• Texas Winemaker Don Pullum on TXwine Twitter Tuesday Discusses “Pairing Acidity of Wine and Food”

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:48
    Texas Winemaker Don Pullum on TXwine Twitter Tuesday Discusses “Pairing Acidity of Wine and Food” VintageTexas invites you to join online for TXwine Twitter Tuesday on Tuesday, September 6th at 7 pm (Central Time).   During the Twitter tasting, invited Tweeter Don Pullum, Texas grape grower and consultant winemaker, will talk about “Pairing Acidity of [...]

  • Tasting: Pierre Jacques Druet: 2010 Update

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    Notes on both young and mature wines.

  • Blog: It's only wine, init?

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    'Trophy' interns and wine in the UK media.

  • Blog: Oxidised Wines: Where's the 'Charm'?

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    Wine faults: should we learn to love them?

  • Tasting: Domaine aux Moines - 2011 Update

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    I taste vintages young and old, with Monique and Tessa Laroche, including two superlative sweet wines, Cuvée de l'Abbesse and Cuvée des Nonnes.

  • Tasting: Fifty Great Portuguese Wines 2011: Part 2

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    More from Tom Cannavan: the red wines.

  • Tasting: Fifty Great Portuguese Wines 2011: Part 1

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    Tom Cannavan's picks: the white wines.

  • Tasting: Domaine Mosse - 2011 Update

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    I taste the latest releases from René & Agnès Mosse.

  • Tasting: 2009 Muscadet & Anjou

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    I continue my report on the 2009 Loire vintage with tasting notes on the wines of the Nantais and Anjou, mainly the latter, featuring Domaines Cady, Forges, Rochelles and more.

  • Tasting: 2009 Touraine & Centre

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    The conclusion of my report on the 2009 Loire vintage. I continue with Touraine and the Central vineyards, including wines from Jacky Blot, Gaudrelle, Couly-Dutheil, Charles Joguet, Vincent Pinard and many more.

  • Wine of the Week: Marc Pesnot Labouriou 2009

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    A vibrant wine from the esoteric Abouriou variety.

  • Blog: 2008 Bordeaux: Not Another 1982

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    The disappointment to come?

  • Tasting: Frédéric Mabileau Update, 2010 & 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    A report and tasting of the wines of Frédéric Mabileau, including the new white cuvées.

  • Tasting: Loire Valley Fizz 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    Vouvray, Montlouis, Saumur & Crémant: I taste and report on 17 wines from the major Loire Valley appellations for sparkling wine.

  • Wine of the Week: Bruno Sergent Ti' Blanc 2007

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    A fascinating, challenging and slightly confusing wine from Bruno Sergent, a compatriot of natural winemaking doyen Olivier Cousin.

  • Wine of the Week: François Crochet Sancerre Réserve de Marcigoué 2004

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    A fine example of red Sancerre, complete with a little bit of appellation history.

  • Tasting: Wines of Italy, by Cozzi & Boffa

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    From Emilia-Romagna to Siciily, Italy's grand diversity.

  • Tasting: Bordeaux 1994

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    I return to take a fresh look at 1994 Bordeaux, with new thoughts on the vintage and new notes from a Léoville trio, Troplong Mondot, Vieux Chateau Certan, Pontet-Canet and more..

  • Blog: The Nonsense of Scores

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    The coming of the Score Revolution?

  • Blog: Thank you, Philippe Vatan

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    Last post before my summer break.

  • Blog: Random Bottles from Italy

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    Tuscany, Umbria, Venezia Giulia & more.

  • Wine of the Week: Tenuta Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Vermentino 2010

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    A fresh and enticing white from Tuscany

  • Dr Loosen "Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett" 2009 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This pale yellow colored Riesling from Dr. ...

  • Waterstone "Carneros" 2008 Pinot Noir

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This dark red colored Pinot Noir opens with a fragrant red raspberry, strawberry and cola bouquet. ...

  • Gainey "Santa Ynez Valley" 2007 Merlot

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This opaque and dark purple colored Merlot opens with a blueberry and blackberry bouquet with hints of campfire and earth. ...

  • Fox Run "Reserve" 2008 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This light yellow colored Riesling opens with a lime and candle wax bouquet. ...

  • Dr Pauly Bergweiler "Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett" 2009 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This pale yellow colored Riesling from Dr. ...

  • Benessere "Carneros" 2009 Pinot Grigio & Pinot Gris (Other than Italy)

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This initially cloudy and white gold colored Pinot Grigio from Carneros, opens with an apple bouquet with a hint of pear. ...

  • Zuccardi "Serie A" 2009 Malbec

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This is the kind of Malbec that brought Argentinian Malbecs to prominence. ...

  • Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard "Late Harvest Riesling" 2009 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This dessert styled wine from Hermann Wiemer impressed our tasting panel. ...

  • Mirassou "California" 2009 Pinot Noir

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This light red colored Pinot Noir opens with black cherry and blueberry bouquet. ...

  • White Oak "Napa Valley" 2007 Merlot

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This very dark purple colored Merlot finished in 2nd place in our mid-tier priced blind Merlot tasting. ...

  • St Urbans Hof "Estate Qba" 2010 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This very pale yellow colored Riesling from St. ...

  • Robert Biale "Black Chicken" 2009 Zinfandel

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This opaque and dark purple colored Zin from Biale was a hit with our dinner group. ...

  • St Urbans Hof "Piesporter Goldtropfchen Kabinett" 2009 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This very light yellow colored Riesling opens with a wet stone and lime bouquet with a hint of petrol. ...

  • La Crema "Sonoma Coast" 2009 Chardonnay

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This light yellow colored Chardonnay opens with a pear and pilsner beer bouquet. ...

  • Plantagenet "Omrah" 2008 Pinot Noir

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This dark ruby Pinot for Australia opens with a mild black raspberry and black cherry bouquet with a hint of oak. ...

  • Standing Stone Vineyards "Vidal Ice" 2009 Dessert & Ice Wine

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This dark orange colored ice style wine is typically one of my favorite dessert wines each year. ...

  • Chehalem "3 Vineyard" 2009 Pinot Noir

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This opaque and dark ruby colored Pinot Noir opens with a mild black raspberry bouquet with notes of black cherry. ...

  • Achaval-Ferrer 2010 Malbec

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This opaque and pitch black colored Malbec from Argentina is New World meets Old World in terms of style. ...

  • Cadaretta "Windthrow" 2008 US Red Blend

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This opaque and very dark purple colored red blend from Washington will appeal to fans of extracted Aussie red blends. ...

  • Stemmler "Estate Grown" 2008 Chardonnay

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This yellow colored Chardonnay from Stemmler opens with an apple bouquet with a hint of honey. ...

  • Dr H Thanisch "Bernkasteler Badstube Kabinett" 2009 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This impressive Riesling from Dr. ...

  • Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard "Semi Dry Riesling" 2009 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This light yellow colored Riesling from the Finger Lakes opens with a mild and shy Anjou pear bouquet with hints of tangerine and petrol. ...

  • Zuccardi "Q" 2009 Malbec

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This opaque and deep ruby colored Malbec opens with a fragrant spicy pomegranate bouquet with notes of ripe black cherry and red currant. ...

  • La Crema "Monterey" 2009 Pinot Noir

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This dark ruby Pinot from La Crema is a real quaffer. ...

  • Bollig Lehnert "Trittheimer Apotheke Kabinett" 2009 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This delicate and very pale yellow colored Riesling from Mosel opens with a mild tangerine and petrol like bouquet. ...

  • Emblem "Oso Vineyard" 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This opaque and dark purple colored Cabernet opens with a new leather and black cherry bouquet. ...

  • Smoking Loon "California" 2009 Pinot Noir

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This dark red colored entry level Pinot is a Good and affordable option. ...

  • Cadaretta "SBS" 2010 White Blends or Varietals

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This pale yellow colored white blend from Washington opens with a very aromatic and tropical bouquet. ...

  • Amity Vineyards 2008 Pinot Noir

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This bright strawberry red colored Pinot opens with a shy and mild strawberry bouquet. ...

  • Macari Vineyards "Block E" 2008 Dessert & Ice Wine

    Updated: 2011-08-31 18:08:41
    This goldenrod colored dessert wine from Macari drew mixed reviews from the panel. ...

  • September 1: Celebrate International Tempranillo Day!

    Updated: 2011-08-31 05:20:12
    : Another Wine Blog Because Another Wine , Food , Beer and Travel Blog would have been way too ing long Skip to content Home Best of AWB Reviews Food Cooking Recipes Contact Us Contact AWB Contact Amy Contact Joe Media PR Inquiries Links About About This Site About Amy About Joe RSS Feed Twitter StumbleUpon FaceBook “In wine there is wisdom , in beer there is strength , in water there is bacteria.” David Auerbach August 30, 2011 September 1 : Celebrate International Tempranillo Day By Amy Corron Power 1 Comment Tweet Share S ay good-bye to the dog days of August with wine from a noble grape . Join us on Thursday , September 1, as we celebrate the first International Tempranillo Day Conceived by TAPAS Tempranillo Advocates , Producers , and Amigos Society International Tempranillo Day

