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Ken's Wine Guide RSS Feed : Trefethen Family Vineyards "Reserve" 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:03:41 -0500

This impressive very dark purple colored Cab finished in third place in our recent high end red wine tasting. ... [...]

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: Make Your Wine Giving Count: VERGE WINE CELLARS

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:49:03 -0500

We are highlighting those wine companies that give part of the purchase price back to the community, who you know that by buying their wine you are also helping those that need help. If you know of or are such a wine company, comment in this post and I'll write [...]

weinverkostungen.de - Weinproben - Verkostungen von Wein: Weinland Baden Spätburgunder Pinot Noir 2008

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:12:58 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Gestern wurde bei der Twitterweinverkostung dieser neue Spätburgunder von REWE verkostet. Hier gibt es die Hintergründe dazu. Der von Jürgen von der Mark präsentierte Spätburgunder trägt auch den Namen Pinot Noir. Viele Erzeuger versuchen derzeit mit diesem Begriff in die Qualität des Burgunds hervorzustoßen. Sich in [...]

LENNDEVOURS: Q&A: Matt Spaccarelli, GM and Co-Winemaker, Benmarl Winery

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:07:22 -0500

Matt Spaccarelli in the cellar at Benmarl Winery in Marlboro, NY

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief

Photo courtesy of Benmarl Winery

Matt Spaccarelli is new to the wine business, but has immersed himself in every aspect of Benmarl Winery's operations, now serving as the general manager and [...]

Woot Wine! - One Week, One Wine: Wine Filled Truffles - $19.99

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:12:03 -0500

Truffle Shuffle

Darling, when I saw these delicious treats, naturally I thought of you.

‘How come,’ you ask? Oh, precious, you do have the funniest way with words! Look, it’s obvious: First of all, they’re delectably sweet, just like you. Yet their sweetness is balanced by complexity, just like yours.

Second, [...]

LENNDEVOURS: Wolffer Estate 2005 Christian's Cuvee Merlot

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:41:16 -0500

Number of comments: 2

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief

$100 for a merlot...from Long Island?

Yes. Wolffer Estate Vineyards' Premier Cru (the former name for this wine) is perhaps known as much, or more, for it's price tag than it's quality. But, the wine sells -- in part because of the wineries Hamptons' [...]

Dr Vino's wine blog: Why do some food writers equate wine and pot?

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:55:30 -0500

Number of comments: 3

In “The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye View of the World,” Michael Pollan traces the relationship of humans and four plants: the apple, the tulip, cannabis, and the potato. When watching the new PBS documentary based on the book, I was surprised to hear [...]

bevlog | beer, wine, spirits trends | beverage blog: Nude Beer

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:55:12 -0500

One might assume that beer + naked women is a nearly unstoppable combination. But it did not work out that way for Coast Range Brewing. It looks like the Gilroy, California purveyor of Nude Beer is long gone. Their last COLA was in 2006 [...]

Sour Grapes: Hole in the Wall: Wine sale starts Friday 4th December

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:50:42 -0500

Number of comments: 1

The Hole in the Wall annual wine sale starts this Friday (4th December) with hundreds of wines at half price (that’s real half price rather than the supermarket half-price “deals”).

Why the good deal? You’ll often hear the term “bin-end” in wine sales. What is means is the [...]

ComfortWinery.com: 2004 Talbott 'Case, Sleepy Hollow Vineyard' Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:38:00 -0500

The Sleepy Hollow Vineyard is in the northern part of the Santa Lucia Highlands. Talbott is a fun winery to visit if you're in the Morterey Area, a rustic lodge feel in the winery's tasting room is the personality of the wine: understated, natural, but with [...]

1 Wine Dude: First Things First (Inaugural Releases From Prime and Black Cloud)

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3

One of the perks of wine blogging is that you have no editor. Actually, you do have an editor, it’s just that the editor is often the same person as the principal writer, reporter, photographer, website designer, webmaster, and tech support person. Of course, not having [...]

The Wellesley Wine Press: Tasting Report: 2007 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0500

Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon might just be the definitive aspirational Napa Cab. Readily available yet highly sought after, familiar yet prestigious, and ever-present in steakhouse cellar windows. Consistent as all get-out. Since 1998, Wine Spectator has rated every vintage between 91-93 points (all outstanding).

