Today is National Wine Day! Gather your glasses, corkscrews and friends and have your own wine tasting party! Grab a few bottles of the varietals from the list below starting with mild and work your way up to dessert wines to taste the differences in mouth feel OR try tasting the same varietals from differentContinue reading “It’s National Wine Day (as if we needed an excuse to drink)!”
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How to read a wine label: Part Three
In week one, we discussed wine labels from the United States. Week two, French wine labels. This week, I’m going back to the New World to share tips on New Zealand wines. New Zealand is the world’s easternmost and southernmost winemaking country (cool climate). New Zealand North Island Regions Northland, Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Gisborne,Continue reading “How to read a wine label: Part Three”
Sonoma County Wine Tips
My wine mentor and colleague, Tylor Field III, is embarking on a trip to Sonoma Valley this weekend. And since I can’t be there with him, I thought I’d share a few wine tips from that region. Location Sonoma County lies between Napa County and the Pacific coast, and is bordered on the north by MendocinoContinue reading “Sonoma County Wine Tips”
À votre santé! #ChardDay
Did you know? It’s #ChardDay! I’d like to step outside of the U.S. and celebrate French white wines. French whites, often referred to as “Frenchies”, are the well loved wines made from Chardonnay grapes. “Frenchies” are full, fresh, elegant. and delicate. Taste a New World Chardonnay along side a French Chardonnay and you’ll taste what IContinue reading “À votre santé! #ChardDay”
Jillian Beard 