Winexpression

We’ve all done it, that glassy eyed stare at a store shelf like a deer in headlights, analyzing and contemplating which wine to buy. With experience this exercise gets easier, but I still come back to these moments on occasion, especially when I’m ‘just looking’. If you are the same, fear not, for the Duluth […]

Yes, I know, that is a great deal, the only catch is it’s only available on your cell phone at that price. The latest product from eRobertparker is Robert Parker Mobile, currently only available for Sprint/Nextel customers (however you can be notified via email when your provider is added), that allows access to a database […]

I wouldn’t have believed it until I saw it. Costco, under it’s Kirkland brand, is producing and selling it’s own wine, (which I guess they have been doing for a while now, I’m just not much of a regular). If it wasn’t for a tip from Chris K., I wouldn’t have purchased a bottle of […]

Sales of Californian wines were up by 6.5 Million Cases in 2005 over the 181.5 Million cases sold in 2004. Overall consumption of wine is up for Americans and slated to surpass France by the end of the decade to become the number one wine consuming nation in the world. Wine imported from Italy, France, […]

The cloudless sky was a beautiful blue, accented by a crisp ocean breeze that freshened and cooled the air; an inviting backdrop for a few Italian guests visiting San Francisco yesterday. The winemakers from Montalcino, Italy, located about 25 miles south of Siena, brought their smiles, history, and fantastic wines to the Old Federal Reserve […]

It looks like the fundraising by Napa winemakers to protect their name has paid off, as today the U.S. Supreme Court turned down the appeal by Bronco Wine Co. to continue to use terms related to the region on wines that didn’t contain at least 75% of it’s fruit from the area. This is a […]

What in the world is Viognier doing in a red wine? That’s exactly what I asked myself when I saw this label, but don’t be fooled, it works out quite nicely. The blend is Shiraz dominate at 67%, with 28% Grenache, and 5% Viognier. But that seemingly small amount of Viognier is enough to add […]

Before I tell you about this bottle of wine, allow me to give you a little background info. I’ve tasted an earlier vintage of this wine at a wine store in Dublin, Ca and I wasn’t impressed. It smelled sweet, like gummy bears, was flabby and thin, and didn’t impress me at all. Then I […]

If your within striking distance of the Napa Valley Wine Country, their are some cool events coming up that are sure to please.
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival is slated to begin on January 28, with the renowned masked ball at the CIA. From the website:
The Festival’s Grand Opening Event, held at Culinary Institute of America […]

My wife forwarded me this email after my last post:
Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in Northern Arizona when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking on the side of the road. As the trip was a long and quiet one, she stopped the car and asked the Navajo woman […]