Consumers [...]

Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley wines: Upcoming events: Barrel tasting at Woodside and Open House at Big Dog Winery

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:12:00 -0500

There are a lot of events on at the weekends; it would be a full time job trying to keeping up with them. However one that I look forward to is the annual barrel tasting at Woodside.

As you probably know, the property at 340 [...]

Woot Wine! - One Week, One Wine: Wine Grape Bonsai - $34.99

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:00:06 -0500

It’s like your own miniature vineyard.

Rolling acres of additional grapevines not included.

You’ve got an above-average appreciation of wine. Not just wine, actually; the whole process has taken on a romantic, almost Hemingway-esque quality in your mind. You close your eyes and can almost see yourself strolling [...]

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: Make Your Wine Gifting Count

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:20:12 -0500

In early January of this year I predicted that "chances are we will see 10% unemployment in America by the end of 2010." I was right...only it came a little early.

Statistics, however precise, don't really tell the story of the Great Recession. What tells [...]

JancisRobinson.com: Lightening up - an object lesson (Free for all)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

See also A lighter shade of Pinot Not many winemakers would decide to demonstrate what they had done wrong to a group of Masters of Wine and, probably even less forgiving, MW students. But that’s exactly what Dr Joachim Heger (pictured) travelled from the southern German region of Baden to [...]

Wine Library TV: Author and Wine Writer Michael Steinberger Visits Wine Library TV- Part 2 – Episode #778

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:37:55 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Concluding the interview, Gary Vaynerchuk and Michael Steinberger discuss other difficulties in the wine world…and they taste some wine!

Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(107) Leave a comment › “Learned alot about tasting, great insights. But really, who cares abou…” by Chalz “QOTD. I [...]

McDuff's Food & Wine Trail: Questioning Taste

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
Seemingly conceived as a rags-to-riches story, "Taste: A Life in Wine" is Anthony Terlato's autobiographical chronicle of his life's work, from his childhood days in Brooklyn to his current position as an American wine industry magnate. Though I expect the publisher has targeted Mr. Terlato's work' [...]

JancisRobinson.com: Champagne deals - the good and the bad (Inside information)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

2 Dec - Waitrose and Tesco have announced new reductions, highlighted in red below. Remember, offers listed in bold are positively recommended, while those in italics are specifically not recommended. As I explained in Champagne prices slashed yesterday, many of the supermarkets have taken. [...]

Grape Radio: 2009 Pinot Days – Seminar 1 – Part 2

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:04:01 -0500

Number of comments: 1

We continue with our coverage of the 2009 Pinot Days in San Francisco, by spending some additional time at the focus tastings. These tastings examine the wines of different producers, each drawing fruit from a specific vineyard. The wines are bagged (single blind), then placed into individual [...]

weinverkostungen.de - Weinproben - Verkostungen von Wein: Twitterweinverkostung #twv

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:10:10 -0500

Die Twitterweinverkostung (#twv) scheint sich unter den twitternden Weingeniessern zu etablieren. Doch was ist eine Twitterweinverkostung? Im Prinzip ist es ganz einfach. Jemand schlägt ein Thema und einen Termin vor. Viele weitere Twitterer verkosten dann live und gleichzeitig den Wein. In der Vergangenheit wurde die Twitterweinverkostung [...]

Grape Radio: 2009 Pinot Days – Seminar 1 – Part 1

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:19:20 -0500

At our recent visit to the 2009 Pinot Days in San Francisco, we spent some rewarding time at the focus tastings that have become a hallmark of the SF event. These tastings really ‘get into’ the wines of each producer, with an introduction to the vineyard as [...]

Dr Vino's wine blog: Department of Greenwashing: Ceci La Luna lambrusco

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:58:00 -0500

Number of comments: 15

Are some in the wine trade exploiting consumers’ willingness for environmentally friendly products when the practices don’t measure up to more than a pile of manure? Consider an example.

