The Champagne Surprise
What do you know? A supermarket brand champagne beat the more expensive competition in an international wine challenge. Never judge a book by its cover…or its price!
FERMENTATIONS
What do you know? A supermarket brand champagne beat the more expensive competition in an international wine challenge. Never judge a book by its cover…or its price!
FERMENTATIONS
In Japan, Sake is used to refer any alcoholic beverage. However, in America, it means a specific drink in America. Whereas in most of the time drink is known as “rice wine.” The brew is non-carbonated and tastes similar to wine. There are 3 premium types of sake—junmai, ginjo and dai ginjo—that have the unwanted…
Inserted around the angle from the South Bank is Southwark’s hottest best secret: The Wine Theatre. It conveys the long unpaid Italian tradition of ‘aperitivo’ off to London, factually interpreted as ‘civilized gathering over small plates of food’. Instead of catching the adjacent bar snack you can very conveniently pay a little more for the…
The Canon of California Wine By Tom Wark There is a common urge that overcomes just about everyone when they first discover wine—I mean really discover it. You want to know more! You want to know everything. Which vintage? What do those words on the label mean? Who makes the best wine? What is malolactic…
Tom Wark has picked six wines that turn out a great value for money. Music to my ears…
From June 1st thru 3rd, the Shanghai Exhibition Centre (SEC) hosted one of its most popular trade shows. In a city where tradeshows are big business, this one stands above the rest as one which makes people of any industry salivate – the Millionaire Fair. In its second year, the Millionaire Fair featured everything a…
Instead of clebrating St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow and my birthday on Sunday, here’s something that’s a great alternative: • Kick-Off BBQ With the Winemakers & a Live Auction: Sat., 3/17, S.F. Film Centre (The Presidio) • Syrah Seminar, Trade & Media Tasting, Public Wine Tasting: Sun., 3/18, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Tickets available at www.rhonerangers.org…