Loire Valley Wines Tasting
Monday, I had the opportunity to taste over 100 different wines from theThe
The third largest French wine region, the Loire follows the 630 mile
2008 Spring Tasting
- By: Thibaut
- On: 04/04/2008 11:38:40
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“March Madness” does not only refer to the NCAA Tournament coverage but also describes the month’s tasting schedule. After attending Italian Wines 2008, I had the opportunity to taste a number of really good wines at another spring tasting last week.
Fire up the grill?
Some may say it’s too early to start thinking about grill food, but I disagree. For the second weekend in as many weeks I found myself standing outside inhaling the sweet smells of meat cooking over hot coals. Before you assume it was warm out, it wasn’t, the first was out on Long Island (The Gambero Rosso's Italian Wines 2008 Tasting NYC
I had the good fortune of attending Italian Wines 2008, an annual tasting featuring the Gambero Rosso’s top wines from their latest wine guide. Snooth’s blog has an interesting take on the tasting, though the author did not attend this year, and I agree with some, but not all of what he wrote.Read all of The Gambero Rosso's Italian Wines 2008 Tasting NYC
The Dastardly Dollar
We’ve had a number of small tasting so far this year, and a few larger events, but the majority of our tastings will take place in the coming weeks culminating in the annual pilgrimage toWhen we taste, we attempt to consider each wine based on its merits, whether the tasting is blind or in arranged flights. Only after a wine has been tasted and discussed do we reference the price of the wine, and increasingly we are finding wines that are good, but not at the prices we would have to sell them at.
The aftermath of the Wine.com sting, and new hope for shipping to Maryland
- By: Stephen
- On: 01/31/2008 19:09:43
- In: Wine Books
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While most of the comments have centered around the shock and dismay on the part of retailers and consumers alike, who see Wine.com’s actions as a betrayal, I think the benefits of their actions have been largely ignored.
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Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux - 2005 Vintage Tasting
- By: Stephen
- On: 01/24/2008 17:50:08
- In: Vintage News
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These tastings are, however, not without their challenges, and a perfect example is the tasting I went to yesterday, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux’s 2005 Vintage Tasting. This tasting, like the Gambero Rosso tasting later in the spring, offers probably the highest proportion of fantastic wines – pretty much all of them. With a list of Châteaux that includes: Angélus, Beau-Séjour Bécot, Berliquet, Canon-la-Gaffelière, Kirwan, Léoville barton, Baraire-Ducru, Beychevelle, Lynch-Bages, and Pichon-Longueville to name a few, it is easy to see why this event is so popular.
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California Champagne?
- By: Stephen
- On: 01/17/2008 18:07:07
- In: Wine Marketing
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To read more about AVAs you can visit either of the following links:
http://wiki.wineinstitute.org/wiki/American_Viticultural_Areas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Viticultural_Area#References
New Ruling in Texas
- By: Stephen
- On: 01/16/2008 21:28:51
- In: Wine Shipping
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Well, for once I have some moderately good news.
Have I got the deal for you!
Normally when I say something like that it’s in regard to one or several of our wines, but this special deal has nothing to do with the Wine Messenger. If you act now, you could have your very own vineyard!I stumbled upon two great deals:
On January 23rd you can take part in an auction in St. Émilion for Château Badette (no, we hadn’t heard of it either) an 8-hectare (20-acre) Grand Cru estate in the St. Christophe des Bardes sector of St. Émilion. The opening bid is 3.7 million Euros, or roughly $4.5 million. It includes vines, functioning cellars, and the fine soil of St. Émilion.
If you were hoping to spend a little more on your dream vineyard, and don’t want to deal with the hassle of a French auction (it involves candles for some reason), then you should turn your attention to Napa Valley, where the owner of a 12-acre estate that currently leases its property to the Del Dotto Vineyards is up for sale for a modest price of $34 million. It includes 5 acres of vineyards, caves, a tasting room and an art gallery, who could ask for more?
I hope I have helped, and let me know when you move in, I’ll be happy to lend a hand.
Now that I’ve covered all the serious news, I’ll get back to my whimsical posts next time.