At a recent wine tasting event in my home where guests brought a bottle to share, I tasted a white wine that my friend Megen brought – a Chenin Blanc and Viognier blend. The majority of the wines for the tasting were sweet whites and red wines so this white wine blend went mostly unnoticed. […]
52 Weeks of Wine – Week 9: Viognier (December 22nd-29th 2018) Read More »
When I hear Grüner Veltliner, I’m a little bit intimidated. That sounds like a beast of a wine! Am I about to get by butt kicked? Should I be wearing Lederhosen while I drink this? Is a wine glass appropriate or do I need a boot? Okay…I’ll cut myself off there.
52 Weeks of Wine – Week 7: Grüner Veltliner (December 8th-14th 2018) Read More »
During Week 6 of 52 Weeks of Wine, I tasted a Madeira! Have you tasted a Madeira?
52 Weeks of Wine – Week 6: Madeira (December 1st-7th 2018) Read More »
Gewürztraminer. I usually just mumble that word through my teeth very quickly in hopes that no one will question what I’m saying. Our neighbors have advised me to think of “girls are meaner” with the pronunciation, but apparently the ACTUAL pronunciation is “Gertz-Tra-Meener”. You can say it however you like.
52 Weeks of Wine – Week 5: Gewürztraminer (November 24th-30th 2018) Read More »
I wish I had some great story about how the first time I tasted Penedès was when I went on some luxurious vacation to the coast of Spain. Well, I have never even heard of Penedès. If I wasn’t in the wine shop standing in the white wine section, I couldn’t have even told you whether it
52 Weeks of Wine – Week 3: Penedès (November 10th-16th 2018) Read More »
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