTIMATE TASTING WITH JOSHUA MALONEY.

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Stan The Wine Man

About a year and a half ago, I was having lunch with Butch Milbrandt and Ted Seifert,  tasting some of the MilbrandtVineyard wines . I asked him if we could have his wine maker come to one of  my “Intimate … Continue reading →

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STAN’S PICK FOR AUGUST 2012…

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Stan The Wine Man

The weather here in the Pacific Northwest is trying to get warm for the summer. I’m hoping for a good August and, being the optimist I am I’m selecting another white as my pick of the month. 2011 Milbrandt “Traditions” … Continue reading →

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