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Newer posts →Wearing T-Shirts for Wine!
November 21, 2010Jason Sadler wears t-shirts for a living, no seriously he does! Today is my featured day and he’ll be posting photos, videos and even playing Pictionary for prizes, so make sure you check out his website at iwearyourshirt.com
Posted in Events, Facts, Funny, Giveaways, News | Leave a comment //A Zin by any Other Name!
November 19, 2010With today being #Zinfandel Day on Twitter, I thought it only appropriate that I brush up on my Zinfandel synonyms! Here we go: Crljenak Kaštelanski, Gioia Del Colle, Morellone, Plavac Veliki, Primaticcio, Primativo, Primitivo, Primitivo Di Gioia, Primitivo Nero, Uva … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged Michael David Winery | Leave a comment //Which Wines Can Age? Let’s ask an English Lady Named Jancis…
November 9, 2010Aging wine is a tricky thing. I get asked a lot about which wines can age, so I decided it’s time to set the record straight and refer you to a lady named Jancis Robinson. What does she know? Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, News | Leave a comment //Edelzwicker
November 5, 2010Edelzwicker [pronounced the same way you read it] wines are from the North-Eastern French region of Alsace [Ahl-zass]. If we breakdown the name, we can see that Edel=noble and Zwicker=mixture, basically meaning that the wine is a blend of the … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Leave a comment //My Type of Girl – Virginia Philip, Master Sommelier at The Breakers
November 1, 2010“I like to end my day with sherry and head-banger music” Virginia Philip, Master Sommelier at The Breakers
Posted in Facts | Leave a comment //Corton-Charlemagne
October 27, 2010According to local legend, the great French white Burgundy, Corton-Charlemagne, owes its existence, not to the emperor Charlemagne, but to his wife. The red wines of Corton stained his white beard so messily that she persuaded him to plant vines … Continue reading
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