This November wine bloggers from around North America and beyond will come together for the 10th annual event of the Wine Bloggers Conference. Some may refer to this as the 10th anniversary, but they would be wrong due to a logic problem often referred to as “the fencepost error.” It is the 10th occurrence, but […]
If you’ve ever been to southern France, you know that rosé wines are the thing to drink there. Some of them are good, some of them are great, but the ones I most want to drink are Tavel. Located on the right bank of the Rhone River, Tavel has just over 900 hectares of vines planted solely […]
Apothic Red seems to be one of the most popular bargain wines out there. I constantly hear people rave over it. And so, the Apothic brand has been capitalizing on their success and expanding their line. Apothic Dark is a special, seasonal release only available for a short time. Based on the label, one has to […]
It is holiday season and while I recommend sparkling wine any time of the year it’s a must during the holiday season. You might think that sparkling wine is a splurge, but if you know how to shop for it you can actually get some pretty darn good bubbly at prices comparable to any other […]
About a month ago, I was standing in the security line at the Seattle-Tacoma airport. I handed the TSA agent my ID and my ticket to Kelowna, British Columbia. He looked at it and chuckled, then said “while you’re up there, you should really try some of the wine. It’s fantastic! I go skiing up […]
In the last few years I’ve been fortunate enough to visit a number of different wine regions and I always look forward to discovering new wines in new places. When I recently had the opportunity to explore wines in the country of Georgia, I jumped at the chance. It’s interesting to see how places compare […]
We got off the jeep and there she was staring at me. “A vineyard pest!” Alberto Graci commented, “We had problems with cows getting past our fences and eating our grapes this year.” I can imagine that was frustrating for Alberto, as this is no simple vineyard to maintain. Contrada Barbabecchi – Solicchiata was the […]
The best way to gain an understanding of a wine is to go where it’s made. Meet the people who produce it. Explore the vineyards. Experience the overall landscape. Smell the air of the region. And taste the wines along with the winemakers. Some may say that’s the only way to understand a wine. I […]
When I got the email from the public relations representative asking if I wanted to try AC/DC wine, my reaction was instant. Yes! Absolutely! But that’s not because I expected it to be stellar wine, it just sounded like a fun thing to try. In fact, I didn’t have high expectations for the wine itself. […]
It’s the second day of the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference and the second round of live blogging. Yesterday, it was all white and rose’ wines in the tasting and today it’s all red wines. Let’s go. The first wine is a 2006 Lovingston Pinotage, a wine from South Africa. The nose of this wine is […]