Category: Spain
In Search of Good Red Wine Blends — Traditional to Creative
by Tom Gable | Nov 30, 2020 | Argentina, Baja California, Bordeaux, California, Chile, Discoveries, France, Italy, Rhone, Spain, Values, Washington | 0
One strategy for calibrating your palate is to taste wines made from the same varietal grape and decide on styles you like. This is best done blind, where a co-conspirator buys the wines and another puts them in numbered brown...
Read MoreSummer Whites: Easy Sipping Party Wines, Plus a Few Complex Classics
by Tom Gable | Aug 31, 2020 | Australia, Baja California, Burgundy, California, Classics, Discoveries, France, Germany, New Zealand, Oregon, Spain, Washington | 0
The following white wines rose to the top of our tasting leaderboard the past three months, scoring for overall quality of the wines and values delivered. Most are widely available, except for classics from the cellar and...
Read MoreValues from Four Nations in BBQ Wines
by Tom Gable | Jul 31, 2020 | Argentina, Baja California, California, Chile, Discoveries, Spain | 0
With Americans firing up the home barbecue and indoor grills more than ever before, we searched for good values in hearty BBQ wines to enhance the fun. We would typically suggest adding to beach parties and picnic fare as well,...
Read MoreSingle Blind Tasting – Fun Exercise in Improving Wine Appreciation
by Tom Gable | Jan 31, 2019 | Argentina, Australia, California, France, New Zealand, Spain | 0
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
by Tom Gable | Nov 4, 2018 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France, New Zealand, Oregon, Spain | 0
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....
Read MoreZinfandel, Rioja and Rhone Adventures in Red Wines
by Tom Gable | Jan 31, 2018 | California, Discoveries, Rhone, Spain | 0
Looking for new adventures in matching red wines with food? We reviewed tasting notes from...
Read MoreExploring Albariño, the Wines of Rias Baixas
by Tom Gable | Nov 30, 2017 | Discoveries, Spain, Values | 0
SommCon is a leading conference for sommelier-level education and training in the wine industry....
Read MoreSummer Close Out on Red, White and Bubbly Wine Values
by Tom Gable | Aug 31, 2017 | Argentina, California, Discoveries, France, South Africa, Spain, Values | 0
If you are looking for tasting adventures with unfamiliar grapes, Spain continues to provide some...
Read MoreFinding Your Benchmark Wines, Calibrating Your Palate
by Tom Gable | Sep 30, 2016 | Argentina, Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Chile, Classics, Discoveries, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Oregon, South Africa, Spain, Washington | 0
During the early days of running the San Diego Chapter of WINO (Wine Investigation for Novices and...
Read MoreWhites for Toasting the Red, White and Blue
by Tom Gable | Jun 30, 2016 | California, Discoveries, France, Oregon, South Africa, Spain, Washington | 0
Heading into the July 4 weekend, we reviewed recent notes on wines suitable for a little summer...
Read MoreBig wine country: 13 reds to match with BBQ, pasta, pizza
by Tom Gable | May 31, 2016 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France, Rhone, Spain, Washington | 0
With the grilling season officially launched this past Memorial Day weekend on barbecues all over...
Read MoreBubbly Blind Tasting: Fun with Older Champagne, NV California Sparklers
by Tom Gable | Oct 31, 2015 | California, Discoveries, France, Spain | 0
Jerry Feitelson, Ph.D. in genetics, founded the Carmel Valley Wine Club in San Diego in 1990 to...
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