Nose
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The Similarities Between Tea and Wine Tasting - Teaflection Blog The Tea Lounge
www.teaflection.com via @TeaFlection &bull YesterdayThough tea and wine have substantial differences as beverages, there are striking similarities between the tasting processes used to evaluate their flavor profiles. In sharpening my own tea tasting process, I found that many of the terms and techniques between the two overlap, which was surprising at first because they are made in completely different ways from different sources and processes.… Full Story »
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95 Raveneau Monts Mains (!) and my guacamole recipe
Do Bianchi &bull Yesterday
Our new friends Sonia and Steven came over for a school-night dinner last night and what a school-night it was! We were utterly floored by the bottle they brought over: 1995 Raveneau Monts Mains 1er Cru. My goodness, what a… Full Story »
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Beer of the Month: Lagunitas Brewing 'A Little Sumpin' Sumpin'' Ale
Los Angeles Times Food &bull Yesterday
Lagunitas Brewing 'A Little Sumpin' Sumpin'' Ale This is a delightful little sumpin' sumpin'. The nose is almost as piney as a West Coast India Pale Ale, but the palate is so malty-sweet you scarcely notice any bitterness until the… Full Story »
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Wine of the Week: Jefferson Vineyard's 2009 Viognier (VA) $25
wine.about.com via @redandwhitewine &bull Sep 1, 2010Known for vibrant Viognier, Jefferson Vineyards puts together a stunning rendition of this northern Rhone grape. The 2009 Jefferson Vineyards Viognier brings serious florality to the nose with wisps of honeysuckle and stone fruit, on the palate juicy apricot is… Full Story »
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Spotlight Toronto - Wine Wednesday - 13th Street June's Vineyard's Riesling 2008
www.spotlighttoronto.com via @laurendorphin &bull Sep 1, 2010When friends or family members ask for wine recommendations, by now, they often know what I'm going to say: "buy something VQA, preferably a white, probably a Riesling." There are some wines that stand as my go-to recommendations, if people… Full Story »
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Southern Oregon Wine Blog: Seattle's Sustainable Sommelier impressed with Umpqua Valley wines and green efforts
www.southernoregonwineblog.com via @SouthernORWine &bull Sep 1, 2010A recent trip to Southern Oregon brought me to visit quite a few of the plentiful wineries exploding in the Umpqua River Valley. I tasted quite a few great wines, but wanted to pass on three wineries to our readers who are really doing things the right way. Not only making great wine, but practicing sustainable farming and taking great care of the earth that supplies them with their grapes. Definitely worth a trip to visit. Or pick up a bottle from your favorite wine retailer, or ask them to procure one for you if they don't yet carry it.… Full Story »
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SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE: More News from our Sustainable Sommelier
sustainableseattle.blogspot.com via @gerryschroeder &bull Sep 1, 2010A recent trip to Southern Oregon brought me to visit quite a few of the plentiful wineries exploding in the Umpqua River Valley. I tasted quite a few great wines, but wanted to pass on three wineries to our readers who are really doing things the right way. Not only making great wine, but practicing sustainable farming and taking great care of the earth that supplies them with their grapes. Definitely worth a trip to visit. Or pick up a bottle from your favorite wine retailer, or ask them to procure one for you if they don't yet carry it.… Full Story »
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Wine of the Week: Jefferson Vineyard's 2009 Viognier (VA) $25
About.com: Wine Headlines &bull Aug 31, 2010
Known for vibrant Viognier, Jefferson Vineyards puts together a stunning rendition of this northern Rhone grape. The 2009 Jefferson Vineyards Viognier brings serious florality to the nose with wisps of honeysuckle and stone fruit, on the palate juicy apricot is… Full Story »
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What We Drank (August 30, 2010)
LENNDEVOURS &bull Aug 31, 2010
I picked it up on sale at our local store when oppressive summer heat staged an encore. It turned out to be an excellent match for our food and the weather. I tend to think wine and weather is overly discussed, but I'm fully on board with rose in summer. And for all of the wonderful rose made in NY state these days, it's nice to have that reference… Full Story »
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2003 Two Hands Shovel Blanc (Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley) - CellarTracker!
