I know, big word….maybe one you've never even heard of. I spotted this video on a foodie page today and am just wondering if any of you wine lovers out there have tried this method to aerate your wine. If so, let me know your thoughts and observations on the technique. Takes a little bit of…
I get all giddy at the thought of a trip to Canada. I LOVE that country. I’ve determined if I hada grander tolerance for chilly winters, it’d be Vancouver all the way, baby. Cosmopolitan, clean, great people, amazing restaurants with cool wine lists, Stanley Park, dragon races, the Grand Isle Market…wow, I could go on—that…
If you've ever maintained a blog, you know how it feels to be writing for the blogosphere. If you haven't, suffice it to say, it can be a tad difficult to motivate oneself to get a blog entry out there. You don't really know whether you (a) have readers, and if you do, (b) have…
Which wine would you serve? 1-3p….surely, there will be some Rose’ for this Bastille Day Fete! Bastille Day Feast | Blog.
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…
Everyday for the last 20 days….check the mail….drink some wine….check the mail…drink some wine. Today…I hear the clink of the mailbox lid…the mail has arrived…I let it sit for an hour because I know in my gut its there…a results letter. Did I pass the exam that credentials me as a Certified Specialist of Wine…go through the…
The last time I was at Costco, I picked up a bottle of Kirkland "Grandmere" Amador County Zinfandel. I thought I'd check it out as an inexpensive wine. I think it was about $10/bottle. My guess was that as a private label, this wine was probably made by Renwood, the only winery I am familiar with that …
Susan Brown Uncorked 