Category: Spain
Single Blind Tasting – Fun Exercise in Improving Wine Appreciation
Can a single blind tasting be of value to wine drinkers seeking to learn more techniques for identifying the similarities and differences in wines, while honing their individual palates and sensitivities? The answer is yes,...
Read MoreFrom Barbera to Zinfandel, Finding Values in Old and New World Red Wines
Recent tastings – foreign and domestic, remotely or in person — led us to wine discoveries from the Sonoma Coast, to the mountains of Argentina, sunny slopes of Rioja and emerging vineyards in Central Otago, New Zealand....
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Zinfandel, Rioja and Rhone Adventures in Red Wines
Looking for new adventures in matching red wines with food? We reviewed tasting notes from...
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Exploring Albariño, the Wines of Rias Baixas
SommCon is a leading conference for sommelier-level education and training in the wine industry....
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Summer Close Out on Red, White and Bubbly Wine Values
If you are looking for tasting adventures with unfamiliar grapes, Spain continues to provide some...
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Finding Your Benchmark Wines, Calibrating Your Palate
During the early days of running the San Diego Chapter of WINO (Wine Investigation for Novices and...
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Whites for Toasting the Red, White and Blue
Heading into the July 4 weekend, we reviewed recent notes on wines suitable for a little summer...
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Big wine country: 13 reds to match with BBQ, pasta, pizza
With the grilling season officially launched this past Memorial Day weekend on barbecues all over...
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Bubbly Blind Tasting: Fun with Older Champagne, NV California Sparklers
Jerry Feitelson, Ph.D. in genetics, founded the Carmel Valley Wine Club in San Diego in 1990 to...
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BBQ, Rib and Burger Wines — $9 to $15 — Plus a Few of the Higher Priced Spread
Whether on the backyard patio, fire pit at the beach or park, or even a portable BBQ at a tailgate...
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Moving Up the Meat and Sauce Ladder — Red Wines for Summer
Man (and woman) can???t survive alone with white wines during the summer. As refreshing as they may be with hot weather picnic fare, salads, fish and other lighter dishes, whites don???t have the power of a red to titillate the taste buds when moving …
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Heartier Reds for Meatier Dishes and Comfort Food
When the weather turned colder, the tasting targets turned toward different red varieties from around the world that could go with heartier stews, beef bourguignon, cassoulet, turkey and stuffing and even comfort food, including burgers and good o…
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