A Whole Lotta Rosé: A Report from The 1st Annual RAP Pink Out
all kinds. RAP, like ZAP or any of the other similar organizations, is a marketing co-op of sorts. Membership in
2002 Cellar de Capçanes “Mas Donis Barrica” Red Wine, Montsant, Spain
As far as Spanish appellations go, Montsant is a bit of a baby — small and young. Only established in
Wine Flavors According to Jelly Belly and Deloach Vineyards
I don’t know the last time I was so simultaneously grossed out and also strangely curious at the same time.
Wine Blogging Wednesday #12: Drink Local
It’s amazing to me that we’ve now been hosting monthly online wine tastings for a full year, but here we
What Wines Do Americans Drink With Dinner?
I live in a different universe than most wine drinkers in this country. And you do too, most likely, just
Watch Out Stoli, Here Comes Priorat
If I had to place Russia as the next likeliest big market for wine, I probably would have placed it
Jancis Robinson on High Alcohol Wines
Based on responses to several posts in the past, I can see that alcohol levels in wine are a hot
2002 Samos Grand Cru Vin Doux (Muscat), Samos, Greece
It’s not everyone that can claim they’ve been making quality wine pretty much continuously since at least the twelfth century
RAP (Rosé Advocates and Producers) “Pink Out” Tasting in San Francisco: 7/18/05
In the tradition of Pinot Days, P.S. I Love You, and ZAP, there is now RAP, the Rose Advocates and
Messages in a Bottle: The Dog Days of Wine
Stacked akimbo in the corner of my kitchen table, now leaning at a somewhat crazy angle, is the two-month-old pile
Casa Nuestra Winery, St. Helena: Current Releases
Deep in the heart of the Napa Valley there lies a winery like no other. The last bastion of fun
America’s Best New Chefs for 2005
Thanks to a tip from The Daily Olive, I learned that Food and Wine Magazine has announced their list of
WBW #11 Roundup has been posted
Beau has posted his roundup of Wine Blogging Wednesday #11, Off-Dry Wines for the reading pleasure of all. Check out
The ’96 White Burgundy Time Bomb
I don’t have a lot of room or patience for aging wines. I tuck a few bottles away for a
1994 Zind Humbrecht “Heimbourg” Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive, Turkheim, Alsace
Today we are exploring off-dry wines as part of the monthly virtual tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. This
The wine story of the 20th Century
I couldn’t help but pass on this nice little story from the Chronicle about the “tasting heard round the world”
2003 Jeff Runquist “R” Barbera, Amador County, CA
During the Gold Rush, when the Italian immigrants came west across the plains and through the rugged mountainous section of
2002 Domaine Taluau-Foltzenlogel “Vieilles Vignes” Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Loire Valley, France
I’m sure I’m going to end up on some Homeland Security watch list, or at least on the Republican National
How to Hold a World Class Wine Tasting Event
I go to a lot of big, public and trade-only wine tastings, some of which are great, and others of
