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Is Wine Breathing Bunk? Guest Post by Denman Moody
Denman Moody is a wealth of wine knowledge. Along with his delightful wife Marijo, he has traveled the world studying wine. We asked Moody, an avid story teller and author of a new book The Advanced Oenophile, if he could share one of our favorite Denman stories.
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Hospice du Rhône to Celebrate 20 Years in 2012!
It’s a wine event for Lovers of Rhône wines! This year Hospice du Rhône will mark two decades of celebrating everything Rhône at its annual Spring event in Paso Robles, California April 26-28, 2012. The world’s largest celebration of the 22 international Rhône varieties, the weekend showcases the regions and wines along with fabulous culinary pairings.
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Join us for a Sneak Peak of The Wineyard at Santa Rosa Vintners’ Square!
Another Wine Blog and fellow bloggers Grace Hoffman, Dezel Quillen, Lain Bradford, and Beau Carufel will help host a special TasteLive! webcast demonstration during a VIP Sneak Peak into The Wineyard at Santa Rosa Vintners’ Square on Tuesday, December 20 at 6:00 p.m. Pacific (8:00 p.m. Central).
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Rodney Strong Redux for November TasteLive Tuesday!
Rodney Strong is giving us the opportunity to share with our readers an inside look at a TasteLive event, with a chance to participate in December.
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It’s TasteLive! Tuesday: Small Lot California Cabernet Sauvignons
Join us on Tuesday, October 11 as we join the TasteLive! Panel for “Luscious Hedonism: Harvesting Small-Lot California Cabernet Sauvignons” where we will taste four wines from California’s north coast
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Don’t be a Wine Specatator
How many of us have by-passed a wine because Robert M. Parker, Jr. or one of his minions deems it an 89 or below? While Parker may not be responsible for Kenny G, his followers are sometimes a bit more like iFans than Android Users.
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Is PR Giving You a Bad Name?
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The Urban Sonoma Experience
The Association of African American Vintners’ wine tasting took place in a beautiful courtyard with vine laden trellises and a waterfall wall — an added bonus to the beautiful weather that was great for walking around outside sipping on red and white wines (anywhere else but Houston).The Texas Wineauxs could not wait to experience the first taste of wines seldom heard of outside of the state of California. The exception being Mac McDonald’s Vision Cellars whose Pinot Noir won Top Red Wine at the 2011 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition.
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Taste Live! Tuesday: California Chardonnay
In the 1976 Judgement of Paris, a Napa Valley Chardonnay took top rating over French wines. But did you know the grapes for the winning 1973 Chateau Montelena came primarily from Sonoma?
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Celebrate Sauvignon Blanc Day!