Last weekend I attended the North American Wine Bloggers Conference, which was held in Charlottesville, Virginia this year. I came back with a nasty summer cold, which is why I haven’t written anything in a week, but I’m feeling much better now. I also came back with an appreciation for Virginian wine. While I had […]
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 […]
Today I am at the 2011 North American Wine Bloggers Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. And you may be asking yourself, “Why the hell is there a wine bloggers conference in Virginia?” Well, there is actually some very tasty wine made here… it doesn’t all come from California. I haven’t had a chance to taste much […]
I was just going through my tasting notes and I discovered that I still had notes for this wine from the sauvignon blanc series we did earlier this year, but somehow I neglected to publish this review at that time. And since it’s such a hot summer day, sauvignon blanc is the perfect wine to […]
I’m really excited by some of the wines coming out of Cline Cellars these days. They’re producing a number of Rhone varietals in California to create unique and very affordable wines. The latest one I’ve tasted from them is this Marsanne Roussanne. If you’re not a regular consumer of Rhone varietals, you may find yourself […]
I haven’t done a roundup article in a while, so I thought it was time to give you a quick summary of the recent series we did on zinfandel. For those who are new to zinfandel, think bold, spicy and fruity wines. These aren’t subtle wines — although some are more elegant than others. And […]
Issue number 18 of Mutineer Magazine hits shelves today and my column in the magazine this month includes an overview of some great values to be found in Paso Robles—including this chardonnay from Stillwaters Vineyards. When I visited Stillwaters Vineyards back in March, I not only appreciated their wines, but got a little insight from […]
A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to taste a short flight of wines from Spanish producer, Camp Viejo. This Rioja-based winery has been producing wine for a good 50 years and produces three different wines, each a specific style as regulated by the Rioja DOC. Rioja, for those who don’t know, is the […]
Each year, there’s an event called the Wine Blog Awards in which, as the name implies, wine blogs are given awards. Now that I think of it, I should nominate the Wine Blog Awards for Most Clearly Named Award Show. But where would I do that? Maybe I need to invent a new award show. […]
We reviewed Apaltagua’s Carménère Reserva back in April and found the wine to be a fine example of new world carménère. We’ve finally gotten around to reviewing the vintner’s more polished Carménère offering, their 2008 Envero Gran Reserva. While the Reserva is 100% carménère, the Envero Gran Reserva contains about 7% cabernet sauvignon. The winery […]
