Wine Tonite!

Let’s get this out on the table right away:  Champagne is sparkling wine made via the traditional method (meaning the wine was fermented and aged in the same bottle creating its own bubbles during the process) ONLY in the Champagne region of France.  I am sorry to say that this means that Cremant, Cava, Prosecco [...]

Today we’re talking about Languedoc-Roussillon, which is a region in the south of France along the Mediterranean Sea that runs from the cities Perpignan, up through Montpellier and to Nimes.  You might be surprised to learn that it boasts the world’s largest vineyard area totalling about 750,000 acres.  As you can imagine, being along the Mediterranean, the [...]

Throughout the past couple of years of meshing our lives more closely with wine and all the experiences that go with it, I am always humbled by the generosity, camaraderie and great relationships that are seeded and continue to blossom.  This story is one that really stands out because it’s categorized as one of those [...]

In addition to the new releases from Artesa I tried last week, here are some wines enjoyed this past week with a few tasting notes recorded in my CellarTracker profile.  Buddie me up!  My handle is “ethralls”: 2008 Pine Ridge Pinot Noir Forefront - Nose is muted tonite and showing some heat from the 14.1 % alc. Some notes [...]

In honor of March Madness, our good friend Jack and his lovely wife Pam put together a wonderful wine tasting paired with awesome tapas and great college basketball.  The focus was only wines from the Bordeaux region of France including a sweet Sauternes to complete the night. In the first round we hit some of [...]