I wanted to pass along an invite I received to a fantastic series of events that is taking place this month in five US cities.
The Burgundy Wine Board has put together an amazing tasting event in New York that wil Read More
Markup on Wines ~ Who knew . . .
BC Wines. markup on wine and liquor will be even higher because of the HST (May 22nd issue of the Vancouver Sun Newspaper ) – The story showed how a .00 bottle of wine ends up being .20 in a restaurant. Plain shameless gouging by the government of its citizens. First if you take someone special out for a rare dining out experience and want to celebrate with a nice bottle of wine, you should get what you pay for. Even if its .20 you are still only having a .00 bottle of wine and if you see some of the wineries in BC you have to know that the profit on wine has to be unbelievable. Perhaps the bottle costs more tha Read More
Blood Into Wine – Arizona Wine with Maynard Keenan & Eric Glomski
I’m dying to see this new documentary about Maynard Keenan and Erik Glomski and their wine growing adventure in Arizona. The trailers look really fun and as soon as my copy shows up I’ll write a nice little review of the movie. For now check it out below and if you want to grab a copy buy it from Amazon on the link below!
Trailer #1
Trailer #2
Grab a copy here on Amazon if you’re like me and can’t wait to see this one!
Wine Cents – Food Pairing for White Wines
www.siteproweb.com Tom Doughty, host of Wine Cents Canada, speaks with Roger Planiden of Sumac Ridge about food pairing with white wines. Read More
Wine Tip – How to open a Bottle of Wine the Correct Way
Miguel Garza owner of Vinum Populi offers Wine Tasting Tip # 4 – How to properly open a bottle Of Wine. More Wine Tasting Tips @ winetasterstv.com wine, wine tasting, Italian wine tasting, wine tastings, wine gifts, wine tips, april wine, wine racks, summer wine, wines, wine 101, wine… Read More
2007 Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Syrah
This single vineyard Syrah from Chile’s Cachapoal Valley is prime example of the stunning quality available from the prime vineyard sites in this country. Casa Lapostolle has been making exceptional wines for the last decade or so and continue to impress with their Cuvée Alexandre wines.
The Las Kuras Vineyard is Read More
2008 Quintay Q Pinot Noir – Casablanca Valley Chile
My recent exploration into the world of Chilean wines is frankly a demonstration of the increased quality and overall availability of these fine wines. As Chile continues to discover their potential for making world class wines, it’s imperative to dive into the diverse selection of varietals and wine regions in order to f Read More
Wines of Chile – 2009 Sauvignon Blanc – TASTING
What a fabulous opportunity I had today to participate in a virtual wine tasting via the Internet. This was no ordinary tasting event. It was conducted by Master Sommelier and Wines of Chile (Vinos de Chile) Educator, Fred Dexheimer. Fred was also accompanied (via the web) by eight wonderful vintners, live from Chile.
As noted in the title of this post, the blogger tasting theme was 2009 Chilean Sauvignon Blanc. The provider of the wines was a great organization called Wines of Chile or in Espanol – Vinos de Chile!Read More
Hugh Johnson on www.captaincork.com
Hugh Johnson Interview www.captaincork.com Read More