Tasting


  1. The Essence of Wine: Pepper

    Vinography: a wine blog &bull Yesterday

    Lives were lost. Empires were built. The new world was discovered. All for the sharp spark of taste with the power to transform mere food to cuisine. It's hard to imagine the shock and astonishment that must have accompanied some… Full Story »


  2. The Future of Woodward Canyon

    Through The Walla Walla Grape Vine &bull Yesterday

    In 1981 this once small winery was one of the very first to claim a home in the history of Walla Walla wineries. Years later, it became known for its world class wines. I can remember being asked several times… Full Story »


  3. Next Week: My First Wine Trip to Germany and Austria

    Vinography: a wine blog &bull Yesterday

    I've always wondered just how many Rieslings I could taste in a single day before my teeth cracked and fell out of my face. I'm about to find out. In a couple of weeks I'll be headed to the frigid… Full Story »


  4. #445 English wines that can compete internationally

    The Tasting Note &bull Feb 21, 2012

    I write this piece in Starbucks in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, after attending a trade wine tasting. The reason I'm in Starbucks is because it is a known quantity to me. I know that I can get a drink that I will like, I know I can get a comfy seat and I know that there is free wi-fi. No matter how much we think we are… Full Story »

  5. Food & wine Pairing at Cakebread Cellars during Symposium for Professional Wine Writers

    A Wine Story &bull Feb 21, 2012

    Very interesting seminar at the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers -- a "bean tasting" with various wines from Cakebread! It is based on Cakebread's American Harvest Workshop which features five innovative chefs and eight small purveyors ... a mini version… Full Story »

  6. Wine Word of the Week: Corked

    Wine Peeps &bull Feb 21, 2012

    This week's Wine Word of the Week is corked. Official definition from Jancis Robinson's The Oxford Companion to Wine: Corked is the pejorative tasting term for a wine spoiled by a cork stopper contaminated with cork taint. This is one… Full Story »

  7. Special Announcement: Wine Blogging Wednesday 75 "Singles Night" On March 21st! #WBW75

    1 Wine Dude &bull Feb 21, 2012

    Ladies and gentle-guzzlers I'm pleased to announce that 1WineDude.com will be hosting Wine Blogging Wednesday #75 (holy crap! seventy-five?!??) on Wednesday March 21st! The entire idea behind WBW is to get YOU involved, tasting, and talking - so please share… Full Story »

  8. 2008 Napa Cabernets, through my eyes and others

    Steve Heimoff's Wine Blog &bull Feb 21, 2012

    Go ahead and read this article from The Drinks Business, which modestly describes itself as "Europe's leading drinks trade publication." It's about a tasting held recently at the Culinary Institute of America and sponsored by the St. Helena Star newspaper and Napa Valley Vintners. The tasting was of 2008 single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from Napa Valley. The article suggests… Full Story »

  9. Oxford regains Pol Roger tasting cup (Free for all)

    Jancis Robinson &bull Feb 21, 2012

    At yesterday's 59th Oxbridge wine-tasting competition, Oxford won quite decisively after a run of wins by Cambridge. They fielded the top two tasters of the match, including Ren Lim (pictured as part of the winning team in the recent Wine… Full Story »

  10. Valley Vineyards to tap the kegs on its first beers Tuesday night

    Dayton Daily News - Uncorked &bull Feb 20, 2012

    MORROW - Cellar Dwellers, the new microbrewery at Valley Vineyards that we first told you about last month, will host a grand opening and keg-tapping from 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. Cellar Dweller head brewer Steve Shaw has created seven… Full Story »


  11. Follow My Wine Reviews on Pinterest

    Winecast &bull Feb 20, 2012

    When I first got started on Twitter I had high hopes of posting frequent reviews there but it never really worked out. It was partially due to the 140 character limit but the transient nature of the medium ultimately kept… Full Story »

  12. German GGs part 3 - the other grapes (Tasting articles)

    Jancis Robinson &bull Feb 20, 2012

    For Michael's reviews of 2010 and 2009 Grosse Gewachse, see The taste of fear - GG Riesling 2010 and GG part 2 - 2009 Spatburgunder & southern 2010 Rieslings . See also When may GGs be reviewed? Like Cinderellas sisters,… Full Story »


  13. 2012 World of Pinot Noir Tasting: March 2-3, Shell Beach, CA

    Vinography: a wine blog &bull Feb 19, 2012

    Everyone's definition of idyllic varies, but for many people it doesn't get much better than standing on the cliffs above the Pacific ocean on a warm evening, watching the sun go down with a glass of Pinot Noir in hand.… Full Story »

  14. Tasmania - island of opportunity (Free for all)

    Jancis Robinson &bull Feb 18, 2012

    See tasting notes on nearly 160 Tasmanian wines. Two things surprised me most about my first chance to explore Tasmania's wine country. The first was quite how small the wine industry is there. I had been hearing about how its… Full Story »

  15. Laithwaites Theale Vineyard Sparkling Wine

    Wine Anorak &bull Feb 17, 2012

    I was impressed by this. It's a limited-production sparkling wine from a vineyard at the headquarters of Laithwaites, one of the UK's most successful wine merchants, located in Theale, near Reading, Berkshire. There are just 704 Chardonnay vines here, planted… Full Story »


  16. Tasting the Wines in the Spring 2012 VINsider Club Shipment

    Tablas Creek Vineyard Blog &bull Feb 16, 2012

    The 2010 harvest has been late but so far looks sensational. The later ripening has also had the added advantage of lower light angles and lots of great photograph opportunities. The end of September is a great time to walk the vineyard. Most varieties are ripe or nearly so, but most of the fruit is still on the vines. And you get a great chance to see where everything is. We're harvesting our last Grenache Blanc and Syrah this week, and our first Grenache Noir and Roussanne. Mourvedre, Counoise, and Picpoul are still a few weeks off. But the vineyard… Full Story »


  17. Critically Tasting Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

    Vinography: a wine blog &bull Feb 16, 2012

    One of my unbroken refrains here at Vinography has to do with the value of large public wine tastings as opportunities to educate the palate. There's just nothing like the chance to taste a lot of wines side by side to teach you a thing or two -- about what you like and what you don't, as well as the character of a grape, a region, or a vintage. Tastings held by regional wine marketing organizations continue to proliferate in the San Francisco Bay Area, much to my delight. So when the winery association of the Santa Lucia Highlands decided… Full Story »

  18. a round-up of Alsace wines demonstrating quality and diversity

    Wine Pages &bull Feb 16, 2012

    It was a tasting that certainly showed Alsace's diversity, with wine styles including sparkling, bone-dry and fully sweet. Full Story »

  19. Hawkshead Pinot Gris and Riesling receive Cuisine Five Star Awards (NZ)

    Daily Wine News &bull Feb 15, 2012

    Hawkshead Pinot Gris 2011 and Hawkshead Riesling 2011 have both been awarded five stars in the annual aromatics tasting in Cuisine magazine's latest issue. The Pinot Gris from Hawkshead's single vineyard Lark Block at Gibbston, Central Otago, was also rated… Full Story »

  20. Margaret River Wine Festival countdown

    Daily Wine News &bull Feb 15, 2012

    It's that time of year again - the countdown for this year's Margaret River Wine Festival. And Dunsborough will again host the prominent Vintage Festival, which is the pinnacle event of the four-day festival. For the second successive year Palmer… Full Story »

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