Looking for great value in Pinot Noir? – Try this one, available at Costco for $12.99!
Marijuana Infused Wine Gives A Whole New Meaning To “Herbal” Taste In Wine!
A few Cali winemakers are producing their own brand of “reserve” wines infused with marijuana!
Top 10 Sparkling Wines Under $20
I tasted 30 Different Sparkling Wines From Around the World in 30 weeks – Here are my Top 10 under $20!
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…NV Blason Cremant de Bourgogne Blanc De Noirs
This week’s sparkler hails from Burgundy region of France. It is produced by Blason de Bourgogne. I picked it up at Trader Joe’s on a whim because I recognized the Blason name. It’s a name I associate with value wines. According to the Blason website they represent 800 wine-growing families throughout Burgundy. Beside this Blanc de Noirs,…
Fall 2011 Ridge Wine Blogger Tasting – Lytton Estate Rhones And A Surprise!
Last Sunday Christopher Watkins, Tasting Room Manager for Ridge Vineyards hosted the Fall 2011 Wine Bloggers Tasting at Ridge, Lytton Springs in Healdsburg. An intimate group of wine bloggers, many of whom I followed and am a fan of, met in the barrel room. It was great to put faces with names. That made the…
What I’ve learned tasting 30 Sparkling Wines In 30 Weeks..
I’ve been drinking sparkling wine on a weekly basis since February, and blogging about it in my “T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…” series. During that time, I’ve tasted sparkling wines from not only the usual suspects, France, California, Spain, and Italy, but also countries that aren’t “top of mind” when it comes to bubbly like…
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…NV Domaine Chandon California Rosé
Domaine Chandon, established in 1973, was the first French-owned sparkling wine venture in the United States. The winery, and their highly regarded restaurant étoile are co-located in Yountville. Thus creating the only fine dining/restaurant in the Napa Valley. Chandon makes both sparkling and still wine, but are best known for their sparkling wines which are produced…
How Port Is Made
From the “A picture (or moving pictures) is worth a thousand words” file, is this short that is the final installment in my dessert wine series. The video explains how Port wine is made. This video is a one of the finalists in the Wine Spectator 2011 Video Contest. Click here to check out the…
Sweet Sticky Things…Unique Dessert Wines From Around The World Tasting
A tasting of unique dessert wines from around the world
Syrah Smackdown: 7 Contenders, 1Winner, and a Great QPR Pretender!
At the most recent meeting of the Pacific Pointe Wine Tasting Club it was Syrah night. However, for the first time, we encountered a situation where one of the wines to be tasted was not the selected varietal. That’s because it didn’t meet the at least 75% threshold for a wine to be labeled a…