Rose Up Your Day
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. Spring. Glorious spring. Long warm days, with cool nights and sipping rose on the porch. Who could ask for more? Well, if you haven’t got some of the 2011 Vin Gris de Cigare Bonny Doon Rose in your glass, then your certainly could ask...
Wine Tasting Video: Valpolicella – the perfect summer red?
Alpha Zeta V Valpolicella 2011 (£8.99 Noel Young Wines, Stainton Wines, Corks Out, Richard Granger Wines, Noble Green Wines, Flourish & Prosper, Dalling & Co, Valvona & Crolla) Crunchy young style, has succulence, bite, notes of raspberrie...
Wine in the Woods – May 19 and 20
Wine in the Woods is a large wine festival in Columbia, Maryland usually held the third weekend of May.
Symmetry in a Glass
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. Although it’s spring here in the DC area, we are still experiencing (more) than our fair share of cool nights. Which calls, in our house, for a bold red wine. What fit the bill tonight was the 2008 Rodney Strong Symmetry, a Mertiage blend...
A Look at the Success of Washington State’s Wine Industry
While I was traveling, a new economic impact study about the Washington state wine industry was released, showcasing impressive statistics about the industry’s incredible growth and its positive effect on the economy. According to the Washington State Wine Commission, which released the study, the state’s wine industry is valued at more than $8.6 billion annually...
Wine Tasting Video: Oregon Pinot Gris
A to Z Oregon Pinot Gris 2009 (£12.49 Bibendum) Simple, honest glugger, slightly candied peach and pear flesh and a pumice-like terroir edge to add interest, but just a little bland. B WillaKenzie Estate Pinot Gris 2010, Willamette Valley (£22 The Wi...
Wine on the mountain!
Christopher’s Wine & Cheese is on the grow again! We’re about to start a re-set of our floor space to accommodate you and your wine and culinary needs more thoroughly again! Every year about this time, we explore new products and concepts to help make our little shop a bigger, more exciting adventure for you...
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Reds – Marzemino, Mencia, Bonarda & Pinotage
Taste The Difference Marzemino delle Venezie 2010, Veneto, Italy (£5.99 Sainsbury’s) Pale and very interesting, with joyful red berry and red cherry fruit and a touch of marzipan, classic chillable summer red, and a great price. S- Encanto Mencía R...
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Whites – Picpoul, Godello, Weissburgunder, Marsanne
Tesco Finest* Picpoul de Pinet 2010, Languedoc, France (£7.29 Tesco) Fresh clean style with a bracing marine tang, combines a fleshy peachiness with firmer, tauter apple and citrus flavours, and a leafy finish. B+ Crego e Monaguillo Godello 2011, Mont...
Visiting Alto de la Ballena in Uruguay
Have you ever considered moving to what some people think is the 'end of the world?" The landscape in this remote part of Uruguay is somewhat luner, yet it's the special terroir that makes the wines of Alto de la Ballena so good. The winery was started in 2000 by Paula Pivel, who worked for...
