Wine is the original alcoholic beverage. It dates back 8,000 years! With so many intriguing and insightful stories, it would take years and hundreds of thousands of people to tell them all. Some of them will be mentioned in this humble space called “Wine Stories”. This is part 1 of an …
What is the difference between the aroma and the bouquet when it comes to wine? What is a “blind tasting”? What does it mean when a wine has “legs”? These and many other questions about wine will be answered here. EXPERT WINE PEOPLE • A sommelier is a French …
Do you know what makes a Meritage wine? What is the most widely plant grape varietal in the world? Where do tannins come from? These and many other questions about wine will be answered here. MERIT IN HERITAGE • A Meritage wine is made from using white or red …
What does the most expensive bottle of wine cost? How did the wine industry start in the United States? What is the most efficient way to chill a bottle of wine? These and many other questions about wine will be answered here. PRICE TAG • The most expensive bottle price …
In an earlier post titled Green Wines, we briefly talked about biodynamic wines. Let’s now have a closer look and pierce through the mysteries of biodynamic farming: vineyards grown without chemicals and grapes harvested at nights displaying a full moon. In spite of all the preconceived notions, this serious practice …
You’ve probably heard people talk about “investing in wine”. We’re buying wine to drink it, not to sell it… so where is the return on investment? The return on investment is not monetary, unless you sell your wine but that doesn’t make a lot of sense and that’s a “risky …
You’ve heard this saying before: “Good wine pairing is most successful when the wine and the food come from the same region”. Truth or myth? Well, it is mostly true, but everyone is entitled to an opinion and fortunately, there are a lot of opinions out there. Some might say that …
What does it mean to drink a 90-point wine? Can you really taste the difference between that and a wine that scores 95 points? Who comes up with these numbers? And more importantly, why should you really care? You’ve heard this from me before. If you like the wine, then …
As I mentioned in the last post, this is all about winemaker Dave Phinney and the great wines that he has crafted. After tasting the two Grenache/Syrah blends – ABSTRACT & D66 – and the two Zinfandel-based wines – THE PRISONER & SALDO – we moved onto the Cabernet Sauvignons. …
In my last post, I mentioned a Zinfandel/Cabernet Sauvignon blend called THE PRISONER. I was first introduced to this wine around 2003. It was the first Zin/Cab blend that I had ever had, and it was the first wine by Dave Phinney that I tasted. Who is Dave Phinney you …
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