Winexpression

Urban legends and myths continue to dupe us. Until the Paris tasting in 1976, the myth that France was the only Country that could produce high quality wine lived on in oenophiles minds. Even though you may laugh at the myths below some people are still fooled by them. Let’s try to set the record [...]

I love the on setting of Spring. The patio furniture is taken out of storage, the grill gets it’s long awaited work out, and the wines we enjoy turn to the crisp food friendly white wines that work so well when chilled.
Some of my favorite white wines come from New Zealand. Tropical fruit flavors seem [...]

About 49 minutes into the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace [QOS/Amazon], James indulges in a glass of vino while reminiscing with his old friend Mathis in Talamone, Italy. Although the conversation about the wine lead to a joke that Mathis only bought the cheap stuff, he did insinuate that he didn’t want to serve [...]

Disclosure: The following wines were received as press samples.
Lot 92 – 2004 Margaret River Chardonnay
Price: $14
Alcohol by volume: 14.1%
Production: 350 cases
Cam’s back! This delicious wine (sealed with a screw cap) is very well balanced and delivers a nose of pineapple, pear and apple with a light mouth feel that is crisp with a bit [...]

Fess Parker Winery has recently released a new line of wine under the Purité label to showcase white wines that aren’t touched by Oak. Quite a few wine drinkers today love big, buttery, oaky Chardonnays, and the industry reflects that, as most Chardonnays sold are oaked in some way and/or go through malolactic fermentation or [...]

In a recent story on Decanter, researchers from Cairn Environment for Oeneo Bouchage in France assert that the manufacturing of Screw Caps has a bigger carbon imprint over Corks, and therefore is bad for the environment.
The production of screwcaps gives off over 10kg of CO2 per tonne compared with 2.5kg of CO2 per tonne for [...]

The hunt for the illusive Napa Valley Cabernet that is both stellar and affordable has left many a wine lover frustrated, with many losing their belief that such a scenario even exists – until today. Cameron Hughes, Negociant extraordinare, has done it again, this time with his limited release Lot 28 which arrived at [...]

As they just announced their entire European wine line will now be closed with a Screw Cap. This includes bottles that retail for up to $77 U.S. (£40). Jacob’s Creek parent company, Pernod Ricard UK, decided to make the change to meet the demands of retailers, consumers, and the wine making team.
Adrian Atkinson, of [...]

Take a few minutes to enroll in the Dooniversity, and watch as Bonny Doon Vineyard explains the virtues of the screwcap. This is an informative, scientific, comedic attempt to inform all the cork snobs in the world that there really is a better wine closure.
Watch Vive Le Screwcap here
(Click on the Dooniverse when the Navigation [...]

Just a few things I’ve learned about wine.
1. Wine doesn’t have to be expensive to be good.
I don’t know if this is a lesson you learn after you open a few expensive bottles that disappoint, or when you realize your savings account is dwindling, whatever it is, it’s a lesson that benefits everyone.
2. Closures are [...]