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• Award Winning Wines

  
  Carrie and Danielle — Authority: 130
  One of the best things you can do instead of researching your wines all of the times to find out which ones have won awards, which ones are rated highly, etc… and then trying to hunt all of them down you should look towards doing one of the wines of a month club. You’ll find that some of the best wines you could ...
  6 hours ago

• Not just Sesame Street, ZD Wines also turned 40, Celebrates with 2008 Chardonnay

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  If we wanted to get technical, ZD Wines was founded in 1968 so 2008 was really the year but obviously you cant just push a new vintage out the door as soon as the harvest has been done so they celebrate in 2009 with the release of their 2008 Chardonnay bearing a special anniversary label. Heres what Chris ...
  1 day ago

• A Bit of the Loire Valley [Finally] Comes to Texas

  
  VintageTexas — Authority: 416
  A Bit of the Loire Valley [Finally] Comes to TexasA Tasting of Becker Vineyards 2008 Fleur Sauvage Bogar VineyardFor years I have heard people in Texas talk of the Chenin Blanc grape as one of Texas’ best, but how come I just have not tasting one that I really liked, at least up until now.You [...]
  2 days ago

• Some Wine Basics that Everyone Should Know

  
  Drop Fat! — Authority: 146
  If you are one of those people who feel socially inadequate because you know nothing about wines, then this article is for you. Read on and learn about the basics of wine knowledge. What is wine anyway? It is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented grape juice. Its alcoholic content is usually 14 percent or less. ...
  2 days ago

• Another Visit To Narmada

  
  Virginia Wine Time — Authority: 115
  Last Saturday after seeing the fall grape leaves at Gray Ghost, we stopped by Narmada to see what has been added to the tasting menu. Upon entering the gates we noticed they are now doing tastings in the winery among the tanks. Right away we ran into Rob Cox, the winemaker. He preceded to give us a tour of the ...
  2 days ago

• A Night in Italy with Joy and Benoit - Wine Dinner

  
  Olympic Cellars Winery — Authority: 110
  Joy and Benoit team up again for another fabulous wine dinner featuring Italian Cuisine and Wines on Saturday, November 14 at 5:30 p.m. This is the same weekend as the Olympic Peninsula Wineries Autumn Wine Tour . We have something quite special in store for our guests. In talking to Benoit about the dinner, I ...
  2 days ago

• Liquid Sunshine for the Thanksgiving Table

  
  Olympic Cellars Winery — Authority: 110
  Today on the Peninsula it is intermittently pouring down rain with brief outbursts of sunshine and rainbows. When I dropped off my cleaning the lady at the counter said, "Enjoy the Liquid Sunshine!" Hadnt heard that phase before but loved it along with her friendly smile. Of course, for me, my mind eventually gets to ...
  2 days ago

• Nectar from New Zealand

  
  blethers — Authority: 118
  I dont think Ive ever blogged before about wine. But thats not to say I dont think about it, dont enjoy wine - and I dare say Im well on the way to being more than a little fussy about the wine I drink. The last couple of nights - in fact, I think it was the last three nights, as were being pretty abstemious these ...
  2 days ago

• This View Is Not Inspiring

  
  t5m: Love Personality, Love t5m — Authority: 150
  It’s been a stressful week.  Ok, so it may not have looked spectacularly stressful  from where you were standing, if you happened to be the waitress in the Coup de Coeur (an excellent cafe thirty minutes amble from my apartment) who has had the pleasure of serving me at least five time since Sunday. Incidentally, ...
  2 days ago

• Report from ... G7 Wines of Portugal: Wine and Component Tasting – October 20, 2009

  
  On the Road with the Grape Guy — Authority: 112
  At first I was a little confused when invited to a G7 tasting, what did they want with me? But then I found out it was 5 wineries from Portugal representing 7 regions (from the map we were given I count 11 regions, so we were covering more than half). The five wineries were Alianca, Aveleda, Bacalhoa, Fonseca and ...
  2 days ago

