Ronald Senn

Wine Coolers and Crannies

I receive many calls a month from people that have uniquely sized “crannies and nooks" that they would like to place a wine or beverage cooler in. A cranny is a small narrow opening in a wall and a nook is defined as any small recess. Often these areas... Read >

Virginia's Surprising Wine Industry

My Marine son transferred to Quantico, Virginia last year and my wife and I were planning a trip to see him and our grandchildren soon. One of our favorite activities is to investigate wine growing in each state that we visit. My wife did live in Falls ... Read >

A Wine Consumer Powder Keg

Last year I ran across a website that stirred my interest in wine consumer issues and I wrote an article about it (see my article at: http://winecoolerblog.com/category/wine-issues). The website (freethegrapes.com) presented specific information with re... Read >

New York State Wine Industry

The Yankees (not my personal team to root for) are in the 2010 baseball post season again. They are representing a city of nearly 8.5 million people, about 27,900 humans per square mile. Contrast New York City’s population with that of Los Angles (near... Read >

Paso Robles - A Wine Tour Must

My spouse and I have traveled through California many times on my way to see family in Monterey. We have traveled the “101" up the coast from Los Angeles and have used I-5 as well. Everywhere you go in this part of California you will see grapes grown. ... Read >

Beer Keg Facts

I am an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball fan. I know that this year is not the best for my team, but I follow them anyway. During last night’s pre-game show, Todd Walsh, the show’s emcee, did a tour of the beer keg factory across the street from the ballpa... Read >

Biggest American Wine Producers

My wife and I had several guests over for dinner the other night. We enjoyed a great meal and later we sat on our patio with a glass of our favorite after dinner wine. My guests know of my current pastime of blogging. They began to tease me about how I... Read >

Illinois Wine Bucket List

A “Bucket List" can be defined as a list of actions that individuals would like to accomplish in their lives. I have my own list and staying in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House is not on the list. At the end of this month, another item from my lis... Read >

Washington: The Dual Zone Wine Country

My son and his family used to live in Anacortes, Washington. We generally traveled to visit them by either by taking Interstate 5 north from California or Interstates 82 and 90 west from Idaho. Along both of these routes, we noticed many scattered Washi... Read >

Space-saving Wine Coolers

For those of us that really enjoy wine, there is always the question of how best to store it properly. If your home has lots of space, the options for wine storage are nearly unlimited. However, in some homes, finding space for a wine cooler to store yo... Read >

Complexities of Beverage Storage

Most people enjoy more than one type of beverage. I am no different. There is an appropriate time to enjoy that glass of wine, cool can of beer or favorite soft drink. The problem is how can you store and cool all these different types of beverages and... Read >

Texas: The Biggest Wine Country

I might have mentioned before that my wife and I are planning a late summer trip to Branson, Missouri. In order to get there, we must travel east thru New Mexico before arriving at El Paso. Starting at El Paso, what lies before us is approximately 800 m... Read >

The Wine Cork Mystery

I was browsing through my local paper the other day and came across an article by Jon Rogers. Jon, of Wines Without the Mystery, is a wine educator and consultant who teaches a wide variety of classes. The article was entitled: You have no need to fear ... Read >

Wine and Fish Pairing

You work for days on end until the time arrives when you get a day off from work. It only took seconds to kiss my wife, grab my gear, hook-up the boat and hang the "Gone Fishing" sign on my office door. My wife yelled at me as I was going out the door: ... Read >

Minnesota's "Cool" Wine Country

Much to my surprise, I recently came across a feature article in the June edition of Good Sam's Highway Magazine that featured Winona, Minnesota. This town of about 30,000 people is the place I was born. I was excited to learn that my old hometown was u... Read >