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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Wine Aromas Continued
One of the first things I felt challenged by when I began to take wine more seriously was the language to describe what I thought I was tasting. I knew there were things I was smelling and tasting but I … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Recommendation
Tagged wine aroma dictionary, wine aromas, wine education, wine flavors
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Memorial Day BBQ Wines
Even though Memorial Day weekend is almost a month ahead of the astronomical beginning of summer this is the big kickoff weekend for the most of us (well, here in my part of the world anyway). This is the time … Continue reading
National Wine Day – What Will You Be Drinking?
Today is National Wine Day, or at least today and February 11. The people who make this stuff up can’t really make up their minds but what the heck, two National Wine Days is better than one, right? Any reason … Continue reading
Visiting California Wine Country This Summer?
I have friends planning to visit San Francisco over the summer and they’ve asked me where they should go if they only have time for a short day excursion to wine country. The summer is beautiful time to see the … Continue reading
Posted in Recommendation, Wine Tours
Tagged California wine, tasting rooms, travel tips, wine travel
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House Wine and Bin Specials
Rule of thumb as you go out on this Friday night in search of a great wine buy at your local wine shop or a by the glass wine at your favorite restaurant. From my insider experience I would tell … Continue reading
Bernard Madoff’s wine collection fetches double its worth at auction – NYPOST.com
It wasn’t much of a wine collection. Bernard Madoff’s wine collection fetches double its worth at auction – NYPOST.com.
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Other Wine Bottle Sizes
Most people are familiar with the standard size wine bottle being 750ml. Some even know that a magnum is considered to be two standard size bottles, often referred to today as the 1.5lt. How many of you are aware of … Continue reading
How To Read a Wine Label
A serious point of wine intimidation often begins with the label. So many wines, so many labels, so many foreign elements, it’s hard to feel smart when you’re just trying to figure out if that $10 bottle is worth buying … Continue reading
Wine Aroma Wheel
While I haven’t yet offered up my interpretation of how to taste wine for evaluation I feel compelled to skip ahead to the connection between aroma and taste when it comes to enjoying your wine. There are things we all … Continue reading
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Tagged wine aroma wheel, wine aromas, wine education, wine flavors
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Popping the Champagne Cork
Just a bit of sparkling wine trivia – one of the only universal conventions associated with sparkling wines is the fact that the wire basket that holds the cork in place requires exactly 6 turns in order to open the … Continue reading
