Cava By the Sea
I say Cava and you say? The words delicious and value should be at the top of your vocabulary list. Cava compares very favorably to similarly aged Read More…
Category: Wine Tasting
Tasting Rioja With Aging Eyes #WorldWineTravel
Spain has many wine regions that all produce high quality wines at an affordable price point, however if you have a palate similar to mine, Rioja redRead More…
Mudgee Wine Region
One of the post-excursions offered after the 2019 Wine Media Conference was a trip to visit the wineries in the Mudgee Region in New South Wales. OurRead More…
Wine Tasting Terroir
I have asserted for years that just as there is a terroir for wine, there is a terroir of wine tasting as well. Now just because I feel or believe sRead More…
Red Mountain AVA Part Two: On the Farm
In this, the second part of my Red Mountain adventure, I will describe this area and the legendary figures we were privileged to meet.
In part one, Read More…
Red Mountain AVA Part One: What was I thinking?
I used to say that I found Washington State wines overripe, over-extracted, and lacking structure. I used to avoid Washington State wines likRead More…
Young Guns of Mendocino County
Fetzer winery hosted a few of us wine bloggers at their Bonterra Vineyard as part of an excursion before the Wine Blogger Conference (WBC17)Read More…
Greek Wines, Opa!
Ahhh… to be Greek! When you think of being Greek, do you think of swilling wine with the Gods, debating with philosophers, or basking in aRead More…
Let’s be Clear: Good Wines are Good Wines, Period.
I just finished re-reading an article entitled, “Let’s Be Clear: Bad Wines Are Bad Wines, Period”, written by Eric Asimov. If youRead More…
Scoring Wine, The Lost Method
Have you ever felt lost trying to “score” wine? Ever get lost in all of those graphs and charts? Us Too! So we created something easy to remember anRead More…