In late summer, The Moment blog at nytimes.com wrote a paean to lambrusco, the purple fizzy wine from [...]

weinverkostungen.de - Weinproben - Verkostungen von Wein: Jürgen von der Mark präsentiert den REWE-Wein

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:02:33 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Wir hatten in der Vergangenheit schon mal darüber gemutmaßt, dass eigentlich nur eine Winzergenossenschaft im Bereich Markenwein in Deutschland Akzente setzen kann. Nun gibt es drei große Partner, die einen Schritt in diese Richtung unternommen haben. Da ist zum einen der Master [...]

Wannabe Wino Wine Blog: In a Riesling Frame of Mind

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:47:39 -0500

While visiting my parents for the holiday, I stopped by the Madison Wine Exchange and picked up a mixed case of wines to sample over my 10 day visit. Apparently I should have picked up more as a few days later we had to head into Brandford Wine and Spirits [...]

Catavino: Wine in Moderation: Catavino Formally Adopts an Educational Stance on Wine Consumption

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:39:12 -0500

Editor’s note: As many of you know, Catavino strives to be an educational wine website, by focusing on wine through the context of life. We enjoy wine among family, with food, in times of joy, in times of pain, during births and deaths, and [...]

Paarl Wine Country: Christmas Cake

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:38:13 -0500

If you haven’t baked your Christmas cake yet, it would be a good idea to start doing it round about now because, like it or not, there’s only three and half weeks left and since it really needs maturing and a couple of dashes of [...]

Wine Camp Blog: a points-free zone: Links for 2009-12-01 [del.icio.us]

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Out of Touch - Again
Excellent commentary on vintages in Barolo [...]

Grape Wall of China: First Spectrum wine auction in Hong Kong raises RMB24 million

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:49:01 -0500

- By Jim Boyce Spectrum announced that its first Hong Kong wine auction – held simultaneously at Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong and the St. Regis Monarch Beach in California late last month – sold all 686 lots and raised HKD26.8 million (RMB24 million / USD3.5 million). According to a press release, [...]

sandihurst wine: Behave!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:18:00 -0500

From a first glance this poster appears to be telling us to go overboard at home...
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Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto: Hung by their own Noose

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:14:00 -0500

Hung by their own noose, the Australian wine industry continues to prevent the international wine marketplace from kicking the chair out from underneath them.

Battling problems too numerous to list separate from the very manifest issues of oversupply and a U.S. image of “inexpensive” [...]

Ken's Wine Guide RSS Feed : Zaca Mesa "Z Three" 2006 US Red Blend

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:56:50 -0500

This tasty red blend opens with a spicy blackberry bouquet with a hint of campfire smoke and anise. ... [...]

On the Wine Trail in Italy: The Newest Best Italian DOCG list? (now up to 48 and counting)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:20:00 -0500

Revised Dec 1, 2009
In my research, it has been all but impossible to pinpoint the complete list of Italian DOCG wines. Recently, I have been able to find seven more, the newest, “Amarone della Valpolicella” and “Recioto della Valpolicella”(the assumption, for now, is that they [...]

CheapWineRatings.com: Vigna Dogarina Prosecco Extra Dry

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:07:10 -0500

Tonight we’re tasting another Prosecco, and it happens to be another outstanding value for sparkling wine.

Like most Prosecco, Vigna Dogarina comes from the Veneto region in Italy. But that’s just the broader region. This particular Prosecco comes from Valdobbiadene, one of the most prestigious places for Prosecco.

Pay close attention to [...]

Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: The Glory of Turnip Greens and Bacon

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:07:00 -0500

Right now I'm eating a bowl of orecchiette with turnip greens, and it's completely delicious. I seasoned the dish with a little bacon, a small garlic clove, a few dried red chili flakes, and a very small glug of cream. Bound it all together with a good glug of' [...]

El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery: A Twisted Ornament!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:15:44 -0500

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El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery: Untitled

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:13:53 -0500

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Spirit of Wine: **+ $$ Thunder Cuvee Napa Valley Red, 2004, Napa, CA - Wine Review and Rating

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:09:00 -0500

Find Napa Valley Red Wine at WineZap.

