I recently spent a week on Martha’s Vineyard with some friends and had an incredible time. During the time I was there, the Martha’s Vineyard Wine Festival began. It was truly kismet! The unfortunate thing was that the Festival began on Thursday night and I was leaving on Saturday …
As a follow up to The Wine Ponder’s post on Creative and Unusual Wine Labels, I have come across several wines that jump into a whole other category of “What are these people thinking?” BOARDING PASS FIRST CLASS SHIRAZ (SYRAH) • South Australia ($34) R WINES sources grapes from …
During a recent trip to COSTCO, I came across a wine display that I found to be quite interesting. Inside this locked plastic case were five wines. • 2004 Screaming Eagle Red Blend – $1775 • Penfolds Grange Shiraz – $400 • 2005 Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne – $180 …
When I first heard about FLYING GOAT wine (around 2002), I was in a wine store in Santa Ynez (Santa Barbara Wine Country). The wine merchant was telling me how wonderful the Flying Goat Pinot Noirs were. I was cautious in that I hadn’t tasted the wine… and the bottle …
Wine tasting is a lot of fun. You get to try different wines from the same winery. You get to compare different wines side by side. You get to taste wines that you can’t get anywhere else. And often you can meet the people responsible for making the wine. …
When looking at hundreds or even thousands of bottles of wine on the shelf in the market, it can be a very daunting and intimidating experience. What do you buy when there are so many choices? Think about it. There are approximately 39,000 wineries worldwide, including 9,000 wineries in the …
Recently I had a wine experience that doesn’t happen that often. I have tasted a lot of wine throughout the last fifteen years or so (when I adopted wine as a serious hobby and interest). But the other night I can truly say that I had one of the BEST …
I was at my neighbors’ house the other night and they poured an EARTHQUAKE Cabernet Sauvignon and an EARTHQUAKE Petite Sirah. I have never had these wines before and they were really good. Not only was the conversation stimulating – we have recently become friends as I am in a …
A friend of mine (Thank you Charles!) suggested this topic for today’s post – and because it is wine-related, I ran with it. Even though I am familiar with some of the history, I wanted to dig into the subject a little more. So just where did the ritual of …
Wine blends have become a very exciting thing in winemaking today all across the world. I’m not talking about just the “Bordeaux” blends that France has made so famous. Winemakers are taking a chance on blending lots of different varietals and coming up with some interesting and delicious wines. Since …
