Wine Tasting

A Day in Evening Land

Mary Butz | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Wine, Women-Winemakers, Vineyards, Winemakers, Wine Tasting, Oregon, Oregon Wines, Evening Land Wine, Oregon Wine Tasting, Oregon Chardonnays, Evening Land Chardonnay, Food News

My notes are as follows: Light and bright, and leaves a sweet taste on the back of your tongue. A wine with a delicate feel that gets bolder but balanced as you drink it. A balance between smoothness, alcohol and sheerly delicious cherry.

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Bellissimo Brunellos of Montalcino

Cheryl Carlesimo | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Pasta, Wine Tasting, Italian Red Wine, San Marzano, Cherry Tomatoes, Tuscany, Brunello Di Montalcino, Suckling, Vintage, Wine, Vineyards, Burgundies, Sokolin, Romanesques, James Montalcino, City Winery, Food News

You feel like you can taste the sun in every swallow. The quality of the single grape wine made in the traditional centuries old method gives Brunello its distinctive taste of the land and the region.

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Pinot Noir, The King of Spring

Menuism | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Red Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Pinot Noir, Food News

With a pale color in the glass and a zesty acidity on the palette, the pinot noir grape is much more delicate than cabernet sauvignon.

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California Rhones: 2012 Rhone Rangers Tasting

Richard Jennings | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Rosé, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, Viognier, Grenache, Rhone Rangers, Syrah, Wine, Rhone, Wine Tips, Wine Tasting, San Francisco News

Here in California, a few pioneers started planting Rhône varieties in the late 1980s. So which of these Rhône grapes, or blends, do well in California?

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One Of Ohio's Best Kept Secrets: Wineries

CarsTravelFood | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: The Great American Road Trip, Ohio Wineries, Wineries, Travel, Made in America, Ohio, Road Trip, America, Small Business America, Wine Tasting, Wine Travel, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Ohio wineries might be one of the state's best kept secrets, something worth exploring when visiting the Buckeye state.

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Bracket, Taste, Win: A March Madness Wine Tasting Game

Alyssa Rapp | Posted 05.22.2012

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If you are someone who loves college basketball and great wine, then why not channel your competitive spirit during March Madness while leveraging your love at whatever shindigs you host or attend?

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Bitter Truth About Wine Experts Revealed In New Study

Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Viticulture, Wine, Food Science, Wine Terminology, Wine Expert, Enology, Oenology, Sommelier, Wine Tasting, Science News

"Can't we just get rid of wine lists? Do we really have to be reminded every time we go out to a nice restaurant that we have no idea what we are doin...

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Top 10 Wine Myths That Won't Die

Honest Cooking | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Honest Cooking, Bordeaux, Champagne, Wine Tasting, Red Wine, White Wine, Food, Wine, Vineyards, Slidepollajax, Food News

Even if wine has become more and more demystified and accessible over the past several years -- there are still a few lingering myths out there.

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PHOTOS: 14 Wineries Where You Can Stay the Night

BootsnAll | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Wine Travel, Bootsnall, California, Australia, USA, France, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Travel, Napa Valley, South Africa, Canada, Wine Tasting, Hotels, Nova Scotia, Germany, Washington, Wine, Portugal, Hungary, Oregon, Luxury Hotels, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Staying at a wine hotel means everything you need is within a short walk from your room.

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Zinfandel Styles: Sublime to Ridiculous

Richard Jennings | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Winetasting, Zap, Wine, Zinfandel, Alcohol Levels, Dry Creek Valley, Beginners Wine Tips, Wine Tips, Fermentation, Wine Tasting, San Francisco News

Zins, especially those made from low yielding, ancient vines can be as complex and balanced as any red wine. Others, however, are extremely high-alcohol fruit bombs.

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Wine Etiquette FAQs: The Wine Tasting Edition

Menuism | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Menuism, Etiquette, Wine, Etty Lewensztain, Wine Tasting Room Tips, Wine Tasting, Wine Etiquette, Wine Rules, Tasting Wine, Food News

This second edition in the Wine Etiquette FAQ series is all about the rules of the game when sipping vino at wine tasting events.

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Wine Etiquette FAQs: The Restaurant Edition

Menuism | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Menuism, Etty Lewensztain, Etiquette, Wine, Plonk Wine Merchants, Restaurants, Wine Tasting, Wine Etiquette, Food News

Wine etiquette has changed drastically over the years, just as the profile of drinkers has changed. Gone are the days of stuffy sommeliers wielding crystal stemware in suits and ties.

