Category Archives: News
Newer posts →The Value of a Wine Tasting Note.
July 24, 2011As you more or may not know, for the last few days I’ve been at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Charlottesville. An awesome experience overall; sampled lots of great wines (some crappy ones as well), met tons of great people … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Eric Asimov, Wine Bloggers Conference, wine tasting note | Leave a comment //Virginia is for (Wine) Lovers!
July 21, 2011Probably about the same time that you are reading this, I will have started my short journey from Jacksonville up to Charlottesville, Virginia; the destination for this years Wine Bloggers Conference. This is the first time the conference has … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Virginia, Wine Bloggers Conference | Leave a comment //This Week in Wine – 7/17/11
July 17, 2011Gallo’s Growing Barefoot Brand Is No. 1 Sutter Home is No. 2, while total domestic retail wine sales increased 7% in June. E. & J. Gallo Winery’s fast-growing Barefoot brand remained No. 1 in retail sales for the … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Andrea Robinson, Australia, Barefoot, Gallo, Sommelier, Wine News | Leave a comment //Virginia Viognier: A Tasting. Part One Of Two
July 16, 2011This last Thursday (7/14/11), I was given the the unique opportunity to participate in a wine tasting unlike anything else I’ve ever been involved with before. The tasting itself actually ties in quite nicely with my coming trip to this … Continue reading
Posted in News, Reviews | Tagged Blenheim Bineyards, Dave Matthews wine, Horton Vineyards, King Family Vineyards, Methode Champenoise, Viognier, Virginia | Leave a comment //Why I Think Google+ has the Potential to Kill Facebook
July 13, 2011There’s been so much flying around the Internet with regard to Google’s new social service (Google +), that I thought it warranted a quick post. I don’t want to drag this article out too much, after all this is a … Continue reading
Posted in News, Social Media | Tagged Facebook, Gmail, Google +, Google Hangout, Social Media, Social Media for Wineries | Leave a comment //Everything You Wanted to Know About Oak (and Probably Some Stuff You Didn’t).
July 6, 2011Oak plays a bigger role in winemaking than I think most people realize! The color, flavor, tannin and texture of a wine can all be influenced via oak contact; either during the fermentation or aging of wine. When it comes … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged American Oak, French Oak, Micro-Oxygenation, Oak, Oak Chips, Unoaked, Wine Barrels | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
