It's time to try a little something different...

Leilani is constantly on the hunt for something different to drink. This blog is meant to document how that story progresses. Focused mainly on wine, with some beer, spirits, and fun sprinkled throughout.

05 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Deviant Sparkling – Jacques Pelvas

You may recall, a few weeks back, my mentioning an interesting sparkling wine I came across at a tasting on Friday the 13th not too long ago. I found out where I could pick up this beauty of a bottle and finally dove in head first. As part of a Marble Porch day I held in [...]

02 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Wine-Sanity to Ensue

Fear not, loyal readers…a new batch of blog entries will pop up in the next 24 hours. Needless to say, your lead deviant has been attending a number of wine events, hunting high and low for wonderful wines to highlight. Also, if you know of a wine, beer or spirits related event that makes you [...]

10 February 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Acorn & Heritage Vines Deviance

Located in the Russian River Valley, Acorn Winery is a winery worth visiting. I first learned of them at the recent 2012 ZAP Grand Tasting held in San Francisco. This winery was listed as part of the Zin Blends track in my tasting booklet for the event, and it was when I stopped by their [...]

10 February 2012 ~ 0 Comments

ZAP & Starting 2012 Right

ZAP – Zinfandel Advocates & Producers. I fall in with the “Advocates” portion … maybe even more narrow of a focus, I’m a lover of Zin. It’s a wonderful grape, with brightness or deep, dark tones and a mouthfeel from light to viscous, sugary goodness. Zin is happy to be so many things to so [...]

29 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Best-read? Heck, let’s just get the word spread!

During a regular ritual I hold on Sundays (involving the SF Chronicle and a lovely cup or two of coffee), I stumbled across my horoscope that gave me much hope: Now, let’s not get crazy. There are some longstanding blogs out there that have content pushed on a much more frequent basis, with writers that [...]