www.cellartracker.com via @cliffordbrown3 &bull Aug 30, 2010Tasted by cbbrown3 on 8/30/2010 rated 89 points: Pop and pour. Ruby red color with lightening at the edge. Nice nose with licorice, cherry, cedar, and dried herbs. Additional air brings a distinct chocolate note. Medium to full body with solid tannins and good… Full Story »
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Groupon Atlanta
www.groupon.com via @AtlantaDude &bull Aug 30, 2010To make un-fine wine, simply place grapes beneath a silk pillow, repeatedly mash your head against it, and then wring the pillowcase into a nearby mouth. Taste traditionally produced fine wines with today's Groupon: for $11, you get two wine-tasting flights at Montaluce winery of the winery's 2008 and 2009 collections (a… Full Story »
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Montaluce Winery Deal of the Day
www.groupon.com via @journeyPod &bull Aug 30, 2010To make un-fine wine, simply place grapes beneath a silk pillow, repeatedly mash your head against it, and then wring the pillowcase into a nearby mouth. Taste traditionally produced fine wines with today's Groupon: for $11, you get two wine-tasting flights at Montaluce winery of the winery's 2008 and 2009 collections (a… Full Story »
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2005 Linne Calodo Problem Child (USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles) - CellarTracker!
www.cellartracker.com via @MyWineBuyer &bull Aug 29, 2010Tasted by Anonymous on 8/29/2010 rated 91 points: Every time that I think that the LC wines are over the top, fizzy fruit bombs, I need to remember it's all about patience and time in bottle. The fruit in this wine was vibrant and alive. Black cherry, plum and blackberry burst in the mouth. Not an explosion, more of a symphony. The wine had a lighter mouthfeel than expected but still delivered. No major heat, ample but… Full Story »
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Wine tasting tips, the 2nd of a 5 part series - Long Beach wine
www.examiner.com via @NAVIGATOR53 &bull Aug 28, 2010The Nose, ah yes, the nose. When it comes to wine tasting, using all senses allows us to get a greater enjoyment from the wine. In our last article, we focused on the "sight" portion of the taste. Here will move to the "nose", using our olfactory senses to bring more of the wine to our sensory awareness. Wines have an aroma, maybe an odor, definitely a… Full Story »
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Pinot and Prose: Austrian Riesling
pinotandprose.blogspot.com via @foodandbooks &bull Aug 28, 2010I was embarrassingly late to my wine-tasting date with Jenn this past week. I had never done a wine-tasting where you make a reservation, pay $25...and the wine geek in charge ("Chairman Paul") gives a lecture. So I walked in to a quiet room with all eyes turned to the… Full Story »
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Blog: Top Cuvees from Bouvet-Ladubay
The Winedoctor &bull Aug 27, 2010
I've tasted and drunk a lot from the lower end of the Bouvet-Ladubay range, the Mlle Ladubay bottlings can give amazing value for money. But I haven't always been impressed by the upper tier wines, especially the Tresor, which I… Full Story »
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2008 Joseph Drouhin Macon-Villages
Vinifico &bull Aug 27, 2010
This is a crisp glassful of flinty and lemony goodness. We had it last night with fresh BC Sockeye salmon and it was a delicious pairing. The citrus of the wine really hit it off with the fish. The nose… Full Story »
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06.02.10 Favorite Wine Night the young winos of san francisco
youngwinosofsf.wordpress.com via @YoungWinosOfSF &bull Aug 26, 2010We at the Young Winos of San Francisco all love wine. To celebrate another Wino Wednesday and general love of each other and the wine, we decided to keep it simple and have everyone bring their favorite wine to Kelly's pad and indulge in a few favs. Nikki generally did not like it. Then again, Nikki generally doesn't like Zins. We weren't too note crazy here but the overall conclusion was… Full Story »
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Labrador Retriever from Fairfax County places third in Martha's Vineyard Black Dog Tavern Contest - Arlington pet-friendly places
www.examiner.com via @dogplatesusa &bull Aug 26, 2010Summer celebration comes to a crescendo on Martha's Vineyard in the last week of August, and among a whirlwind of festivities including Illumination Night and the Fireworks and Band Concert in Oak Bluffs. Many local businesses and organizations add to the richness of the week with their own events, and… Full Story »
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Dard & Ribo (Rhone)
Wine Terroirs &bull Aug 26, 2010
Jean-Rene Dard in the vatroomMercurol, northern Rhone Mercurol is a village sitting near the A7 toll highway, north of Valence and east of Tournon and Tain-L'Hermitage. Happily, we met Jean-Rene Dard shortly after leaving the toll highway and we followed his all-terrain, vineyard-proof vehicule (picture on left) right to the winery. The winery looked unchanged compared to what we vaguely remembered of our 2004 visit (I had shot very few pictures then) : a nondescript building with little-appealing surroundings softened by the sunny atmosphere of the Rhone valley (pic on right). As we parked our vehicules, we saw Mr Hirotake… Full Story »