  • Rusty Nail Winery One Year Anniversary September 24 - 25

    Updated: 2011-08-30 14:57:27
    : Oklahoma Wine News Statewide Oklahoma wine industry news and vineyard events . Never miss a local wine tasting event . Our wine blog includes an online archive of winery news , festival dates , state wine law news , grape growing tips , and a full list of Okahoma winery . websites 8 30 2011 Rusty Nail Winery One Year Anniversary September 24 25 On September 24-25 2011, the Rusty Nail Winery will celebrate their one year anniversary in Sulphur , Oklahoma . The Rusty Nail Winery is located in Oklahoma's scenic Arbuckle Country near Turner Falls and the Chickasaw National Recreation . Area Smokin' Joes BBQ will provide catering while the Rusty Girls offer their delectable wines . They will also be hosting an OU football watch party and the Middle of Nowhere . Band Don't miss out Every

  • From Tannat to Souzão: Sunday Morning Tasting at Bending Branch Vineyards

    Updated: 2011-08-30 00:41:47
      From Tannat to Souzão: Sunday Morning Tasting at Bending Branch Vineyards As I drove from my personal piece of the Texas hill country to Bending Branch Vineyards just a short stretch of road from old town Comfort, Texas, I saw the toll taken by the summer heat and drought of 2011. There were empty [...]

  • First Annual San Saba River Pecan Jam: Texas Music, Wine, Food Extravaganza!

    Updated: 2011-08-26 17:48:08
    First Annual San Saba River Pecan Jam: Texas Music, Wine, Food Extravaganza! Like me, you must be longing for the cool (or at least cooler) days of fall in Texas. What better way to enjoy the joys of Texas music, wine and food and the charm of the Texas hill Country than at the First [...]

  • Reviews and Ratings

    Updated: 2011-08-26 02:42:25
    So, I’m still the new kid in town, eager to please, and I have a question for you. Are you looking for reviews? As a teacher I’m awash in numbers and data and objective ratings. But wine isn’t objective. It’s subjective. Wine will taste one way to me, another to Matt, another to Gary, and [...]

  • UPDATE: What I’m Doing for the First International Tempranillo Day – September 1, 2011

    Updated: 2011-08-25 00:30:30
    UPDATE: What I’m Doing for the First International Tempranillo Day – September 1, 2011 TAPAS recently announced the first International Tempranillo Day, September 1, 2011: A celebration of the Tempranillo grape with all its regional synonyms. They are encouraging everyone to open a bottle of Tempranillo, enjoy the fun, and share their experiences online.  I [...]

  • Maryland Wine in the News

    Updated: 2011-08-22 22:14:38
    Just in case anyone thought Maryland wines were still flying under the radar… ECoast Wines reviews Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard’s EVOE! at the 2011 Wine Bloggers’ Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was drawn to the label but stayed for the wine. Also at the conference, VA Wine Diva of Swirl, Sip, Snark enjoyed another Bordeaux-style red, [...]

  • Manifesto: Blanc Du Bois – Texas’s Own Wine (It’s Time to be Proud of It!)

    Updated: 2011-08-22 06:38:00
    Manifesto: Blanc Du Bois – Texas’s Own Wine (It’s Time to be Proud of It!) As Texas wineries and winegrowers move forward in the complicated and global world of wine, it should be more than obvious that they need to focus on a wine that says “Texas and only Texas”, that is now just a [...]

  • Wine & Food Erotica from Charlottesville, Virginia

    Updated: 2011-08-21 23:32:26
    , Another Wine Blog Because Another Wine , Food , Beer and Travel Blog would have been way too ing long Skip to content Home Best of AWB Reviews Food Cooking Recipes Contact Us Contact AWB Contact Amy Contact Joe Media PR Inquiries Links About About This Site About Amy About Joe RSS Feed Twitter StumbleUpon FaceBook Alcohol may be man†s worst enemy , but the Bible says love your enemy . Frank Sinatra August 21, 2011 Wine Food Erotica from Charlottesville , Virginia By Amy Corron Power 1 Comment Tweet Share N ote to our Readers : You may have noticed we have not posted in a while . We had an evil hacker , and have been cleaning up the site from all the debris . Thanks for your patience Eric Asmiov , who writes for the New York Times Diner’s Journal Blog” told bloggers in his keynote

  • A recipe for making dry white table wine

    Updated: 2011-08-21 15:43:02
    This is a step-by-step recipe for a dry white table wine. A prerequisite to applying this recipe is to learn the basics of winemaking. White wines are always pressed before fermentation, so only the grape juice winds up in the fermenting pail. Ingredients * 18 lbs. ripe white grapes * 1 campden tablet * Tartaric acid, if necessary * Table sugar, [...]

  • Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: Sommeliers, Droughts, Wineries, Blanc Du Bois and More

    Updated: 2011-08-19 19:27:50
    Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: Sommeliers, Droughts, Wineries, Blanc Du Bois and More By Kim Pierce (Eats Blog / Dallas Morning News File this under “who knew he had such a hidden talent?” Bill Elsey, director of sales at Duchman Family Winery in Driftwood (the winery that gave us the incredible Vermentino) [...]

  • What’s Pouring this Weekend

    Updated: 2011-08-18 01:59:09
    Have plans for this weekend? No? Me too! Looks like we have our choice of events: TONIGHT – if you’re getting a head start on your weekend, I can recommend Boordy’s Good Life Market. Wine, burgers, local products, and live music from 4-8. And you don’t even have to pull out your tux. If one [...]

  • Tasting the “Wines of the Ancients”: Chateau Musar

    Updated: 2011-08-16 16:59:43
    Tasting the Wines of the Ancients: Chateau Musar Day 2 of Texsom held in Dallas at the Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas was another blaze of palate-popping exploration; thirty-nine wines in all that again covered the globe: Chenin Blanc (Global), Rioja (Spain), Wines of Piedmont (Italy), Bordeaux Blend (Global), Chateua Musar (Lebanon) We explored established [...]

  • Video: Calais Winery in Dallas Deep Ellum Presses 2011 Newsom Vineyards Tempranillo (The Purple Juice)

    Updated: 2011-08-16 00:58:01
    Video: Calais Winery in Dallas Deep Ellum Presses 2011 Newsom Vineyards Tempranillo (The Purple Stuff) Here is “The Purple Juice”. It’s Newsom Vineyards 2011 Tempranillo (Texas High Plains Appellation) that was pressed at Calais Winery in the Deep Ellum district of downtown Dallas after eleven days of fermentation on the skins. According to Ben Calais, winemaker [...]

  • New winery opens on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

    Updated: 2011-08-15 20:00:22
    Yet another guest post written by my wife, Elyse There’s been a fair amount of buzz about newly opened Great Shoals Winery, all of it good. Operating in Mount Vernon, Maryland (not the Virginia farm or Baltimore square, but in Somerset County), Great Shoals snagged a couple of awards for their sparkling ciders earlier this [...]

  • CINNAMON.

    Updated: 2011-08-15 06:17:29
    Statistics prove that cinnamon is the second most popular spice after pepper in western history. Today, cinnamon pays much smaller role in our culinary art than centuries ago.

  • Wow, What a Tasting Opportunity Day 1 at Texsom 2011 y Mas: Just when I thought day one was ending…Texas wine shows up

    Updated: 2011-08-15 05:55:05
    Wow, What a Tasting Opportunity Day 1 at Texsom 2011 y Mas: Just when I thought day one was ending…Texas wine shows up Day 1: It was an amazing day… Forty-seven wines Doug Frost MS, MW, WineDogBoy rocks! Vega Sicilia “Valbuena”, Ribera del Duero (mineral, earth, black fruit – simply over the top) Simply Grosses [...]

  • The Jeremy & Alfonso Show at TexSom – Words of Wisdom for Wine Bloggers – Why?

    Updated: 2011-08-13 21:39:32
    The Jeremy & Alfonso Show at TexSom – Words of Wisdom for Wine Bloggers – Why? Why do people blog? This is philosophical question same as why is there air? People blog because they do. Looking for a deeper reason…well, they are driven by passion, a passion to tell a story, their story, a wine’s [...]

  • Good wine? Yes please.

    Updated: 2011-08-12 02:22:10
    Although I’ll have to work for it. I finally found information about volunteering at the Maryland Wine Festival next month, which again, I highly recommend (my tendency to say yes to volunteer gigs between the Potomac and the Mason-Dixon aside). While I’m not always a big people person, the chance to interact with people who [...]

  • If you can’t stand the heat…

    Updated: 2011-08-09 01:20:43
    … get out of the kitchen. Or drink some chilled white wine. Anecdotally, I can tell you it’s what many folks are drinking as this summer shatters heat records across the country. Matt and I have Keswick Vineyards Viognier (VA) in the fridge right now. Friends served Basignani’s Elena the other evening. Then again, we [...]

  • An Egyptian ale, a Delaware beach town, a Pennsylvania professor…

    Updated: 2011-08-05 20:00:18
    … would seem to have little to do with each other. But the professor is Dr. Patrick McGovern of the University of Pennsylvania. He’s working with the folks at Dogfish Head Brewery in Rehoboth Beach to reconstruct an ale from a millenia-old Egyptian recipe. Okay, it’s not Maryland or wine, but it’s still pretty cool. [...]

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