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Drink Oregon – Wine Tasting Event

April 25, 2019April 28, 2019 chardonnay, granmoraine, oregon, pennerash, pinotgris, pinotnoir, syrah, willakenzie, zenacrown

Lovely tasting tonight Swirlery with the wonderful Eugenia Keegan! I like Oregon wines. No, let me correct that. I love Oregon wines. So much so, in fact, that I'm really excited to take my first trip out to Oregon wine country in just a month. But I digress, let's talk... Read More

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Instagram Sauvignon Blanc USA Wine Wine Info

Arkenstone, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley

April 23, 2019April 28, 2019 napavalley

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a huge fan of Arkenstone wines. I've visited the winery, walked the vineyards, and was so pleased to taste today in Orlando along with Jake Krausz, Estate Director. The 2015s are showing extremely well, from Sauvignon Blancs aged in oak with extensive time... Read More

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Instagram Wine Info

2013 Ao Yun – My First Chinese Wine

June 17, 2018June 8, 2019 cabernetsauvignon, Wine Bar George

Tonight was a first for me... wine from China. From the Yunnan province in Southern China on the edge of Himalayas, this Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc blend is grown at an elevation of 7000-8000 ft and was a pleasure to explore as I let it evolve in my glass. 2013... Read More

Italy Nebbiolo Wine

1978 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Barolo

Sometimes, when I'm lucky, a bottle of wine is more than a beverage. More than fermented grape juice. More than delicious or complex. Sometimes, wine is a living memory, encapsulated in smells and flavors. And in a few, rare, ethereal examples, sometimes wine is living history. That's how I felt... Read More

Italy Montepulciano Tasting Wine

1983 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

June 26, 2017

I've been a fan of Emidio Pepe wines for a few years now. I wrote about my first experience with Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo back in 2014 when I opened the 2003 vintage. It changed my perspective on wine, on what wine could taste like, and the beauty of drinking... Read More

Sparkling Tasting Wine Wine Info

Sparkling Wine Discoveries for the Summer

May 23, 2017

People love to ask me what wines I like. What are "good" wines? What should they be drinking? While all three of those are extremely personal and subjective questions, I am lucky enough to get to taste a lot of wine and I really enjoy giving suggestions to folks looking to... Read More

Chardonnay France Tasting Wine

2012 Garnier et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

November 14, 2016

Wine lovers are always on the hunt for their next delicious bottle. When I go to a new restaurant, I devour their wine list hoping to find treasures without an insane markup. On lucky days I am rewarded with a new producer, grape, or style of wine. That is exactly how... Read More

Chardonnay France Wine Wine Info

Learn Your Wine Regions: Chablis

October 26, 2016

When I think about wine of place, wine that can't be made anywhere else, I think of Chablis. A subregion of Burgundy, the vineyards of Chablis actually sit closer to Champagne, a mere 20 miles away, than the rest of Burgundy around 60 miles southeast. That makes for a pretty darn... Read More

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Tasting USA Wine

2011 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

September 11, 2016October 2, 2016

I've been a fan of Ridge Vineyards for a long time now. Surprisingly enough, 2016 was the first time I've enjoyed anything besides their Zinfandel. To this day, if I'm drinking Zinfandel, Ridge is my go-to producer. They make really beautiful, complex and well-made Zin, not the overblown, jammy, and... Read More

France Gamay Tasting Wine

2015 Domaine Depeuble Pere et Fils Beaujolais

September 10, 2016October 11, 2016 Beaujolais

Beaujolais is good time wine. Those fruity light flavors, low tannins and high acid scream for food and to be drunk in happy chuggable gulps, not formal, focused sips. This is not fancy, nor complex wine, nor does it mean to be. If you like your wine fruity and light,... Read More