Real Men Drink Pink
This may be shocking news. Pink wine is actually pretty good! It has suffered a bad rap for years as a soft or “hybrid” wine …but no longer. Fans are catching on. Via Jancis Robinson – The rehabilitation of rosé
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GUIDANCE WITH THE GODDESS – More on Wine in Restaurants
WINE IN RESTAURANTS – Part III Catherine Fallis Master Sommelier, aka grape goddess Yeah, the Wine is Here! When the sommelier approaches with the bottle, scrutinize the label. Make sure it is the exact wine that you ordered—vintage, region of origin, varietal if noted, etc. Often if the wrong bottle is presented to you, it…
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Is Beauty Only Label Deep?
I had the suspicion that I could not be the only one. When I look at a neat row of bottles in a wine merchant’s or at the store, the prettiest labels stand out. It is different at a wine tasting, where you can judge the merits by the wine itself, but what to do…
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And What Do Wine Experts READ?
So every expert needs to learn their expertise somewhere. Either you are born and raised in a winery or your dad is a sommelier, or you go the more traditional route…you study (gasp!). There is a lot more to wine that meets the aficionado’s eye, and most wine writers and connoiseurs have a lot of…
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Online Wine Classroom
If you are interested in starting (or furthering) your self-education in wine, here’s a website for you. They have quite a few courses to pick from and they are easy to follow. As Wine Spectator puts it – “Passion is never a wasted effort.”” To get a taste for what online learning is like, you…