This is one of the coolest pieces of information on wine I have gotten in a while. I hope you all enjoy! You folks up north or on the left coast may be ahead of the curve and already read this from the NY Times…..down here in Florida we get cool trendy news a little [...]
Almost Chablis-like on the nose, slightly restrained with a touch of minerality. Medium-bodied on the palate with ripe honey dew melons & pears. So damn refreshing it’s like diving into the cold ocean with a mean hangover, invigorating every sense you’ve got. I’m having it with chicken curry right now and it’s sending chills down [...]
[ed. note: We're happy to welcome Jacob Jata, aka The Wine Guy, back into the fold.? He's been away for a bit but recently he got? a great job working for a wine distributor and he's had more time to drink some wines.? That's good news for us because that means he's sharing them with [...]
One of my most favorite wine memories was a wine dinner I did with the Napa Valley winery, Darioush. Thankfully, my position as the Wine Director allowed me countless tastes of their amazing wines that night. Oh?what a tough job that was! Singling out just one of the wines is utterly unjust, as they are [...]
I will never forget the first time that I used the word VOLUPTUOUS, to describe a wine. It was the 2002 Domaine Serene ?Yamhill Cuvee? Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The story goes something like this?Once upon a time in a land far far away, one of my more wine savvy couples [...]
I know, I know, a Chardonnay you say? A lot of you might think that if you?ve had one you?ve had them all. Believe it or not though, I could list more than ten different styles of the king of white grapes. This one, crafted by Rombauer Vineyards in the Napa Valley, is definitely a [...]
There are four basic steps to tasting wine efficiently and effectively. The first is of course sight. This allows you to form an initial judgment of how the wine is going to taste. It?s best to hold the wine up against a white or neutral colored surface to ascertain the true color. Generally lighter colored [...]
This summer beauty tickles my palate every time. For around $12 the unique flavor profile of kiwi, guava and citrus with a slight herbaceous note on the finish is always a crowd pleaser. If you can?t find this one try any white wine from Rueda, Spain. They are usually 100% Verdejo, a grape that is [...]
How many times have you had a wine one place, like a winery, a restaurant or a scenic location, then opened another of the same bottle later only to discover it being not quite as spectacular? I have seen this question pop up in Wine Spectator, online forums and amongst fellow wine lovers many times. [...]
Do me a favor! If you?re gonna open a decent bottle of wine, please drink the whole thing. Sometimes wines just don?t make the overnight journey. I feel the sudden urge to simultaneously praise and vilify all the supposed methods of wine preservation. First and foremost, I?ll go over the evils that destroy wine. Exposure [...]
