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Your Wine Tasting SUCKED!
Now that I have your attention, let me explain. I recently attended a tasting hosted at Enotria, one of my local wine shops, which was having KR Rombauer III pouring his family’s wine. My wife and I have visited the … Continue reading
Do You Get What You Pay For?
I decided to try this after seeing Steve from Notes From The Cellar reviewing some of Concannon Vineyards other wines and rating them fairly well. After speaking to him, I found out that he had not tried this wine yet … Continue reading
My first Blind Tasting
Ever since my friends and neighbors found out that I was writing a wine blog, I have been getting the not so subtle hints to host an event so they can have some fun too. Well I finally put a … Continue reading
Jeckll and Hyde: 2007 Chiarello Vineyards Giana Zinfandel
The nose has hints of dark ripe fruit with a light vanilla and oak to it. When i first taste this I get a slightly spice/pepper flavor at the beginning with a mild finish. Here is what I love about … Continue reading
Going Old World!
Brief history of the Châteauneuf du Pape region: Châteauneuf-du-Pape translates as “New Castle of the Pope” To distance himself from the bustle of wars that raged in Italy at the time Pope Clement V took residence at Avignon, France in … Continue reading
Organic And Alternative
Yellow + Blue wines is a relatively young company (founded in 2007) who is focusing on making organic wines at reasonable prices. The company approaches their packaging differently than most wineries around than world, in that they use an alternative … Continue reading
8 Rules For Visiting Tasting Rooms
I read a great post today by Steve Paulo who has his own blog “Notes From The Cellar“. He was writing about the Do’s and Dont’s while visiting tasting rooms and I thought that he was really on to something, … Continue reading
My Search For A Bigger Merlot.
I found this wine at our local wine shop while my wife and I were out grabbing lunch one afternoon. Seeing that it was mid-afternoon, we didn’t want to go with our typical “big” Cabernet; we also wanted to find … Continue reading
The Wine Whisperer: What you need to know about Merlot
I wonder why there is still some misunderstanding about the wonderful red wine grape Merlot. I think that this worldly and elegant wine was so bashed by Paul Giamatti that it might take a generation for Merlot to get “up … Continue reading
What does one do in order to survive through 2 hours of “The Bachelor”?
Taste a new bottle of wine, of course! This is one of my stipulations for me to sit and watch “Trash TV” with my wife. Not a bad trade off if you ask me, seeing that I would probably have to … Continue reading