Wine Word of the Day — Where wine comes to terms with history.

March 16 – “Chips”

March 16, 2012

Wine Word of the Day Hello everybody and today is March 16th. And on this day in 1949, Henry Enrique Estrada was born in New York City. But you probably knew him as “Ponch” in a TV show back in the late seventies and early eighties. That’s right, Erik Estrada, who, ladies will remember, was [...]

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March 9 – “Stems”

March 9, 2012

Wine Word of the Day Hello everybody and today is March 9th. On this day in 2009, President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the ban on stem cell research, making it clear (at least for now) that the government supports this scientific breakthrough. Scientists predict that one day stem cells may be [...]

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March 2 – “Concord”

March 2, 2012

Wine Word Of The Day: Hello everybody and today is March 2nd. And on this day in 1969 in Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the super-sonic aircraft, the Concorde, occurred. The 1,350 mile-an-hour plane entered commercial passenger service in 1976 and flew transatlantic flights in half the time of other airlines. The fleet [...]

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February 24 – “Copper”

February 24, 2012

Hello everyone and today is February 24. And on this day in 1863, Arizona is organized as an United States Territory. And there are so many directions we can go with this. Sure, they got some interesting wineries there like Caduceus Cellars at Merkin Vineyards. (Yes, I said “merkin”) Which is owned by Maynard James [...]

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February 17 – “21″

February 17, 2012

Hello everyone and today is February 17th. And on this day in 1933, the United States Senate passed the Blaine Act. Big deal, you say? We’ll if you like wine it was a big deal. That act, sponsored by Senator John J. Blaine, initiated the repeal of the 18th Amendment of the US Constitution. That [...]

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February 10 – “Estate”

February 10, 2012

Hello everybody and today is February 10th and on this day in 1955 the Australian golf legend, Greg Norman was born. Norman was the first golfer in PGA history to surpass $10 million in career earnings. And besides his tremendous success on the golf course, he has earned millions upon millions in other businesses including [...]

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February 3 – “Shocked”

February 3, 2012

Moonstone Cellars Toddcast #4: Wine Word of the Day, Tasting Room News & Events, Wine News, Ask Grape Stomper Todd Greetings Moonstoners, today is February 3rd. I thought this would be a timely piece of history: On this day in 2008, the NFL Super Bowl XLII was played. Well it was a Sunday, not a [...]

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January 27 – “Beefy”

January 31, 2012

Toddcast Episode #3: Wine Word of the Day 1/27/12, Tasting Room Talk, Wine News, & Ask Grape Stomper Todd. Hello everybody and today is January 27th. And on this day in 1908, William Randolph Hearst, Jr. was born. The second of five sons born to William Randolph Hearst, Billy (which I’m pretty sure is NOT [...]

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January 20 – “Ullage”

January 21, 2012

Hello everybody and today is January 20th. And on the day in 1930, Buzz Aldrin was born. As you may recall, back in 1969, Buzz Aldrin was one of the first men, along with Neil Armstrong, to step foot on the moon. Mr. Aldrin retired from NASA in 1972 but has not stopped exploring. He [...]

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January 13 – “Dead Arm”

January 13, 2012

Hello everybody and today is Friday the 13th. And anytime the 13th of the month falls on a Friday, a lot of people stay home, draw the curtains, and hide until the day has passed. Fear of Friday the 13th is one of the most common superstitions, far outweighing black cats, spilling the salt or [...]

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