Ever felt awkward when ordering wine at a restaurant? Ever walked into a wine store and had no idea where to begin, what to buy or how much to pay?
Ever looked at a European wine label and wondered what’s in there? Then Wine-Flair.com is just for you. It’s all about wine education and appreciation, written in plain language.
Granted it’s a long name. But it’s a great wine, made from a pretty interesting combination of Riesling (55%) Sauvignon Blanc (17%) Marsanne (16%) Roussanne (12%). If you think about it, that’s three wine regions and potentially a dozen or more countries, but it all comes from the McLaren Vale
Manhattan, only a few scant miles away, offers some of the best wine and dine experiences available anywhere in the world, and more of the best restaurants than any other city in the USA. Having lived in Chicago and San Francisco I can say this with a straight face, although I’d rate
This is a grape – and a wine – that few people in North America have heard of, let alone tasted. But it’s well worth your time and taste buds to do so! Torrontes is widely considered to the the “signature” white of Argentina, and as far as I can
I’ve just returned from a 9-day cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, a 137,000 ton, 1,020 foot-long behemoth that’s still, amazingly, two rungs down on the cruise line’s size chart. Beyond the ocean breezes, Red Stripes and frou-frou drinks on the pool deck, nine days without the
I know it’s 100 degrees outside right now and I ought to be pushing a nice dry Rose or a crisp, citrusy Chablis. But tonight I’ll suggest instead that you crank the AC and open a bottle of Chateau Tanunda Cabernet Sauvignon Noble Baron 2007. The fruit for this wine
New Jersey is the fifth largest state in the union for wine consumption (source: Adams Wine Handbook 2007) but one of only 13 states that continue to ban winery to consumer shipments. More than 80% of the U.S. population already has access to direct shipments of wine and New Jersey
House Resolution 5034, introduced by the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), is supposed to be heard in June before the Judiciary Committee, chaired by Michigan’s John Conyers. If you don’t know, Michigan was the losing plaintiff in Granholm v. Heald, the 2005 case that liberalized wine shipments, and the NBWA
For years, I thought that rosé wines were kids’ stuff – sweet, with no body or character. This probably came from memories of drinking Mateus Rosé in my early 20s—that famously cheap, commercial wine in the familiar flask-shaped green bottle, invented to appeal to everyone. Too sweet to pair with food and
Well – those people at the James Beard Foundation FINALLY figured out what’s what and recognized my cousin Mark Gaier and his partner and co-owner/Chef Clark Frasier of Arrows Restaurant of Ogunquit, Maine as Best Chefs – Northeast! Many more! Read what the Portland Press Herald says. Seacoast Online says.
The Washington Post points out the growing influence of women on the world of wine, including many winemakers such as Cathy Corison, whose Napa Cabernets I consider to be among the best in all of California. If you fly frequently for business or pleasure, Business Traveller’s Cellars in the Sky
I don’t practice or preach wine snobbery…as you know. But I do preach that it’s helpful – and can even be fun – to learn some wine lingo. My wine glossary is a lot of fun AND it will make you laugh. Give it a shot.
I get lots of newsletters from wine merchants, including some big names in USA, Europe and the UK. I don’t buy a lot of wine from them, but I do enjoy keeping up with prices of wine around the world, especially new releases and futures. One thing that’s easy to
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