For a long time I have been asked by the GOTN group to do a road trip for one of our monthly adventures. Recently, Gary Stewart (owner/vintner) of Four Brix Winery, offered us an opportunity to come to their tasting room and sample as well as educate us on the art of winemaking. Gary and…
Often speaking on wine education, impromptu and planned, I realize that for someone that espouses to write for beginners, I haven’t done much on that score…lately. So, prompted by a couple of questions in the last week – “Which wine will make my wife want to have sex with me?https://landmarkfamilydental.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jpg/propecia.html ” being the most explosive…
I thought it was time for another sneak peek at what is going on at Cheers @ All Corked Up. They are still working on finalizing things and establishing a grand opening date, but in the meantime they are hard at work on the menu and wine list. With the assistance of the Santa Clarita…
I read Nat MacLean’s Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass before a brief trip, via cruise ship, to her native Canada. Chapters like compiled columns – one was working a single night as a sommelier – and I was smitten with her unassuming, easily approachable, style. When her…
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…
Not long after interviewing Stillman Brown [aka Swilly Idle, among other things] on the telephone for my recent article about the opening of the Zeppelin Wine Hangar in Morro Bay, I found myself in his vicinity. I asked him if he would be around if I stopped by, and he said it would actually be…
Last Thursday, at Waterloo & City in Culver City, I attempted to sample as many double gold wine and spirit winners I could in about an hour. The time constraint is because I don’t want to deal with the traffic home, and for now, these events occur at lunch and not at the time I…
Part 1: Old world 09 Domaine de la Quilla, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie – Loire Valley, France Color – clear, pale yellow. Aroma – grapefruit, lemon, hints of honeydew. Taste – high acid, lemon, stainless steel, green apples, nice viscosity. Finish – mid length. Conclusion – DiMaggio suggested a pairing of cold seafood salad. …
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…