This is an interesting article about wine closures. Will be watching for results. As usual, UC Davis does a great job looking at ‘all things wine’ from a scientific perspective. Every class and/or publication is always top notch. I’ll be looking to see if the screw caps can provide the necessary slow-term oxidation red wine may need…
I can’t let the day go by without a small note on my experience at the CA State Fair Wine Competition. I plan to write a bit more at a later date…but some of this I wanted to share today. As a guest judge I was privileged to sit side by side with a class of amazing…
Here's a tempting teaser for an upcoming article on Blind Tasting Parties. Keep an eye out for the Summer 2012 edition of Edible Sacramento Magazine. "I love a good wine find, who doesn’t, really? For me, that means something worth drinking on the spot which doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Amongst my peeps, I have a few…
Chardonnay is the most popular white wine purchased and consumed in the US today. We gulp cheap Aussie critter specimens by the metric ton, and we scan by-the-glass menus for reliable California brands. This varietal is a bit to the general population today what Blue Nun was back in the 1970s. Light and crisp, readily available, easy to drink, inexpensive to…
