Missing En Primeurs
Unfortunately, I have developed a nasty cold and will not be able to attend En Primeurs. I was able to move my flight to May and I will be in Bordeaux during the week of the Weekend des Grand Crus, an event I have always wanted to attend. Hopefully, ...
Château Palmer Rolls Out New Music Site
Château Palmer is well-known for the wonderful concerts they host and their unique program of inviting world-renown Jazz artists to compose music to pair with each vintage (separate music for their first and second wines). They have now compiled the...
More Bad News for Virginia Vineyards
On top of the frost warning tonight, it now appears that hail is in the forecast for later this week:SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...PARTICUL...
Frost Warning for Many Virginia Wineries
The National Weather Service has issued a frost warning for the DC Metro Area which includes most of Virginia Wine Country. If it happens, it will be overnight Monday into Tuesday:FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...A C...
Budbreak Comes Early to Virginia Wine Country
Several Virginia winemakers are reporting budbreak in their vineyards. This is about 3-4 weeks earlier than usual, which could mean a long growing season. Of course, before we can get to the growing season we have to get through the frost. For right no...
Cakebread Cellars Dinner at Vinifera Bistro
Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro is one of the most underrated wine bars in the region. The food is consistently excellent and wine list is phenomenal. Jason, the manager of Vinifera, has a lot of contacts in the wine industry and those contacts are refle...
What Does a Mild Winter Mean for Virginia Wine in 2012?
The 2011 - 2012 winter has been exceptionally mild in Virginia, and this has some winemakers worried. With vines already starting to leak sap and budbreak around the corner, 2012 could be a nice long growing season. The challenge is that most areas ...
UGCB Finishes Up Successful Tasting in Brazil
Last week we wrote about the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux tasting in Brazil. Stopping in Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, the tasting was a huge success. Brazil is a challenging market for Bordeaux, while there is an appetite for good wine, the tax ...
Sunday Morning Rant
I have several Google News searches related to wine saved that I get alerts on overnight. It is a great way to keep up on wine news without being overwhelmed. One of the stories that popped up last night was this drivel from Russ Briley at the Ventur...
The UGCB Heads to Brazil!
The Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux is in Brazil for the the first time as an organization. Members of the UGCB hosted a tasting in Sao Paulo yesterday and are in Rio de Janeiro today, pouring the 2009 vintage. You can track the events on a special...
Parker Updates Score for 2009 Bordeaux, 19 Wines Are Scored 100
When Robert Parker released his initial ratings for the 2009 vintage, he rated a whopping 21 wines the potential for 100 points. Earlier this week he released updated ratings for the 2009 vintage and 19 of those wines maintained their100 point sc...
Wine Jedi to Lead 2011 Le Cercle Rive Droite Tasting in New York
On March 8th, Master of Wine Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan will lead a tasting of 35 members of Le Cercle Rive Droite de Grands Vins de Bordeaux (Right Bank Circle of Great Bordeaux Wines). The chateaux will be introducing both 2011 en primeur selections (b...
