Years ago, I turned my wife on to sauvignon blanc from New Zealand. It’s now her white wine of choice. In fact, when white wine ends up on the grocery list there usually isn’t any second-guessing. So tonight as I was in the process of making dinner, my wife said she was up for a […]
Yesterday, we reviewed a Prosecco — which is a great sparkling wine option when it comes to QPR. Another good option is Cava, which is a sparkling wine from Spain. Traditionally Cava just referred to a particular style of Spanish sparkling wine, but since 1986 it also means that wine is produced in a specific […]
OK, so here’s a review that’s a little different than most that we do here, due to the fact that this is really a “wine drink” rather than just a wine. In other words, flavors were added— citrus flavors, to be exact. Given that fact, I’m not going to give it a score, because my […]
There is a thing that wine bloggers do each month called Wine Blogging Wednesday and today is the 67th time this event has occurred. It’s a day when numerous wine bloggers from around the world all write about the same thing. There is always a “host” for Wine Blogging Wednesday who picks the theme and […]
Today marks Wine Blogging Wednesday #36, and the theme is Naked Chardonnay. That’s defined as any chardonnay that has never touched oak. These are also typically chardonnays that haven’t gone through malolactic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation is a process that converts malic acid to lactic acid which will reduce the overall acidity and gives typical chardonnays their buttery characteristic. […]
I stopped by Wild Oats after dinner last night to pick up some dessert to go. I found some awesome looking chocolate chunk brownies and on the way home was thinking “I need to open a nice bottle of red to enjoy with these.” So I got home and reviewed the selections on hand – […]
Today it’s a followup to Tasting Tempranillo with a Tempranillo Blend. This one is Vega Sindoa 2005Red Wine, which is 70% Tempranillo and 30% Merlot. It comes from the Navarra region in Spain. Similar to the Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend, I again was pleased with this compared to most pure Tempranillo that I tried. There was a […]
Today has been an exciting wine day. In part because I tried Osborne Solaz Tempranillo Blend for the first time (yummy). But that’s not all. The Wine Blogging Wednesday #35 roundup was published (with my first appearance) and the topic for WBW #36 was announced — Let’s Get Naked. No that’s not what you think. The theme […]
Although I’m not quite finished with the Chardonnay Challenge, I’m going to interrupt that series to take part in Wine Blogging Wednesday. I’m so excited to be taking part in Wine Blogging Wednesday (WBW). Although it’s my first, this is WBW #35 and the theme is Spanish Wines for under $10. One month after I […]
Here’s is a follow up on Project Garnacha. First, a quick summary of all the Grenaches I tasted and how they ranked. In general, I preferred the pure Grenache over the blends. Spanish Grenache also outperformed Australian in this tasting. You’ll also notice that the most expensive bottle is at the bottom of the list as […]
