Wine Basics ~ The Beginners Guide, by Brett Graham
Last Friday, I talked about A Fabulous Holiday Gift for Your Favorite Wine Enthusiast ~ Le Nez Du Vin by Jean Lenoir. The Le Nez du Vin wine aroma kits, although great for beginners to get a handle on wine aromas, is more suited to a bit more advanced wine enthusiasts… people who fancy themselves [...]
Do you have issues with Corkage? I got over mine…
I just read this Facebook question: “What are your issues about Corkage Fees?” written by Bill Eyer. This question was stemming from a thoughtful blog on the subject at Cruvee Corner Wine Blog, also written by Bill Eyer. First, Corkage fees are defined as what one pays when he or she brings his or her [...]
An Argument against and for children in wine country… How do you vote?
MEL810: I was an only child and thus, I was taken to many adult venues that most children did not attend, such as cocktail parties, good restaurants, films aimed at adults, etc. (not so-called ‘adult’ films, however,) I also went to my parents’ workplaces and on political ‘get out the vote’ campaigns. But I didn’t [...]
Wine Tasting Etiquette ~ Please Save Your Perfume for More Romantic Times
Although there’s a lot of “romance” associated with the “wine experience,” additional aromas when tasting wine don’t really add anything. In fact, they take a lot away from a really pleasant experience. I’m no saint with this one. I’ll admit it… I learned this the hard way. It was when I began my wine career [...]
Dress Code: Wine Country Casual ~ Welcome Back, Tourists
What to wear, what to wear… Calm down… I’m a Yankee, with really deep Yankee roots. My maiden name is “Clarke.” Grandmother Gertrude Haines Clarke was the daughter of the late Governor William T. Haines of Waterville, Maine, my great grandfather… Great grandmother Patience Blackstone Clarke was the granddaughter of the Reverend William Blackstone, who [...]
2010 Pinot on the River Festival ~ Always a Great Event
On October 22, 23 & 24, 2010, Pinot On The River’s activities return. This is a reminder to purchase your tickets at Pinotfestival.com, if you haven’t already. Here’s the line-up… FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 6:00 p.m. – Pinot On The River’s “Friday Night Out In The Valley” Dinner at Roadhouse Winery in Healdsburg. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 [...]
Announcing the 8th Annual Petite Sirah Symposium
FREE Tickets to Wine, Women & Shoes (just comment and click here for further details). This is an event that Louis Foppiano asked me to start. We held it at his winery for six years, then we took a year off. After that year, Louis decided that he would let Concannon Vineyard run with it… [...]
Wine Century Club ~ Port4lio Tasting Threw Me Over the Top
There’s nothing like a little importers’ tasting to throw someone like me, trying to taste 100 different varieties in a life time (to be certified by The Wine Century Club), instantly over the brink. That’s the gift the universe delivered to me. The Port4lio Tasting was in San Francisco at the Fort Mason Fire House, [...]
