Verget Bourgogne “Terriors de Cote d’Or”
April 19, 2011
Grape
100% Chardonnay
Facts
Taken from the Verget website: “Verget’s philosophy can be summed up in one simple sentence: the best wine comes from the best grapes.”
Very original, I must say! Please note that this sentence is also to be found on 9 out of 10 other winery websites throughout the world.
I can’t emphasize enough how much wineries really need to step up their game when it comes to their online presence! It’s 2011! Trying to scrape together enough relevant and interesting information for this article from just the Verget website alone was impossible! Don’t get me wrong, the generic wine facts I can take care of myself, but for the more in-depth producer info I had to scour the Information Super Highway.
Gallo Pink Chablis Wine Commercial
April 17, 2011Why aren’t there wine commercials like this anymore? Love it!
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April 16, 2011
Who’s in the Wine Business Now? The Food Network!
The Food Network this week hosted a preview sampling of their new wine collection called entwine. A partnership with the California winery Wente Vineyards, it’s a venture 18 months in the making and scheduled to hit the shelves in August.
I have no idea why I started with this story…oh well!
I’m sure the wine will be decent, but how much more exciting would it have been to give each Food Network Celebrity their own wine! I think I might have steered clear of Paula Deen version though!
Kendall-Jackson Ships 1.75 Million Corks to Anthropologie Stores
Kendall-Jackson announced it has shipped 1.75 million wine corks to 153 Anthropologie stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to increase awareness and promote the preservation of Mediterranean cork forests. The corks will be used for unique, design-rich window displays that support the preservation of cork forests and educate the public on cork recycling. The installation of the window displays will coincide with the worldwide Earth Day event on April 22.
Every little helps, I can’t even imagine how many corks are thrown away every year!
Posted in News | Tagged Cork, Wine Keg, Wine News | Leave a comment //Lemongrass-Grilled Chicken with Field Recordings Unfiltered Chenin Blanc
April 16, 2011
I first tasted the Field Recordings Chenin Blanc back toward the earlier part of the year. It’s imported into Florida by a good friend of mine that decided to start a wine distributor business: Vingevity.
The Field Recordings is a single-vineyard, unfiltered, unfined, 285 case production, “old vine” Chenin Blanc from Santa Ynez, and sells for around $18 retail.
If you’re a true wine geek, by this point you should be____________.
I’ll let you fill in the blank on that one…
Facebook Caption Competition to Win a Soiree Wine Aerator!
April 14, 2011
A nice and easy competition for you, although you may have to be a little creative, and potentially get your Facebook friends involved!
I have posted the below photo on the Facebook Pages for Blog Your Wine and Jacksonville Wine Guide, the funny caption with the most Facebook likes by 10pm tonight wins a Soiree Wine Decanter! Trust me this is a prize worth winning! I use a Soiree myself and swear by it, average retail is around $20.
There are no strict rules, just make sure you go to either one of those Facebook pages and post your funny caption. Don’t post your caption on this website! You CAN like your own caption, so that gives you a head-start. You can also round-up some of your friends and also have them “like” your caption. It doesn’t matter which Facebook Page you post your caption on, but make sure you are monitoring both Blog Your Wine and Jacksonville Wine Guide Pages to make sure that no-one is beating you!
Good luck, and the winner will be announced tonight after 10pm!
Ruth’s Chris Penfolds Wine Dinner
April 14, 2011
Celebrate the exclusive U.S. release of the 2006 Penfolds Grange at Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Ponte Vedra Beach!
Enjoy this highly coveted wine, along with other award winning Penfolds wines paired with an outstanding 4 course culinary menu that is sure to delight. Join Ruths Chris for this unforgettable event on Sunday, May 1st at 7:00pm. The cost is $150 per person plus tax and gratuity. Seating is limited and reservations are required so please call 904-285-0014 to secure your table or for more information.
814 A1A North, Suite 103
Ponte Vedra Beach
FL
32082
Ruth’s Chris Penfolds Wine Dinner
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