Sounds almost dirty. The customer appreciation tasting at Hinton’s Wine Store is always held the last day of their 20% off wine case sale week. The store is usually filled with enthusiastic customers, eager to stock up on their daily drinkers or filling their cellars with premium collectibles. For 2010, the theme was Pinot...
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FULL DISCLOSURE: I received this as a sample from the winery. In the whole of the United States, there are only two wooden basket Coquard presses present. Both of them are owned and operated by Laetitia in the Arroyo Grande Valley, a sub-appellation of the larger and better known Central Coast AVA. What does...
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I was invited to participate in a worldwide synchronized tasting today. It was put on by Sud de France, a trade group that promotes the diverse wines grown in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the south of France. According to the information I received, there were 90 bloggers and journalists who were invited to participate....
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When you work wine retail, there are several comments you’ll hear repeatedly from your customers. These are your opportunities to educate and expand palates. One of the most typical was the comment regarding my recommendations for Riesling, which was often right around Thanksgiving, or if someone wants something to pair with spicy pan-Asian cuisine....
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From the folks at Pacific Rim, who rock out some pretty tasty domestic Rieslings out of Washington state, comes this second release of bubbly goodness. According to the website, this wine is aged on the lees. Since it doesn’t indicate where the secondary fermentation occurs, I’m guessing this is a tank method wine. This...
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