Last week, I had the pleasure of “attending” a tasting meeting with a handful of Chilean winemakers. “Attending” meaning I followed along via video while tasting a handful of samples (all red blends) made by that handful of talented winemakers – me and a handful of other wine bloggers, at the invitation of Wines of…
Category: wine industry events
New York, New Zealand, New Sauvignon Blancs (And Pinots)
Tasting Nobilo, Kim Crawford, Monkey Bay and Drylands new releases Or “Big Acid in The Big Apple” Last week, I was the guest of Constellation Brands (good sports that they are!) who trotted me up to New York city for a media tasting of the new releases from their New Zealand portfolio. A lot of…
Lost Grapes Get Found: Forgotten Grapes VA Tasting Event – August 18
“Doing for Forgotten Grapes what Dancing With the Stars does for forgotten celebrities.” Thus reads the tag line of Chris Kern’s website ForgottenGrapes.com, the purpose of which should hopefully at this point be glaringly obvious to you. You’ve got to like a tag line like that. Chris contacted me to invite me to one of…
What Do YOU Wanna Talk About? (2010 Americas Wine Bloggers Conference)
The 2010 Americas Wine Bloggers Conference is nigh upon us (June 25-27 in Walla Walla, WA), and I’m getting excited to attend (despite the major pain in the ass it is going to be for me to even get to Walla Walla from Philly in the first place). There’s a great deal to be excited…