• Kung Fu Girl 2008 Riesling Washington State

  
  Beyond the Bottle — Authority: 419
  At $12, the Kung Fu Girl 2008 Riesling Washington State (12.5%) offers a terrific quality-to-price ratio. In the glass, this Washington riesling was a clear, light straw color, delivering notes of pineapple, citrus, honeysuckle and then a bit of Bazooka bubble gum (no kidding). In the mouth, the Kung Fu Girl riesling ...
  3 days ago

• Meet the Reds: Beaujolais

  
  Random Acts Comics presents: Cocktail Hour, a webcomic by Scraps — Authority: 124
  With our trip through the Alphahol complete, at least this round, I thought it’d be nice to take a break from cocktails and, instead, discuss a gentler subject: wine. Since I’m more a fan of reds than white, this month I’ll pick a red a week and chat a little about it. Hopefully you’ll share your favorites ...
  3 days ago

• Sips & Shots: Meet the Reds: Beaujolais

  
  Circle of Food Blog — Authority: 130
  With our trip through the Alphahol complete, at least this round, I thought it’d be nice to take a break from cocktails and, instead, discuss a gentler subject: wine. Since I’m more a fan... >>> Enjoy this appetizer. Hungry for the full course? Visit Circle of Food.
  3 days ago

• 7-Elevens Newest Plug? Wine

  
  YumSugar — Authority: 655
  Two Buck Chuck better watch its back - its about to face some stiff competition. On Tuesday, 7-Eleven announced its plans to release value wines in the United States and Japan. 7-Eleven will launch two proprietary California wines - a Chardonnay and a Cabernet Sauvignon - to roughly 15,000 outlets under the ...
  3 days ago

• Wines-day lesson: Zinfandels.

  
  Radioblog — Authority: 435
  Posted by Mario Bosquez With the holiday season fast approaching, its time to explore the world of Zinfandels. We did just that recently on Living Today with our latest edition of Wine-sday. Joining us for this lesson was Robert and Layla Fanucci;Owners of Charter Oak Wine . This producer of boutique wines is said ...
  3 days ago

• Borba, Historical Villages of Vila Viçose and Alandroal, Alentejo

  
  Wine Blog — Authority: 425
  9:30 a.m. ~ Visit Évora 10:30 a.m. ~ Departure to Borba: visit the winery, taste wines and olive oil 1:30 p.m. ~ Lunch at “A Cadeia” (The Jail Restaurant) 3:30 p.m. ~ Visit the historical villages of Vila Viçosa and Alandroal 8:00 p.m. ~ Dinner at “Fialho,” the most famous restaurant for Alentejo ...
  3 days ago

• Images of Portugal That Speak One Thousand Words

  
  Wine Blog — Authority: 425
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  3 days ago

• A Wine for Tonight: 2006 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon

  
  Wine Peeps — Authority: 466
  Note: The “Wine Word of the Week” series will be moving to Saturdays as this new “A Wine for Tonight” series will be running on Thursdays starting today. Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won’t break your budget and is widely available? Many of our ...
  3 days ago

• The Basics of Collecting Wine: Storage

  
  Vintage Antique Collectible — Authority: 500
  Some people choose to go about collecting wine to earn money, and other people get into the art of collecting wine just because they are passionate about wine. It does not matter why you are collecting, for profit or for pleasure, the art of collecting wine is one that requires a bit of an investment in order for you ...
  3 days ago

• And now, for something different: instead of a castle, how about an aquarium?

  
  art predator — Authority: 428
  Yesterday, we didn’t go to any castles. Sorry to disappoint you.It’s not like we ran out of castles or antiquities to visit. Portugal is so full of cool castles it seems to me I could fill a whole vacation just roaming around them, climbing stairs, exploring, marveling, and eating in quaint cafes, mingling elbow ...
  3 days ago

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