Welcome to Part 2 of the highlights from my media jaunt to VinoVIP 2024, held in Italy’s rather dramatic (landscape-wise, anyway) locale of Cortina. For more background on the event, head over to Part 1. The main draw of VinoVIP is the grand tasting, held at Rifugio Faloria. This lodge is situated pretty much perfectly […]
Best LCBO Wine Reviews: Vintages Ratings November 30, 2024
You can access the wines that I reviewed as a text wine list with my complete tasting notes, scores, food matches. If you are a Paid Member, you can add my wine picks to your custom shopping list with one click and access that list on your smartphone to find the stock for each wine in your closest LCBO store. […]
2021 Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien Bordeaux
This popular Kirkland Bordeaux is back. Always a good sign since we have only have seen two vintages so far. It’s nice to see Costco committed to these high quality, highly desirable wine regions with the Kirkland label. More good news, the price actually keeps coming down a little bit each year. It’s not much, […]
Sommelier Tries a $1,500 Bottle of Red Wine | World Of Wine | Bon Appétit
Sommelier André Hueston Mack returns for another edition of World of Wine, this time putting a $1500 bottle of Harlan Estate red … source
What I’m Reading the Week of 11/24/24 : 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. ‘Collioure could be a little mountain Burgundy of the […]
The Best Champagne Glass for Celebrating the Holidays
Flute, Glasvin, & Zalto The International Wine Review recently compared Champagne served in a traditional flute and two tulip-shaped crystal glasses from Glasvin and Zalto. Champagne glasses have changed radically over the years. Thomas Jefferson drank his wine in a flute-shaped glass (an elegant replica is sold at Monticello.org), but it’s un
Sommelier André Mack Answers Wine Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
Sommelier André Hueston Mack answers the internet’s burning questions about wine. Why do people swirl the wine glass before … source
Spicy Red Wine Quick Guide
You can taste a red wine and suddenly discover your mouth is sizzling – that spicy red wine has a whole world of delicious, zesty compounds that light up your palate and senses. Our quick guide will help you learn about what’s making you wave a hand over your tongue, and where you can look […]
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for November 18, 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 […]
IWA Wine Accessories ups SEO game on their SuiteCommerce Advanced website
Ben Argov is the President of IWA Wine Accessories. Watch his testimonial on Tavano Team’s SEO Consulting for their SCA … source
Gol Spektakuler Cristiano Ronaldo Antar ke Final Liga Champions
Gol Spektakuler Cristiano Ronaldo Antar ke Final Liga Championssalah satu pemain terbaik dunia dengan mencetak gol spektakuler yang membawa klubnya melaju ke final Liga Champions. Dalam laga semifinal yang berlangsung sengit, Ronaldo menjadi pahlawan dengan mencetak gol tunggal yang tak hanya mengantarkan timnya ke babak puncak, tetapi juga mencata
2022 Domaine de la Galopiere Cuvee Perle Rare Bourgogne
We are always down for trying new Burgundies when they arrive at Costco and this was a new one we ran into. Costco’s price at $22.99 is about what we found the wine selling for online, and Vivino showed an average price of $22.61. So perhaps not much of a deal here for buying at […]
Wine Review: Franzia Sunset Blush Box Wine
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Patron Saint of Wine is St. Martin
It’s a sweet coincidence that today I’ve been going back and forth with Isabel Ramos, from my first trip in Évora and the Alentejo. Luís Ribeiro is another Portuguese friend, and we were also recently speaking. Arranging a meeting, while there, would have been icing on the cake, but it became complicated. The schedule I […]
Top Wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains
The vintners of the Santa Cruz Mountains are making exciting, fresh wines from unique, wild mountain terroir. We’ve selected some of our favorites, described below. They include excellent bottlings of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. These wines give a good picture of the varied terroir and sophisticated viticulture and winema