SPARKLING ROSÉ
December 21, 2008 · Filed Under Wine Reviews · Comment
Ahh… tis the season for bubbly and more bubbly. But of course, those in the wine trade would like to encourage wine consumers to drink sparkling wine anytime throughout the year and at any time of day. I like to drink sparkling before eating as it prepares the palate for all the yumminess to come, [...]
South American Wines – Argentina
December 6, 2008 · Filed Under Wine Reviews · Comment
Over the past couple months I have been lucky enough to attend a few wine events that included line ups of some remarkable wines and found that wines from Argentina are crazy delicious! The wines coming out of this South American country are incredibly flavorful, complex, and more often than not, of extremely high quality.
Argentina [...]
Cab is King!
September 14, 2008 · Filed Under Wine Reviews · Comment
That is often a phrase you will hear from wine producers in California regarding one of their biggest wine varietals in terms of production. Ever since Cabernet Sauvignon was discovered in Europe, it has become a very popular varietal as it is fairly easy to grow and can adapt to most climates and soils. Additionally, [...]
The Wines of Germany and Austria
July 21, 2008 · Filed Under Wine Reviews · 1 Comment
Understanding the wines of Germany and Austria can be a bit overwhelming; the varietals sound strange and are difficult to pronounce, the labels include all sorts of foreign words like ‘qualitätswien’ and ‘Trockenbeerenauslese’, and the wine styles are very different than what the typical U.S. wine consumer is used to. But if you give these [...]
The White Wines of France
July 11, 2008 · Filed Under Wine Reviews · 1 Comment
I am the first person to admit that I don’t know enough about French wines to discuss them confidently and will shy away from the French wine section at the Grocery store or wine shop because of this. France just seems so complicated with all the different wine regions and very restrictive wine production laws [...]
