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 …
How many times have we had a good meal while pairing some amazing wines, and we all wished we ate and drank less? We’re all guilty of it; eating and drinking too much. But who can blame us? It’s the epicurean style. Pairing wines with a juicy New York steak, a …
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 …
For centuries, Bordeaux has assumed a mythical status in the world of fine wine as a leitmotif of wealth, power and influence, but its prosperity has always been linked to the capricious nature of markets and the shifting fortunes of global economies. Now change is coming to Bordeaux, with traditional …
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 …
In addition to donating millions to charitable organizations, spending time to help various people in need, more celebrities are getting involved with what really matters: WINE! This is part 2 of “celebrity winemakers”. Enjoy and check back later for more! 5 – Let’s be honest… We ALL remember actor Jason Priestley as the …
You’ve heard me talk about people who “invest” in wine, only to indulge in the new taste of that wine after patiently sitting in a wine cellar for a few years. There’s no real trading happening, therefore the term “wine investment” is only used as a figure of speech… until …
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 …
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