Let’s see…. Did ya take my advice this year to SEEK, FIND, BUY, & ENJOY,(or CELLAR) ANY of these wines?!?!? : ) NV Gruet Cellars Blanc de Noirs Sparkling Wine New Mexico!!! 04 Domain Wachau “Terassen Federspiel” Niederösterreich Wachau AUT Gruner Veltliner! 10 Margerum Wine Co “Happy Canyon” SB County CA Sauv Blanc!!! 09 Terredora…
Today we have thee wines from Australia and one from Maryland for your virtual tasting. The Aussie’s came from my contact at Old Bridge Cellars and the Maryland wine came from a more personal connection, Susan Southard, the media maven for the Taster’s Guild of Maryland, brought it with her during a recent visit. 2010…
I’m of the opinion that Thanksgiving, more so than even 4th of July, is OUR National Holiday Event that bests defines the unique nature of the American Experience. A few other countries (i.e. Canada) may have national holidays to give thanks, BUT I am not convinced that in those countries Thanksgiving is for them what…
Once again we had a fantastic turnout which meant more wines to sample and compare. This month, the wine varietal selected was Tempranillo. This is one of my favorite wines that originated and is found in most parts of Spain. Tempranillo grapes were believed to have been brought to Spain by pilgrims during the Crusades…
Mourvèdre The Grape of the Night for the month of May was fantastic. Everyone pulled out all of the stops and brought some terrific examples of a very unique wine known as Mourvèdre. This wine originated in Spain and is also called mataro or monastrell. It is the principal black grape of the five appellations…