By way of background: Thunder Cuvee Napa Valley Red, 2004, is an offering from Terroir of Napa Valley and promoted directly by retailer Gary Vaynerchuk of WineLibrary. It is a negociant blend of a blend of 48% merlot, 34% sangiovese, 15% [...]

JancisRobinson.com: Vosne - a tour of the backstreets (Videos/Podcasts)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Last week I published a 360-degree twirl around the world-famous vineyards just uphill of the village of Vosne-Romanée. Today, take a look at the backstreets, and see just how close the famlous DRC is to Liger-Belair's much grander premises in the Château de Vosne. [...]

JancisRobinson.com: New Georgians (Tasting articles)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Since I wrote so extensively about Russian wine recently, it seems only fair to give a bit of space (not nearly enough, admittedly) to the wine made in the spectacular scenery of its adversary Georgia. Last May we published news of Georgia forced to reform the wine market , which [...]

Serious About Wine: Domain Chandon Introduces “étoile Tête de Cuvée”

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:58:44 -0500

Domaine Chandon, which proves to be the leading producer of sparkling wine, had released a new product called “étoile Tête de Cuvée”. The price for one bottle is $100, a totally adequate amount considering the festive season and the level of the brand.

Chandon’s winemakers mixed [...]

Spirit of Wine: ***+ $$$ William Hill Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005, Napa, CA - Wine Review and Rating

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:38:00 -0500

Find William Hill Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon at WineZap.

By way of background: William Hill Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005, is fermented with a small percentage of its berries left whole. It is 100% cabernet sauvignon, from vineyards on the Silverado Bench Estate, just east of [...]

wineconversation.com: The faces behind the labels

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:37:23 -0500

I am extremely privileged to do the job I do. I work with some great wineries, travel to beautiful places and meet all sorts of interesting wine trade people; winemakers, marketers, writers, travel experts, art aficionados and more. Some of these I meet because [...]

Aristide - Blog di viaggio nel vino: Sondaggio: quanto incide l'alcol nella scelta del vino? (seconda chiamata)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:32:56 -0500

Quanto è fondata tra noi consumatori la preoccupazione per il livello alcolico del vino? Quanti consumatori valutano il grado alcolico di un vino nell'istante dell'acquisto o del consumo? Ho approntato un sondaggio per i lettori di questo blog. Voglio misurare... [...]

Spirit of Wine: *** $$ The Chook Shiraz Viognier, 2008, South Australia - Wine Review and Rating

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:25:00 -0500

Find The Chook Shiraz Viognier at WineZap.

By way of background: The Chook Shiraz Viognier blend, 2008, is a combination of 94% shiraz (red wine) and 6% viognier (white wine), both from South Australia vineyards. Made by winemaker Ben Riggs, and produced by Woop Woop Wines, this is [...]

The Pour: A Question of Age

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:12:42 -0500

Number of comments: 15
In liquor and wines, aging is relative. [...]

Vinix: le ultime degustazioni: PRINCIPIO - ciliegiolo

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Antonio Camillo - partner Gianpaolo Paglia, Manciano, Italia Abbiamo degustato il Principio con il sommelier Gianluca Bini (proprietario del Bistrot "Bollicine e Passione" e del ristorante "Casa Livia" di Grosseto) ed i suo chef Marco e Joana. Qui il video della degustazione, assolutamente "sopra le righe": http://www.vinix.it/video_detail.php?ID=1150 Gianluca ne ha evidenziato la sua particolarità [...]

Imbibe New York: The Blogger’s Dilemma-When Free Samples Suck

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:13:42 -0500

Pictured above is of one free sample that DID NOT suck–down home: downtown “Seasonal Recipes from Two Sonoma Wine Country Restaurants.” In fact, it’s a pretty cool publication, presented like an art-photo book. Many of the dishes are too fleshy for my liking, but there’s some sweet recipes for pescatarians, [...]

sandihurst wine: Gluhwein time...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:48:00 -0500

Its not all about Riesling you know, the German Christmas markets are second to none... Ein attraktives Programm mit tollen Aktionen bietet der Frankenthaler Weihnachtszauber. Besucher, Gäste und Kunden kommen dabei voll auf ihre Kosten. Eine Premiere erlebt die mobile Eisbahn im historischen Ambiente der [...]