by Claire | May 1, 2023 | Blog, Educational, Grapes, Peggy, White Wines, Wine Tasting
Let’s talk about a grape that I don’t think gets much consideration. I’ve always thought of it as a simple, inexpensive and unextraordinary wine as I think many people do. You know, the perfectly quaffable cold drink you put in the plastic glass on a hot afternoon out...
by Claire | Oct 1, 2022 | Blog, Educational, Peggy, Red Wines, Wine Tasting
A GRAPE BY ANY OTHER NAME We’re talking about Petit Verdot here. French, once again, so we say peh-tee ver-doh. Petit Verdot translates to “little green one”. Oh, but it’s a red grape that makes a red wine you may say. So why is it called little green one? OK, we...
by Claire | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog, Educational, Peggy, Red Wines, Wine Tasting
TEMPRANILLO: A NOBLE GRAPE There are a total of 17 noble grapes in the entire world. Nine of these are red. Tempranillo is one of them. I think that should evoke a pretty significant wow factor considering there are, more or less, some 10,000 varieties out there. In...
by Claire | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog, Educational, Peggy, Red Wines, Wine Tasting
“Beaujolais should not be a civilized society lady; it is the one night stand of wines.” – Kermit Lynch Not everyone loves Gamay. I wasn’t sure that I was a fan either. And that realization clinched it. Thus began another exploration into the vagaries of...
by Claire | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, Educational
That IS the question. I didn’t know very much about Gewürztraminer wine so I thought I would do another little investigation to see what I could see, and taste, as the case may be. It was still warm and summery when this occurred to me but, alas, I lagged a bit and...
by Peggy Rita | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog, Educational
WILD THING Hi folks, I’m back with another new wine. At least for me. It’s not a wine that we hear much about primarily because of its past reputation as not worthy of our attention. But, my curiosity got the best of me as I was perusing different varietals to write...
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