Zin Sunday is Almost Here
In case you missed my blog post Zest for Zin?, this Sunday is when ZAP — Zinfandel Advocates and Producers — brings its popular summer wine tasting event to the northwest from San Francisco.
More than 40 California wineries will be pouring 100+ Zinfandels, including Cakebread Cellars, Steele Wines, Ravenswood, Cline Cellars and others.
We hope to see you there...
Kenny Galloway
We hosted an American blogger registered in Science Po Paris (School of Political Science) and who spends 2 months in Bordeaux to learn French in the morning, thanks to Alliance Française, and visit properties, who are opened to meet him, in the after...
La Vieille Ferme Rose 2008 wine review review by PB)
These folks just know how to make value wine! This rose which I just bought for $7 is made from Grenache and Cinsault. It is a pretty light strawberry hued wine with spicy, sweet aromas of the same with grapefruit rind touches.Palate--bracing acidity...
Dinner with Family
My two year old and I are visiting my parents this week. I love coming home to my Mom's home cooking, we always swap our favorite new recipes and wine. It is also nice get to play tourist in my hometown. It is amazing how you can see the city from a......
Live Blogging at 67 Wine & Spirits
So I was invited by Ben Wood, wine buyer of 67 Wine and Spirits, who invited a bunch of bloggers to blog live. So me and Zach of Farm to Table and Karen of Imbibe New York got to it. So I am blogging live right now and the premise is blind tasting. I a......
Expanding Palates in Omaha – Episode #708
Back in May, Gary Vaynerchuk opened the festivities at Big Omaha 2009 with this live version of the Thunder Show
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“Drinking my El Puntido Rioja tonight…
QOTD: I say steak!!!!…” by PrimoVino
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Planeta Vino: A Unique Multilingual Spanish Wine School in Madrid
Way back in the day, when Ryan and I were living in Madrid, we had befriended Mary O’Conners, director and co-owner of Planeta Vino. Tall, sassy and determined, she’s an ex American Air Force officer ...
Helpawinery.com Launched
Just in time for WBC 09!
Yesterday I launched a project of mine that aims to bring together citizen reviewers seeking wine samples for review and wineries looking to target them. Help a Winery Out.
Head on over to helpawinery.com to sign up or just to learn more about it. For those familiar with Help A Reporter...
TONG – a wine magazine
TONG – note, that this was a promotional copy, so I’m honour-bound to say nice things – right? Yeah-right
It’s worth pointing out, that I’m drawn to things that have been ‘designed’, or perhaps I should say that I’m drawn to things that have not just been made to look good but where people...
Majestic Offer Free Tasting Courses With ‘Wine Uncorked’
While wine tasting courses, events and dinners are ten-a-penny - both paid and free sessions - Majestic Wine is now offering those with an "enthusiasm to learn more about wine" a series of free...These Wine Bloggers Are…
I’ve been staying out of wine blogging politics of late, and of wine blogging for that matter. Soon the store will be done and I’ll get back to writing again. I hope! In the meantime, another small battle has erupted, and Jeff’s post at Good Grape gives a good run-down of the latest power struggle...
King Estate Winery – Organic Wine from Oregon
Amy Atwood spoke with John Albin, Director of Wine making for King Estate Winery in Oregon. King Estate is certified organic by Oregon Tilth.
How did you become a winemaker?
I started making wine with my father when I was a kid. I grew up in Seattle and at the time there were no grapes grown...
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