While the debate about what the hardest food to pair wine with usually devolves into artichokes and asparagus, sushi is regularly mentioned as being difficult to pair wine with, in part because of the myriad of flavors at work, especially when a wide range of sushi is selected. So, what are some good wine choices [...]

Varietal:  100% Sauvignon Blanc Region:  Touraine, Loire, France Cost:  $11.99 Winemaker’s Notes:  This 100% Sauvignon Blanc is crisp and refreshing, with rich, ripe lime and grapefruit aromas and flavors. Hints of melon and quince help balance the flavors and quench the palate with a crisp finish, inviting another sip. My Review:  In case you’ve missed [...]

Varietal:  43% Sauvignon Blanc; 37% Palomino; 8% Viognier; 6% Malvasia Bianca; 6% Semillon Region:  California – USA Cost:  $11 (SRP) Winemaker’s Notes:  When selecting grapes for this wine, we were particularly conscious of the intensity of the fruit, the acid balance, and the characteristics each varietal offered to the blend as a whole. The final [...]

Well it was that time again, time for the Wines of Chile Blogger tasting. This being the 8th virtual tasting they’ve held, it was mixed up a bit, with us receiving a mix of 12 wines as opposed to the usual 8, and our host, Master Sommelier Fred Dexheimer being in Santiago, Chile himself as opposed [...]

Last week I had the chance to meet with John Beckman from the Clarksburg Wine Company. He was stopping through on a trip as they work to bring their wines into new markets, notably the Virginia wine market. We tried a few wines, talked about the Clarksburg AVA, and the approach that they’re taking in [...]

No posts last week because I was on vacation on the island of Kauai in Hawaii with my wife and the area is, quite frankly, not really known for wine – yes there are wineries in Hawaii, but not on the island I was staying on. But just because there wasn’t any wineries or vineyards [...]