Sommelier André Hueston Mack returns to sample 16 wines made by celebrities, giving his expert opinion on their quality, taste, … source
Pairing wine with Chinese food
Wine with Chinese food: Five styles to consider Aromatic whites: Riesling (dry, off-dry), Gewürztraminer and Asti Spumante Chardonnay-based sparkling wines: Champagne and English sparkling wines Fruit-forward reds: New World Pinot Noir, Gamay, and Barbera Off-dry, easy-quaffer white blends and rosé Pairing ideas for a full-on feast If you are after
Beauregard Vineyards at Bonny Doon in the Santa Cruz Mountains: Current Releases
Ryan Beauregard, Winemaker Winemaker Ryan Beauregard grew up on the family’s ranch in the small community of Bonny Doon (named after The Banks O’Doon written by Scottish poet Robert Burns) in the western Santa Cruz Mountains. The Beauregard Ranch Vineyard was farmed by Ryan’s great grandfather beginning in 1945, but the family didn’t produce wine
Adele – I Drink Wine (Official Lyric Video)
Lyric Video for “I Drink Wine” by Adele. Shop the “Adele” collection here: http://shop.adele.com Listen to “30” here: … source
Review: John’s Food and Wine makes and breaks the rules with thought and beauty in Chicago – Chicago Tribune
Review: John’s Food and Wine makes and breaks the rules with thought and beauty in Chicago Chicago Tribune Source link
We Told You So (Wine Media’s Day of Reckoning Is Here, and Can We Fix It?)
“I know what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless… Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now it’s here.” — Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War I once described my friend and wine/tech-intersection guru Paul Mabray as the Steve Rogers to my Tony Stark. […]
Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: Old vs. New
Posted by Shelby Vittek | Posted in Wine News | Posted on 08-09-2023 “One of the most glaring issues with the Old vs New dichotomy is historical inaccuracy…For instance, let’s say we adopt the mindset of some European winemakers and define “Old World” as places where Ancient Romans planted vines: France, Italy, Germany, Spain, […]
2022 Brancaia Chianti Classico | CostcoWineBlog.com
Here’s a new Chianti Classico hitting Costco shelves that caught our eye. Regular readers know we adore these wines and find them to be tremendous values right now in the wine world. And this one is right on the mark. Costco’s price is $22.99 and that seems to be about the same as we found […]
1 Year Wine Fridge Review – Wine Enthusiast VinoView 36-Bottle
Wine Fridge Review (continued). A lot of you have been asking me about the status of my wine fridge lately. It’s been over 1 year … source
Riesling’s Big Personality and Germany’s Hidden Wine Gems with Anne Krebiehl
Introduction How do the soils of Germany change the expression of Riesling in your glass? What would surprise you about the size and of German wine production in relation to other leading wine-producing countries? How is climate change dramatically changing the way Germany cultivates vines? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I’m c
Chianti Classico’s Villa Calcinaia: 500 Years and Counting
Villa Calcinaia is the real thing, an historic producer of wine owned by the same family since 1524, the same year the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano explored America’s Atlantic coast and discovered Manhattan. Today, 500 years later, Villa Calcinaia is (since 1992) in the very capable hands of Conte Sebastiano Capponi, the 37th generation
What I’m Reading the Week of 7/28/24 : Vinography
Hello and welcome to my weekly roundup of the wine stories that I find of interest on the web. I post them to my magazine on Flipboard, but for those of you who aren’t Flipboard-inclined, here’s everything I’ve strained out of the wine-related muck for the week. Can you make sparkling wine in Texas?If you can […]
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for July 29, 2024
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read […]
Wine Accessories
Forget worrying about what type of wine to pair with your meal. You should be more worried about which accessory matches the … source