Taking the world one wine at a time.
If you haven’t seen Downton Abbey, this post is going to make absolutely zero sense to you! Then again, if you haven’t seen Downton Abbey, this is a perfect reason to do so! I would like to point-out that there are a few “spoilers” lurking within this article…so read at your risk! The one thing to know about this post is that I didn’t pair a wine with every Downton character – mainly because there’s…
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I don’t open-up this website to guest bloggers very often; but when my good friend Curtis Dahl from wine cellar builder Joseph and Curtis hit me up last week, to let me know know about a wine cellar they were building right here in Jacksonville, I jumped at the chance to get the inside scoop. Curtis writes: In building wine cellars across the country, one of my favorite destinations is Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Having…
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Grapes 100% Chardonnay Facts The Domaine de Bernier is a wine from the Couillaud brothers, who’ve had winemaking in their blood for six generations. I’m also envious when I read things like that! My wife for example, has U.S President Ulysses S. Grant as one of her ancestors.My family tree? Nonexistent! I mean it’s there (obviously), but I’ve got no “cool dead relatives” on my side of the family! I guess the…
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Grapes 80% Viognier (VEE-ohn-yay), 13% Marsanne, 5% Grenache Blanc, 2% Roussanne Facts After just getting back from my time spent in Texas, and tasting a few Viogniers that the wineries had to offer, I was reminded how much I love this grape! I’ve always found that Viognier has a tendency to be forgotten about by the vast amount of the wine drinking public (me included), but truth-be-told it’s probably my favorite white grape…when it’s…
Read MoreI still can’t decide if I love this or hate it. I think it could have done with being half the length; but for the most part it was a good attempt at sending a wine-related video viral. Sidenote: It’s PG13, so don’t show it your kids!
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Whenever you hear the term “Fruit Bomb,” what is being referred to is a modern-style of winemaking, which quite simply emphasizes fruit above all else. These wines are big, in-your-face, rich and jammy; and feel like….oh….I don’t know…..hmmmmm…..an angry 400lb man wearing a bright purple jumpsuit and steel toe-capped boots made out of plums, blackberries and strawberries, has you on the floor and is kicking your teeth in! You know that feeling?Oh….and you probably…
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As some of you may or may not know, I’ve spent most of this week in Texas, speaking at the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association conference. I’m not going to lie, the quality of Texas wine STUNNED me! Sure, I tasted a few flawed wines, but no more than I would taste in a line-up of CA bottles. I packed my luggage with a couple of sample bottles, so stay tuned for those reviews!…
Read MoreYou might remember Conrad Engelhardt from one of my previous posts on his amazing wine cork art. Well, Conrad actually just finished his latest art exhibition in London last week, and so I thought you might like to take a look at the walk-through video he made of his wine cork artwork the morning before the exhibit. All the artwork is made from wine corks, and all the colors you see are only from how…
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Obviously there is some variance based on the size/type of wine barrel, but this gives you some pretty-cool insight into the contents of a wine barrel.
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How long have you been making wine? Well, this is my 40th year, coming up, of winemaking. I started with big wineries and my ultimate goal was to have my own place. So I’m guessing, with 40 years, you’ve always been involved in winemaking… Yeah, I discovered wine when I was still in High School…. …as did most of us! <laughs> Yeah! True. So I fell in love with wine from an early…
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Jacksonville Magazine recently asked to write an article for their February Valentine’s issue, and so I thought I’d share it with you all, mainly just to prove that I have indeed been keeping myself busy away from this website! Below is their published version, and below that is the original article I submitted. I really don’t care that they edited it down the published version, but personally I prefer the original. :) New Relationship It’s…
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