Taking the world one wine at a time.
The annual “Top 20 Wine Brands” report is always an interesting read, at least if you’re a wine nerd like me! :) Even if wine doesn’t consume your everyday existence, it’s still worth-while getting acquainted (if you aren’t already) with the movers-and-the-shakers within the top selling wine brands in the U.S. Key Points from the Report: (For some reason I always feel the need to read this list in the style of (now defunct) English…
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It seems that we have a small “underground wine revolution” on our hands, ladies and gentlemen! A handful of wineries in California have taken up the challenge to take White Zinfandel out of the depths of wine-obscurity, and restore it to its former glory…actually…it never had glory in the first place…but I think you catch my drift… Montevina in California’s Amador County is one of the wineries who has picked up the “pink gauntlet.” Winemaker…
Read MoreThis is another excellent video by world renowned “cork artist” Scott Gunderson. “Trisha” is a portrait made of 3,621 used/recycled wine corks. Click here for Scott’s Facebook Page. “Trisha”/How to make a wine cork portrait. from Scott Gundersen on Vimeo.
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When I say “top 20 wine tattoos,” whereas some of these are awesome, most are just plain awful…but then again I’m not a “tattoo-guy.” These are the best wine tattoos I could find from the far depths of the Information-Super-Highway. I didn’t include every tattoo I found, as there were at least a couple that even I would have a difficult time posting (i.e. I don’t want this turning into a pornographic wine website)! Enjoy!…
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I would like to point-out that this recipe made my house smell AMAZING! Of course, that wasn’t the best thing about the meal, but it’s always a pleasant byproduct! I have to admit that I’m usually pretty lazy when it comes to roasting a whole chicken, and I’m sure I’m not the only one (I’m talking about you)! The chickens that enter my house, 99% of the time, are entering already roasted i.e. I buy…
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Grapes 100% Syrah Facts I’ve had this bottle laying around my office for a few months now, and I finally decided (late last night) that it should probably get a review. Normally I wouldn’t review a “cold weather wine” such as the Barnard Griffin Syrah Port in the middle of summer, but I’ve always been of the opinion that fortified wines don’t get the recognition they deserve. Instead, they unfortunately seem to get pigeonholed…
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A number of farmers in the Languedoc wine region of France have taken to feeding their cattle local red wine to improve the flavor of their beef. According to The Independent, local farmer Claude Chaballier has been feeding his cattle wine, which reportedly has resulted in “lean, marbled and tasty,” beef. The extraordinary development has seen a ‘Vinbovin’ label of meat established which is already being championed by some of the best restaurants in Paris….
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Ladies and gentlemen, here’s a chance to own a serious piece of winemaking history! Measuring 9′ in diameter, almost 9′ in length, and weighing-in at approximately 2,500 lbs, I would like to present to you the wine cellar to beat all wine cellars! And it’s all yours for $59,000 (OBO). This barrel was hand-crafted in Europe and then shipped to the United States in the early part of the 1900s. It originally held 3,750…
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Ze wine merchants in southwest France are a little pissed-off with the recent foie gras ban in California, so much so, they have decided to take all Californian wines off their shelves. Foie gras has been outlawed across California as a law banning force-feeding of animals came into force on 1 July. In southern France, the center of production for foie gras, winemakers are doing their part to show solidarity to the region’s many producers….
Read MoreI mentioned a few weeks ago that I was taking part in filming wine-themed segments for I Know Jax, a TV series based here in Jacksonville. It’s essentially a TV magazine-style show, about fun things to do in the greater Jacksonville area. The show is produced by Talentino Media and is housed on the website with the same name – iknowjax.com. The episodes air every Saturday at 11pm on CW 17, right before Saturday Night…
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