Gary Vaynerchuk’s WineLibraryTV is the world’s leading video wine blog. His informative and entertaining tastings on video attract as many as 80,000 viewers daily, not to mention the people who download his podcasts via...
It was the kind of pre-Thanksgiving day that makes us feel very fortunate to live in this area. Somewhere in Wisconsin, moon boots were stepping gingerly out onto snow-covered lakes to see if the ice was thick enough for fi...
The Pisoni Vineyards include several discrete vineyard blocks, all of which sit high in the hills at the southern extreme of the Santa Lucia AVA. Altitude, latitude and proximity to the ocean work together to ensure that th...
The topic of Bordeaux en primeur is hot right now. The current stir started with an article in Decanter. The article is about Americans (finally) realizing that buying futures in Bordeaux wine isn’t always a good idea, ev...
I had the good fortune to taste four aged wines from the Mount Eden Vineyards library at the Pioneers of California Pinot Noir tasting last year during the Pinot Days SF festival. The featured winemakers that evening were Mer...
ZAP 2010 is officially rolling. Tonight, the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers kicked things off with an event they call Good Eats and Zinfandel Pairing. It could also have been called Mountains of Food and Plenty of Red Wine...
Unless you’ve been hiding in a wine cave (in which case I’m envious), you are aware of the recently announced Apple iPad. There has been wide a range of reactions to the product. Some people are disappointed because the...
Two massive halls were filled by 211 wineries and roughly 8,000 consumers and wine professionals, all of them focused on the red wine called Zinfandel. A few wineries poured a single wine. Most poured two or three. Others off...
Two massive halls were filled by 211 wineries and roughly 8,000 consumers and wine professionals, all of them focused on the red wine called Zinfandel. A few wineries poured a single wine. Most poured...
Unless you’ve been hiding in a wine cave (in which case I’m envious), you are aware of the recently announced Apple iPad. There has been wide a range of reactions to the product. Some people are...
ZAP 2010 is officially rolling. Tonight, the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers kicked things off with an event they call Good Eats and Zinfandel Pairing. It could also have been called Mountains of Food...
I had the good fortune to taste four aged wines from the Mount Eden Vineyards library at the Pioneers of California Pinot Noir tasting last year during the Pinot Days SF festival. The featured winemakers...
It's ZAP time again and, as usual, there are a number of enticing events for you to enjoy. Here's the low-down on what events are scheduled, what to expect at them and my advice on what to focus on...
When you read descriptions of wine, there are usually a lot of references to the wines aroma and flavor, as well there should be. But, some of those references can be a bit surprising. It’s odd the...
Appreciation of wine is a hobby that may be enhanced by attending classes. These may be free, informal classes at a local wine shop or winery. Or, they can be serious courses that last weeks or months...
Tasting wine is more than simply drinking wine. Drinking wine is great and you don’t need to read this section for that. However, reading it may lead to a greater understanding and appreciation of what...
California crushes about 3,000 tons of wine grapes per year. The amount of white wine grapes crushed has not changed much in the last 20 years. The amount of red wine grapes crushed is 2.5 times greater...
Wine bottles that are other than the standard size have specific names. Of course, most everyone knows that a 1.5 liter bottle is a magnum. But the rest of the names are a bit hard to remember. We have...
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