Wine Tasting

  1. A wine-tastings list that will put you in a romantic mood

    Dayton Daily News - Uncorked &bull Yesterday

    If you want a smile - or perhaps a smirk - take a look at the wines on the tasting bar at the Wine Gallery on Feb. 8. How do they get AWAY with those names?? Thanks to the Dayton-based wine listserv that compiles this amazing list… Full Story »

  2. 2012 SF Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting: February 18, San Francisco

    Vinography: a wine blog &bull Jan 28, 2012

    If there is one public wine tasting event that rivals San Francisco's yearly ZAP Zinfandel tasting for sheer size and chaos, it could only be the annual SF Chronicle Wine Competition Tasting. The judges hand out hundreds of medals and… Full Story »

  3. Just Add...A Wine Tasting Like No Other

    Bibendum Times &bull Jan 27, 2012

    By Rob Pickard The end of January is a pretty quiet time of the year for many people, with most either recovering from an over indulgent festive period, off skiing on the slopes or counting the pennies whilst enduring some… Full Story »

  4. Back Room Wines hosts Blow Out XLV

    Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Jan 27, 2012

    Back Room Wines hosts the Back Room Blow Out XLV, its 45th walk-around wine tasting tonight. Visit and taste with the three local vintners plus one Italian wine importer. Guest wineries are Relic, Remridg and Carlotta Cellars, plus Oliver McCrum… Full Story »

  5. At the Australia Day tasting

    Wine Anorak &bull Jan 26, 2012

    Some great wines on show today at the Australia Day tasting in London's Saatchi gallery. Great venue for wine tasting: lots of natural light, and big airy spaces. Couldn't have been better. I didn't taste everything, by any means (in… Full Story »


  6. Vintage Wine Poster Sale

    Wine Enthusiast - Web Edition &bull Jan 26, 2012

    Poster Auctions International will auction more than 400 wine- and food-related posters on Sunday, February 12. Even at estimated prices in the low to mid thousands-a few are estimated higher-these collectible artworks are a relatively affordable way to incorporate your passion for wine into your interior decor. And if the… Full Story »

  7. Left Bank Bordeaux Cup open for university entries

    Decanter - Wine News &bull Jan 24, 2012

    The first heats are beginning for the selection of finalists for the Left Bank Bordeaux Cup - one of the world's biggest amateur wine tasting competitions. The LBBC final 2011This year for the first time Decanter is sponsoring the competition,… Full Story »

  8. New movie lifts lid on Master Sommeliers

    Decanter - Wine News &bull Jan 23, 2012

    A new film about to be released shines a spotlight on the gruelling world of the Master Sommelier qualification - an exam less than 200 people have ever passed. Somm: the four candidatesSomm tells the stories of Brian McClintic, Dustin… Full Story »

  9. From The Etymologicon

    Spittoon &bull Jan 23, 2012

    Not having given it that much contemplation I always assumed that Marvin Gaye was walking through a vineyard for his 1968 song. But apparently not. And, while I was aware that the word alcohol was Arabic in origin, I didn't… Full Story »

  10. Fundraiser to help UC Davis free clinics

    Napa Valley Register - Local Wine &bull Jan 20, 2012

    The UC Davis Medical School student-run free clinics will hold a wine tasting fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4610 X St., in Sacramento. Napa Valley wines are among the donations that will be raffled off in gift baskets, which… Full Story »

  11. Snooth.com Launches New Facebook Integration to Make Wine Tasting More Social

    Snooth Blog &bull Jan 19, 2012

    Snooth Media, home of Snooth.com the world's largest wine site, is launching a new social wine tasting experience integrated with Facebook that makes it easier for people to discover new wines and wine reviews online with their friends. This new… Full Story »

  12. Meeker Sonoma County Petite Sirah - 3 Pack

    Woot Wine! &bull Jan 19, 2012

    Stix Nix Hix Drinx Studio head? Not in his heart. Today, Charlie Meeker's a winemaker. He's out there every day looking for new techniques and flavors. His wife, Molly, handles all the marketing and that's the way Charlie likes it! Each day it's just him and the grapes, allowing the focus that's made Meeker Vineyard's tasting room into one of the Wall Street Journal's most enjoyable wine tasting experiences of 2001. Clearly, wine is where… Full Story »


  13. Wine Tasting Dinner: Washington Rhone-Style Red Blends

    Wine Peeps &bull Jan 18, 2012

    The Rhone Valley in France is divided into two parts, appropriately referred to as the northern Rhone and the southern Rhone. While the northern Rhone produces mostly single varietal wines, the southern Rhone is known for producing blends. The most… Full Story »

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  14. Preparing for the Chocolate & Wine Tasting Fundraiser

    Cellar Blog &bull Jan 17, 2012

    Planning a charity event is, not surprisingly, hard work. There is a lot of coordination that has to go on between the different companies who are participating, the companies who are donating and getting the word out about the event.… Full Story »

  15. I Want To Visit Walla Walla!

    Through The Walla Walla Grape Vine &bull Jan 17, 2012

    Okay, so I live here. In fact, I was born and raised here. Since I have been working in the wine industry now for over 10 years, I've had the opportunity to visit with our tourists. Sometimes it is a first time visit and for others… Full Story »


  16. Organizing a Wine Dinner

    Wine Blog &bull Jan 16, 2012

    I'm in the middle of organizing a food and wine dinner for about 1,000 people. It's called Dark & Deliciousand it's my sixth year in a row doing it. So, you can imagine that I can handle six to eight people, right? Yeah, I think so. I was inspired to originally write this one for a site I'm helping called Roule Rouge, a great little organic red wine. It's so much fun to be writing for other wine blogs, now. Their needs are different than mine,… Full Story »

  17. Educate Your Palate By Trying Old World Versus New World Wines ~ The Red Version

    Wine Blog &bull Jan 16, 2012

    My friend Chang Liow of Chinois Asian Bistro had me stand in for him at a recent wine tasting and luncheon. His restaurant Chinois is located in Windsor, and the food is wonderfully delicious. If you're a wine person, along with being a foodie, you'll marvel at his wine list. It's one that gets stolen on occasion; because like a great wine, it's the most perfectly balanced one I've ever seen. On the list (and in his wine cellar) his wine menu contains wines from all over the… Full Story »

  18. Looking to Quickly Educate Your Palate? Try Tasting Old World Versus New World Wines ~ The White Version

    Wine Blog &bull Jan 12, 2012

    This is a lead-in from yesterday, because it sets the stage, if you didn't read yesterday's blog My friend Chang Liow of Chinois Asian Bistro had me stand in for him at a recent wine tasting and luncheon. His restaurant… Full Story »

  19. Burgundy tastings compared (Don't quote me)

    Jancis Robinson &bull Jan 12, 2012

    We have been enjoying the plethora of Burgundy 2010 tastings in London this week, even if our awareness of our duty to you to taste as many wines as possible has weighed slightly heavily on our shoulders. Julia is now… Full Story »


  20. Wine and Lunch With the Somms and Sellers ~ Young's Market Style

    Wine Blog &bull Jan 11, 2012

    My friend Chang Liow of Chinois Asian Bistro had me stand in for him at a recent wine tasting and luncheon. His restaurant Chinois is located in Windsor, and the food is wonderfully delicious. If you're a wine person, along with being a foodie, you'll marvel at his wine list. It's one that gets stolen on occasion; because like a great wine, it's the most perfectly balanced one I've ever seen. On the list (and in his wine cellar) his wine menu contains wines from all over the world. Chang is… Full Story »

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