Monday, December 05, 2011, die hard GOTN members put on their winter clothing and went to Valencia Wine Company to taste and learn about the various differences and nuances of Malbec wines. This cold winter night was a perfect venue for the full bodied characteristics of this varietal and good friends. As Christmas was at…
For this Grape of the Night gathering the selected varietal was Meritage or Claret. Since we sampled French Bordeaux wines at our October GOTN, I thought that it would be interesting to venture to the New World as a comparison. It was interesting there were no labels that had the name Claret all were Meritage….
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…
Yes, church camp allows wine – from wine made by a congregant’s nephew, to members that love the selection at World Market, in a disposable box sent to me for review and even one gifted to me by my favorite Lil Bastard – a nice way to get to know each other better in the…
The Loyal Companion Wine Series gives back to animal shelters and rescue groups After years of crafting outstanding wines from some of the most exclusive vineyards the world over, charitable wine brand Cru Vin Dogs is launching a new series of wines to benefit man’s best friend. Wines from The Loyal Companion Series will dedicate…
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…
VINE TALK is a wonderful TV show that you may not have heard of until now. So, please allow me to tell you what you’ve been missing. The show airs locally on KLCS at 5 PM on Saturdays. Vine Talk’s website [www.vinetalk.com] is also starting to run full episodes. Filmed in New York at Lincoln…
Phylloxera – Want to sound smart? Throw out this tidbit I stole from class: The grape Phylloxera/aphid/louse succinctly took out all of France’s wine growing when they used our vine cuttings there in the 1850s. Our little bug, that our vines were resistant too, ate their way through French vines. They had to either rip…
It was Saturday morning. The Turley party was scheduled to start at 11:00 AM, but once again it was 10:00 and I was thirsty. Fortunately, Castoro Cellars opens at 10:00 and it was right down the road. As I mentioned in the article that began this series, Castoro was the first winery we ever visited…
I haven’t done a “One Bottle Post” in awhile because I had so much to write about from my Paso Robles trip. So, it was nice to segue from California to Mendoza, Argentina, to use my WSET education and take my time to evaluate a Malbec blend I had never had before from winemaker Michel…
