September 4th, 2011
Alexander Valley . Asti . Austria . Chardonnay . Elegant and Floral . Germay . Gewurztraminer . Grape Harvest . Grape ripeness . Grapes . Harvest 2011 . Italian Wine . Italy . Light and Bubbly . Pinot Gris . Portugal . Power Punch . Sauvignon Blanc . Spain . Spicy and Smoky . Tasting Notes . Vineyards . Vintage Notes . Wine . Wine and Food . Wine Tasting . Winemaking
Elegant and Floral
September 4th, 2011
Alexander Valley . Asti . Austria . Chardonnay . Elegant and Floral . Germay . Gewurztraminer . Grape Harvest . Grape ripeness . Grapes . Harvest 2011 . Italian Wine . Italy . Light and Bubbly . Pinot Gris . Portugal . Power Punch . Sauvignon Blanc . Spain . Spicy and Smoky . Tasting Notes . Vineyards . Vintage Notes . Wine . Wine and Food . Wine Tasting . Winemaking
August 26th, 2011
Argentina . Asti . Elegant and Floral . Fresh and Grassy . Grape Harvest . Grapes . Harvest 2011 . Hungary . Italian Wine . Italy . Portugal . Spain . Stone and Chalk . Tasting Notes . Vintage Notes . Wine . Wine and Food . Wine Parings . Wine Tasting . Winemaking . Zesty and Fruity
Harvest 2011 – Week 4 – Grapes, Pigs, and Fun Varieties at Asti Winery
Week 4 has come to a rather quiet close as we only processed a few hundred tons this week atAsti. It’s a drop in the bucket for what is to come this season. We were led by Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris from the Lodi area which both had perfect Brix, crisp acids, and really ...
August 20th, 2010
Chablis . Chardonnay . Elegant and Floral . Stone and Chalk . Wine . Wine Tasting . Zesty and Fruity
An Awesome Chablis Tasting…
One of the highlights of this week was a Chablis tasting that some of the winemaker’s and I did. I personally LOVE Chablis because it is a great pure expression of what the Chardonnay grape can be without the oak and butter that is so prevalent in more modern styles. Anytime I can taste the ...
July 26th, 2010
Buttery Beauty . Elegant and Floral . Fresh and Grassy . Power Punch . Stone and Chalk . Tasting Notes . Wine . Wine Tasting . Winemaking . Zesty and Fruity
Cellar No. 8 Brand Tasting
Last Friday I had the pleasure of meeting the Cellar No. 8 marketing team and tasting through the current releases along with brand winemaker, Paul Rydquist. After a great lunch at Catelli’s in Geyserville (awesome heirloom tomato salad!) we settled down to business which included the tastings.
April 29th, 2010
Asti . Barbaresco . Barolo . Elegant and Floral . Fresh and Grassy . Italian Wine . Italy . Light and Bubbly . Piedmonte . Spicy and Smoky . Tasting Notes . Travel . Wine . Wine Tasting
My speed tour of Piedmonte
The day after Verona we headed west towards Piedmonte in search of another Italian tradition…Gelato! This was something I was very excited about since I had always heard that Italians make Gelato very differently from ice cream as we know it. We stopped at a little town that was recommended to have some of the ...
April 27th, 2010
Elegant and Floral . Fresh and Grassy . Italian Wine . Italy . Light and Bubbly . Stone and Chalk . Tasting Notes . Travel . Verona . Vinitaly . Wine . Wine Tasting . Zesty and Fruity
Vinitaly and Verona
I was recently invited on a supplier trip to go to Italy and France to visit their production sites as well as local wineries. One of the main highlights of the trip was a visit to Vinitaly, an Italian focused trade show highlighting the wines from all over Italy. I came armed with a half empty tasting journal, two notepads, and my favorite pen plus ink refills in order to capture the day in tasting notes.
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