If I have a love affair with any one fine wine grape, it’s got to be Riesling. I’m not a fan of saying that a particular grape is superior to another when it comes to producing fine wine, but we all have our preferences and at the end of the day if you forced me…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-10-03
06 Harney Lane Lizzy James Viney'd Old Vine Zinfandel (Lodi): There's you, there's the dried cherry, but what's with the 3% Petite Sirah? # 06 Bonny Doon CA' Del Solo Sangiovese (San Benito County): It might be cherry Rock, but it's Funk-infused cherry Rock (& a bargain to boot). # 08 Torbreck Cuvee Juveniles (Barossa…
The Queen is NOT Dead (German Hotties Vie for Wine Queen Title)
You’re going to be hearing quite a bit about German wine here on the virtual pages of 1WineDude this month. This is due primarily to the fact that German wines totally rock right now, but is influenced primarily by the Twitter Taste Live events that are focusing on German Riesling during the month of October….
Napa Cabs Need to Watch Their Backs (Washington Wine on the Rise While the Economy Tanks)
Pssst. Hey, Napa Cab. Yeah, you. You better watch yer back! That’s the underlying theme that I gleaned from a recent report by research group Wine Opinions. The report was introduced at the last Wine Industry Financial Symposium in Napa. There’s been a good amount of interesting discussion on the ‘Global Interwebs’ about the report’s…