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Wine's Hidden Beauty: The Ultimate Pleasure of Aged Wine

Richard Jennings | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Aged Wine, Barolo, Wine, Nebbiolo Grapes, Tannins, Wine Tasting, Phenolics, Aging Wine, Vin Vino Wine, San Francisco News

The greatest, most pleasurable aspect of wine tends to be hidden from most consumers. That is the incredible, often jaw-droppingly complex aromas, flavors and sublime beauty of a great wine that has been aged to maturity.

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A Beginner's Guide to Wine: What Style of Wine Appeals to You?

Richard Jennings | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Wine, Wine Grapes, Chardonnay, Flavors, Wine Tips, Wine Shops, Wine Tasting, Beginners Wine Tips, San Francisco News

What style of wine appeals to you? This is the most important question people new to fine wine can ask themselves.

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The Woman Behind the Wine

Jordana Zizmor | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Crown, Affordable Wines, Wine-Tasting, Wine Tastings, Writing Wine Lists, Wine Tasting Room Tips, Wine Lists, Bellus Wines, The Tory Burch Foundation, Crown Restaurant Wine List, Crown Restaurant, Food News

With the launch of Bellus Wines, I thought it would be relevant to interview sommelier Jordan Salcito. She created Bellus because there was a need for a quality, affordable wine that was not intimidating to buy or enjoy.

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The New Napa: Paso Robles

Fathom | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Napa Valley, 2011-California-Wines, West Coast Wines, Paso Robles, Wine Tasting, Travel News

Unwind while you sip varietals, lounge by the pool and hang with genuine cowboys.

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8 Budget-Friendly Destinations for Wine Lovers

BootsnAll | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Thailand, Hungary, Morocco, Wine, Travel, Vineyards, Portugal, Wine Tasting, Slidepollajax, Travel News

While the best known valleys can be expensive to visit, there are plenty of emerging and unexpected wine destinations where a vineyard vacation can be surprisingly cheap.

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Wine Taste Test: How Do Dave Matthews, Banana Republic And More Branded Wines Stack Up?

Posted 03.23.2012

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'Tis the season for new wines with bizarre partnerships, apparently. We've noticed a crop of recent arrivals from either musicians or large corporatio...

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Wine Riot 2011 Hits New York: Wine Tasting For The Young, Hip, And Tech-Savvy

HuffingtonPost.com | Brenna Cammeron | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Social Networking, Wine Riot 2011, Android Apps, Wine, The Second Glass, iPhone Apps, New York City, Wine Riot, Wine Tasting, New York News

Typical walk-around wine tastings aren't for the faint of heart. They're serious affairs, complete with hundreds of unpronounceable varietals and appe...

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10 Esoteric Wine Descriptors And What They Really Mean

Menuism | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Etty Lewensztain, Wine, Wine Tasting, Menuism, Food News

By Etty Lewensztain, Wine Expert for Menuism.com Image used under a Creative Commons license by Joe Shlabotnik Ever find yourself sitting at a chi...

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A Map Of French Wines

The Daily Meal | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Maps, France, International Destinations, Bordeaux, Travel, France Travel, Destinations, Wine Tasting, Tourism, Foodie Travel, The Daily Meal, Wine, Vacation, Burgundy, Travel News

Intrigued by the various groupings and towns within each wine region in France, Dr. David Gissen, an architectural historian and imaginative wine buff, decided to collect each one together as if they were train stops on the Paris Metro.

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Wine, Food and the Fertile Imagination of Experts

Tim Hanni | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Wine Tasting, Wine Myths, Wine Food Pairing Myths, Wine and Food, Wine Pairing, Wine Food Pairings, Wine Food Pairing, Wine Pairing Myths, Food News

It is time that to radically address the role of enjoying wine and food together -- things are completely out of control and the misinformation, false premises and misunderstandings are at an all-time high.

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WATCH: Delta's Sommelier Samples 2,000 Wines

AP | By HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 09.10.2011

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ATLANTA -- Delta Air Line's master sommelier Andrea Robinson opened up bottle after bottle of white and red wine from France, Italy, Australia, the U....

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Cheap and Cheerful Summer Red Wine Picks

Mary Hall | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Summer Red Wine, Wine, Summer Wine, Wine Tasting, Food News

Pictured: Bring on the Reds! (photo: M. Hall) It's only a few more days until the long weekend. But whose counting the days? Well me of co...

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PLAN ForYourArt: June 30-July 6

Bettina Korek | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Watts House Project, Lacma, Barnsdall Art Park, Art Catalogues, Hedi Slimane, Slanguage Studio, Arts, Ohwow, Wine Tasting, Simon Rodia, Laxart, Los Angeles, Watts Towers, Possible Worlds, Los Angeles News

The exhibition Possible Worlds considers the legacy of Simon Rodia and the impulse to create alternative or possible worlds out of unconventional materials or according to unorthodox impulses.

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