Author Archives: Amy Corron Power
Another Wine Blog's third First Friday event celebrated wines from the Pacific Northwest. Pairings for the Washington and Oregon wines included Puget Sound Smoked Salmon with Pancetta in aioli sauce, Washington State Honeycrisp Apples, and Bosc pears from Oregon. Various ...
AWB Launches First Fridays!
You may notice we haven't been posting that often lately, me especially. Partly because it's just been tough. We have all sorts of wine stories in the queue; trips to Portland, Carlton, Italy, ZinFest and tons of reviews that ...
What We’re Reading: Rock and Vine by Chelsea Prince
We get lots of requests for reviews - wine, hooch, books and gadgets. We don't have time to cover everything. But you really ought to pick up a copy of Rock and Vine: Next Generation Changemakers in America's Wine Country, ...
Jessup Cellars & Butterfly Restaurant: A Winning Combination
A beautiful view, incredible food and great company. Add wine and lively conversation, and you've got a winner. We found one when Butterfly Restaurant's Chef Rob Lam served up some fabulous dishes to pair with Jessup Cellars wines from Napa ...
Win Tickets to San Francisco Zinfandel Festival, Jan 31 – Feb 2
UPDATE: Friday, January 25 is the last day to enter to win tickets to the San Francisco Zinfandel Wine Festival. Make sure you enter to win a pair of tickets to wine tastings and food pairings at this awesome event ...
Austrian Wines: Don’t Let the Names Fool You
I love Austrian wines. Partly because I once coaxed a smile out of a "retired" Austrian winemaker during an otherwise boring trade tasting. He told me he had handed the reigns of the company over to his son and was ...
I Just Wasn’t Ready for This
I knew she was sick. I knew she had a heart condition and something weird going on with her thyroid. And more recently diabetes. Did she change her eating habits? No. Did she change her exercise habits? No. Did she ...
2010 Les Chevaux Columbia Crest H3 Red Blend
This Washington State red blend from Horse Heaven Hills AVA is beautifully balanced with Old World nuances and just enough oak. Great value from Columbia Crest at $15.
Dodd-Frank, Obama & China’s Wine Speculators
Gas prices have not doubled under the Obama Administration. Folks who continue to repeat this myth, including my dear brother, are simply wrong. Then why does this "untruth" keep getting repeated? Because the proponents of this urban legend are providing ...
Wine Tasting Blind: The Label Project Contest
Part of any respectable sommelier program includes identification of wines through only the wine student's sensory perceptions. Be it the Court of Master Sommeliers, Institute of Masters of Wines or International Sommelier Guild, to name a few, the student learns ...
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