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Enjoyable Ferrari-Canaro Wine Tasting

May 20, 2016 – 2:39 pm

Last night was the Ferrari-Canaro Vineyards and Winery online wine tasting. Terry wrote haikus to describe the wines while I wrote brief descriptions. However, besides the quality of the wines I was very interested in the recipes that are on Ferrari-Carano website under Rhonda’s kitchen. The consensus of those tasting the wines and tweeting was that the wines were well-made and delicious.

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Le Cigare Volant from Bonny Doon

May 16, 2016 – 7:46 am

Over the weekend, we enjoyed a bottle of Bonny Doon Vineyard’s Le Cigare Volant Reserve 2011. Translated Le Cigare Volant means Flying Cigar.

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Rhone Grape Variety: Picpoul

May 9, 2016 – 4:01 pm

Picpoul is also known as Piquepoul. Picpoul translates to “lip stinger.” The Picpoul variety originally goes back to the French Languedoc region.

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Wines of South Africa

April 29, 2016 – 7:15 am

This week we went to the Four Seasons located close to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for a Wines of South Africa tasting. Jim Clarke, a sommelier and a wine ambassador for South Africa’s wines, offered a very good two-hour presentation including a multimedia presentation that included 12 wines from different regions of South Africa.

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A Proper Pink Wine from Bonny Doon Vineyard

April 25, 2016 – 10:45 am

Last night we had a typical summer-type dinner that included grilled chicken, homemade potato salad and a spinach salad with bacon and hardboiled eggs. What to pair with such a feast? Our decision was a rosé wine produced by Bonny Doon Vineyard in California.

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Reflections on a Winery

April 19, 2016 – 10:46 am

This post is more of a complaint that we seldom encounter. Yesterday, our hotel sponsored a wine tasting during the late afternoon. The representative from a local winery immediately poured a glass of sparkling wine. She told us that it was made from Chardonnay. All was well until another guest called it champagne. The winery […]

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Discover Paso Robles “Other Cabernet”

April 16, 2016 – 12:00 pm

Paso Robles wineries want you to discover “The Other Cabernet.”  At the CABs of Distinction event,“The Other Cabernet” was one of the panel sessions. This panel focused on Cabernet Franc. Bob Bath, from Napa’s famed Culinary Institute of America (CIA) led the discussion and introduced the session by speaking about the excitement generated by Cabernet […]

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Tasting Wines from Members of Grandes Pagos de España

April 7, 2016 – 11:03 am

We attended a seminar in Washington DC at Oyamel restaurant. Nine wines from producers that are members of Grandes Pagos de España were tasted. The tasting took place in a private room at the restaurant. We attended the first seminar. Jean Belondrade Lurton of Belondrade winery introduced those attending with the concept behind Grandes Pagos […]

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Gloria Ferrer’s Pinot Noir Clones Tasting

April 5, 2016 – 11:14 am

Last Thursday, March 31st, we made our way to a special wine tasting focused on diverse Pinot Noir clones growing at Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards. The event was held at The Riggsby restaurant in Washington, DC.

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A Bonny Doon Wine for Cherry Blossoms

March 25, 2016 – 11:40 am

Last night we enjoyed a delightful rosé wine from Bonny Doon Vineyard in California. The 2015 Il Ciliegiolo Rosato Mt. OSO Vineyards Tracy Hills was 12.4% alcohol and paired well with our dinner. The cherry and crispness was wonderful with outdoor grilled hamburgers and veggies.

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