Wine Reviews for January 2021
Bodegas Ego 2017 “Goru Gold” Red, Jumilla 1881 Napa 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Oliviero Toscani 2012 “OT” Toscana Firriato 2017 “Chiaramonte” Nero d’Avola, Sicilia …
See you in 2021!
Don’t take this in the wrong way, but I’ve been thinking a lot about you this week. Despite all that’s happened this year, you have …
World’s First Online Sommelier Course!
If you are in the mood for some old fashioned good news, we have some for you. We are announcing the first-ever online sommelier certification …
Wines for Thanksgiving in 2020
If there is a positive spin to 2020, it’s that we all have leveled-up our eating and drinking skills. Do you remember back in 2019 when everyone was tweeting about Dry January? People were so silly in the before times. This year, we are going to focus on situation-appropriate wines.
Wine Gifts
Wine Books The Wine Bible, Second Edition by Karen MacNeil Back in 2000, the Wine Bible was a revelatory publication. It transcended the usual wine drivel; …
Wine Business 101
The wine business has unique traits without parallel in other markets. Wine is an agricultural product, but it’s also a lifestyle commodity, in some cases, …
Corkscrews & Beyond: Six Ways to Open a Wine Bottle
Corks slowly became the most prominent bottle stoppers during a long three-hundred-year period between 1600 and the early 1900s. With the cork becoming a standard …
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Wine Reviews for October 2020
Frank Family Vineyards 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Vite Colte 2016 ” Luna E I Falo” Barbera D’asti Superiore A muscular Northern Italian red with …
Top Picks for Wine Books
Wine is all about knowledge. If you are drawn toward the world of wine, then there are two things you will need: a good book …
Portuguese Wine Recommendations
From our Wines of Portugal Wine Class (Online). Join us for more online wine classes! Port Recommendations Quinta do Crasto Late Bottled Vintage Port 2014 …
Wine Gift Ideas
If you’ve ever found yourself shopping for a wine-lover, you’ll know that it’s a lot harder than one might think. And with so many gifting …
Wine Reviews for September 2020
J Wilkes 2017 Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley This exemplifies the ever-evolving style of Central Coast Chardonnay. A deft balance of vibrant white fruit with …
Top Summer Wine Picks 2020
Hope Estate 2015 “The Ripper” Shiraz Hailing from Western Australia, this will give you the drunken power of seven wombats. Eh. Actually, this is a …
A Taste of Our Online Wine Classes
Want a taste of our online wine classes? I just edited our Online Wine Quizzo night into a two-minute youtube clip. It’s silly and I …
Twenty East Coast Wines that Rival Napa Valley
During the summer of 2020 (FML), I was preparing for an online wine class on east coast wines. While doing research, it struck me how …
Winemaking 101
History of Winemaking We have been making wine for ten thousand years. For much of that time, winemaking has played an outsized role in our …