You know the deal, the more some folks learn about a topic, the more shortcuts/slang/acronyms/initials/technical jargon can be tossed around. I’m here to help you understand those sometimes mysterious words and phrases, thus – Wine Words Demystified! This week’s phrase is Wine Diamonds.. According to Karen MacNeil‘s The Wine Bible: Tasteless, odorless, harmless salts of tartaric acid that can precipitate…
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Wine Words Demystified: Corked
You know the deal, the more some folks learn about a topic, the more shortcuts/slang/acronyms/initials/technical jargon can be tossed around. I’m here to help you understand those sometimes mysterious words and phrases, thus – Wine Words Demystified! This week’s word is Corked… According to Karen MacNeil‘s The Wine Bible: A term used to describe a wine that smells like a wet…
A Taste of Achaval-Ferrer
Wine is a lot like fashion. What is considered popular for a time, can quickly fall out of favor to be replaced by something else. It wasn’t too long ago, that Malbec was in fashion. I’m not sure if it remains so. I hear much more about Muscat these days. I like Malbec for several…
A Bottle Combination Lock…Really?!…It Might Be Time To Get New Friends…
From Coolest Gadgets.com comes this Combination Bottle Lock. Google Shopping states… If your family and friends are anything like ours, hiding your booze just isn’t enough. You’ve gotta put a bottle lock on it, or your Jack and Coke just may end up a Coke on the rocks once company has cleared out. Keep your…
Value Alert – 90pt Stunner from Italy for $13!
I love it when I find a great value such as this wine – the 2007 Leone de Castris Salice Salentino Riserva, especially when it’s from a wine region and made from a grape varietal new to me. I’m still very much in the “promiscuous” phase of my wine lover evolution, so I like to…
Wine Words Demystified: Phenols
What gives a Pinot Noir it’s red fruit aromas, and Sangiovese its sweet berry flavors? Phenols!
Wine Words Demystified: Balance
What does it mean when someone describes a wine a “balanced” and why does it matter?
T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…NV Charles Baur Crémant d’Alsace Rosé
Looking for a great sparkling Rosé from France for less than $20? Try this one from the Alsace region!
Have You Ever Had a 10 Year Old Rosé?
2000 Lopez de Heredia Gran Reserva Rosado Viña Tondonia – An excellent aged, complex Rosé
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!