© AFP/Robert Hodgson | L-R: Panelists tasting wines at the Concours de Vins Mâcon; Robert Hodgson; award winners at the California State Fair Is the California State Fair better or worse than other wine competitions in the U.S.?
"Eventually [the wine will] be part of a portfolio of producers, and we could at some point have a tasting with a Champagne person and a New Zealand person and a Rhône Valley person and an Oregonian and talk about how we grow wine, how we make wine, and how we share wine." Al...
I’ve been coming across a number of different sparklers from Mionetto lately. They seem to be doing a marketing push and I’m seeing them everywhere. And after tasting some of their bubbly, I had to share this one with you. Prosecco is the focus at Mionetto, and they don’t just pro...
Consider supporting family-run, independent Champagne makers likeAR Lenoblewho offer generous tastings and pairings in their center just outside Epernay, though you’ll need a car to get there! Tastings start around €35 — a good deal considering how pricey Champagne can be, and how good AR...
Below are some metro area stores that offerFREEwine tastings (sometimes including cheese and crackers or other small bites, too). Our top picks: The Boulder Wine Merchant If you saw the film “Somm,” you have an idea of how rigorous the examination for Master Sommelier is. There are curr...
and so I find I can find the best wine for the best prices when I purchase it online. Some of the most popular services, including Firstleaf, have excellent plans that will deliver great bottles for as little as $13 each. I can almost never find decent wine that cheap in my local...
A commonly used wine tasting term describing a wine that is soft, smooth and well-balanced. In other words, it's a well-structured wine; one that's probably near, if not at, it's prime.Sweet In the wine world, sweet is the opposite of dry. Sweetness in wine comes from any residual...
I would’ve just let it stay that way without Russ pushing me to clean it up for some wine tasting. It wasn’t easy considering its basically farmland now… But, let me back up a little. Secretly, I ‘ve always wanted to be a farmer. But I’m a city girl so I didn’t even ...
Gave me a new love for wine an appreciation for the product and what it mean to the French. Review of: The only Paris Wine Tasting experience you need to do - 2 hours Written November 24, 2024 This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. ...
This was dry and tasting of grapefruits with hints of apricot and a really nutty, textural oiliness that matched the olives in this dish. Sunshine with substance in a glass. Chicken with olives and lemon – serves 3 6 skin-on chicken thighs 2 onions, chopped 1 lemon, thinly sliced a ...