Grandi Marchi – the Seminar
Grandi Marchi – Welcome to the Pantheon No, I’m not talking about the gorgeous temple-turned-church in Rome. But just as the Pantheon of Rome is… Read More »Grandi Marchi – the Seminar
Grandi Marchi – Welcome to the Pantheon No, I’m not talking about the gorgeous temple-turned-church in Rome. But just as the Pantheon of Rome is… Read More »Grandi Marchi – the Seminar
Grandi Marchi – The Estates and the Tasting Notes Eighteen wines – one from each of the estates represented at the seminar – were poured.… Read More »Grandi Marchi – the Estates and the Tasting Notes
VDP Württemberg With Californian Guests: Highlights In the south of Germany there is a large-ish state called Baden-Württemberg. As you can probably imagine, the state… Read More »Württemberg Meets California
Wine Myths, Misconceptions and Misinformation #2: Smelling the Cork Have you been out with friends at a restaurant or a wine bar, ordered a wine… Read More »Wine Myths #2: Smelling the Cork
Quinta da Falorca – “Old Vines” Garrafeira 2009, 14% abv – from the Dão Is there anything nicer than being pleasantly surprised by how much a wine… Read More »Quinta da Falorca – Old Vines Garrafeira 2009
Wine Saver – Round One: Competing with the Screwcap Of the diverse methods available intended to preserve an unfinished bottle of wine after opening, the… Read More »The Wine Saver – Does It Work?
Myths, Misconceptions and Misinformation #1: Decanters and Wine Aerators Almost everybody who drinks wine ends up with a decanter or two in their cupboard. Increasingly,… Read More »Wine Myths #1: Decanting
Outstanding. Unquestionably. After the initial pleasing shock at what I had just tasted had subsided, those were the words that first came to mind. But… Read More »Grenache Gris Revelation
Why Would Anyone Want to Taste a Wine After Four Weeks? I visited Stéphane Bannwarth of Domaine Laurent Bannwarth in Alsace a while back to… Read More »Qvevri Pinot Gris 2012 – Domaine Laurent Bannwarth
Steel – Stone – Wood, Round One! Okay, so here is the first round of tastings of Steel, Stone and Wood from the “Sixpack” from Weingut Andreas… Read More »Steel – Stone – Wood, Tasting Notes Round One