Every year, on the third Thursday in November, the world’s fastest wine, from picking to bottling, hits the world-wide market with tsunami of marketing hype. That wine is Beaujolais Nouveau. Beaujolais Nouveau Day is marked in France with fireworks, music and festivals. And it’s not just France. It’s worldwide phenomenon. In fact in Japan, which imports nearly…
Author: Martin D. Redmond
A Taste of Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel #LodiWine #LodiOldVineZin #ZinDay
Happy National Zinfandel Day! I can’t think of better way to celebrate than tasting “Old Vine” Zinfandel from the self-proclaimed “Zinfandel Capital of the World” – Lodi! The Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (a.k.a. ZAP) are the driving force behind the annual observation of National Zinfandel Day (#ZinDay) Not only do they host Zinfandel themed events that…
Wine of the Day; 2013 Silverado Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon GEO
This is an enticing, delicious,well-structured wine that is sure to please! Fruit for this wine is sourced from the Silverado Vineyards’, Mount George Vineyard located in the Coombsville appellation of the Napa Valley. It was one of the first vineyards planted to vitis vinefera in the Coombsville AVA. Under the care of pioneering Napa vintner,…
Lodi Chronicles; Celebrate National Zinfandel Day With Lodi Zinfandel #ZinDay
As you may know if you follow this blog, I’ve been contributing to Visit Lodi! Conference & Visitors Bureau blog. Visit Lodi is the official travel website for Lodi, California. From time to time I share the blog posts I’ve written for Visit Lodi here. I recently wrote a piece for Visit Lodi entitled Celebrate National Zinfandel Day…
#Winestudio – Week 4; A Taste Of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze
Last month I participated in the #winestudio Conegliano-Valdobbiadene (“CV”)program. The program was about painting a picture of the history, terroir and people associated with this Prosecco Superiore D.O.C.G zone. This is the fourth of four posts about the CV program. You’ll find links to the previous weeks below: Week 1, held October 3rd was an overview of…
Wine Of The Day; 2015 Concha y Toro Chardonnay Marqués de Casa Concha
“This is a New World wine produced with an Old World sensibility that evokes Burgundy for me” Fruit for this wine was sourced from Quebrada Seca vineyard in northern Chile’s Limari Valley. Located 200 miles (320km) north of the Chilean capital, Santiago, the Limari Valley is one of the northernmost wine growing regions in Chile. This dry…
Lodi Chronicles; Lodi’s Tempting Tempranillos
As you may know if you follow this blog, I’ve been contributing to Visit Lodi! Conference & Visitors Bureau blog. Visit Lodi is the official travel website for Lodi, California. From time to time I share blog posts I’ve written for Visit Lodi here. I recently wrote a piece for Visit Lodi entitled Lodi’s Tempting Tempranillo. Tempranillo,…
#Winestudio – Week 3; A Taste Of Conegliano Valdobbiadene – Methodo Classico and Col Fòndo
During the month of October, I’m participating in the #winestudio Conegliano-Valdobbiadene (“CV”)program. The four-week program features a region, that until last year, I was unfamiliar with. While attending the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference, I attended a session put on by the Consortium of Italian Wine and Food. One of the wines, I tried was a Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco…
2014 Domaine L’Ostal Cazes “Grand Vin” #Winophiles
This month, the French Winophiles are making a virtual trip to the Languedoc-Roussillion region of France (which is now part of a newly formed region called the “Occitanie” – more on that later). I’ve chosen a wine from Minervois La Livinière appellation – the 2014 Domaine L’Ostal Cazes “Grand Vin” and pairing it with vegan…
Champagne Le Brun de Neuville Authentique Assemblage; Superb Value For #ChampagneDay
Champagne Le Brun de Neuville Authentique Assemblage – “Five years aging on lees, under cork rather than crown cap for $35? Who says fine Champagne has to be expensive? One of my favorite under $40 bottles of Champagne this year !” Grapes for this wine were sourced from the Côte de Sézanne region of Champagne. The area is…