Author Archives: The Walpole Barn

Need Candles?

Posted on 04/03/2011

Some of the candles that we sell in the Barn:

Posted in Light | Tagged candles, colored candles, colored votives, pillar candles, secented candles, soy candles, taper candles, votives | Leave a comment

Thank goodness it’s that time of year again! The Barn will be opening up for the season in the few days and we are really looking forward to unpacking all those boxes of new product that will be arriving over … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, New | Tagged comfort grip soil scoop, gardening, grubbers, monster scoop, tiger trowel, tools | Leave a comment

Warren’s Wine Notes – Port

Posted on 03/25/2011

Somebody in Motown had to be thinking of Port when they wrote the classic song: “ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby”… cause there’s only one place that real Port comes from….and that’s Oporto Portugal. California, South Africa and Australia … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink | Tagged boxing day, christmas dinner, douro, lbv, melton mowbray, nain, oporto, port, portugal, ruby, stilton, tawny, vintage, welsh, wraf | Leave a comment

Warren’s Wine Notes – Gewürztraminer

Posted on 03/17/2011

Monday evenings at the 1812 Barn down the road in Bristol, King Eider’s Pub holds their weekly Trivia competition. Teams as large as 20 and as small as 2 (last weeks winners) graciously compete trying to answer 30 questions divided … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink | Tagged 1812 barn, alsace, bristol mills, gewurztraminer, king eider's pub, monterey, russian river valley, spelling, trivia, wine | Leave a comment

Warren’s Wine Notes – Rioja

Posted on 03/09/2011

My father-in-law religiously followed the maxim made famous by the food critic Waverly Root….“drink wine everyday at lunch and dinner, and the rest of life will take care of itself.” When I met Craven Walker for the first time in … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink | Tagged crianza, down to earth foods, garnacha, graciano, gran reserva, lava lamps, mazuelo, reserva, rioja, simple cooking, spanish wine, tempranillo | Leave a comment

How to Make a Perfect Cup of Coffee

Posted on 05/06/2010

Yes, it’s a well kept secret – your electric drip coffee machine will never be able to provide you with a ‘really’ good cup of coffee. The reason? The water is not hot enough and the coffee does not have time … Continue reading →

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Warren’s Wine Notes

Posted on 04/12/2010

Years ago in a former incarnation I found myself in Dallas for a major showroom opening. The after dinner speaker that evening was Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus fame, the Mahatma Gandhi of high-end retail. Sometime after 9:00 pm he … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink | Tagged california, europe, mahatma gandhi, Maine, marketplace, neiman marcus, new york times, pinot noir, redtree, rioja, robert parker, stanley marcus, wine | 1 Comment