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!

A LOT OF WASHINGTON THIS WEEK…

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Stan The Wine Man

It is the state I reside in and I am very proud of the wines that are produced here. No longer a small player in the wine world, Washington State is the second largest wine producing state behind California. Some … Continue reading →

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SOME NICE WINES THIS WEEK…

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Stan The Wine Man

As I pointed out last week, some tasting stretches are better then others. Last week was a “Pooper”, but this week was much better. I tasted through quite a few Washington wines in this group, so that is a good … Continue reading →

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PRICE…SCORES…WHAT’S A CONSUMER TO DO?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Stan The Wine Man

Sometimes I feel sorry for the wine consumer who is faced with all the rhetoric being thrown out there by wine writers and bloggers. For instance, take the subject of scoring wines. This has to be one of the favorite … Continue reading →

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A FEW “POOPERS” IN THIS GROUP…

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Stan The Wine Man

I find that occasionally I run into what I call “poopers” or wines that just do not show up. I can remember one two week stretch where I did not taste a single wine that could even be considered above … Continue reading →

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