Tag: Pinot Noir
Cork Dork: Insights into the Quest for Sommelier S...
Posted by Tom Gable | Feb 28, 2018 | Burgundy, California, Discoveries, France, Italy, New Zealand, Research | 0
Cool Wine Country: Santa Lucia Highlands
Posted by Tom Gable | Feb 28, 2017 | California, Discoveries | 0
White, Red Wine Values for Continued Hunkering in 2021
by Tom Gable | Dec 30, 2020 | Burgundy, California, Discoveries, France, Italy, New Zealand, Values | 0
Some celebrants usher in the New Year with a little bubbly and an expensive vintage wine or two. Based on requests from some friends for lower cost wines to get through the first quarter of 2021 under a pandemic budget, we took...
Read MoreA Sampling of Fine Burgundy Reds from 1998 to 2011
In tasting some 100 Burgundy wines over the past six months and from eight vintages from 1998 to 2011, we’ve compiled our top 20. Each exhibited the wonderful characteristics of its climat, even in awkward vintages. In going...
Read MoreValues in New World Pinot Noir
by Tom Gable | May 30, 2020 | Burgundy, California, Classics, Discoveries, New Zealand, Oregon, Values | 0
In seeking gastronomic relief from the high-alcohol fruit bombs attacking our palates from all over the world, we often turn to something more friendly with food – Pinot Noir. Wines from this fine red wine grape can be enjoyed...
Read MoreWillamette Valley and Seven AVAs — Exploring Oregon Pinot Noir
The seminar was titled “It’s Willamette, Damnit,” to break the pronunciation barriers, and offered...
Read MoreExploring New Worlds of Pinot Noir: California, Oregon, Chile, New Zealand
by Tom Gable | May 31, 2019 | California, Chile, New Zealand, Oregon | 0
A global array of winemakers, owners, merchants, distributors and educators convene each March for the annual World of Pinot Noir (WOPN) event at the Ritz Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, to be joined by gaggles of wine geeks...
Read More32 Wines Under $23 for Spring Sipping, Picnic and Party Fun
by Tom Gable | Apr 30, 2019 | Argentina, Australia, Bordeaux, California, France, New Zealand, Oregon, Rhone, Values, Washington | 0
The following wines rise to the top in price and value from among several hundred wines tasted over the past few months, from individual bottles with food at home to sampling through scores at trade tastings and industry...
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 MoreChampagne: What’s Behind Those Famous Bubbles
During a recent trip to Champagne, we enjoyed tasting a wide range of sparkling wines, from...
Read MoreRed Wines from Four Continents for Summer Sipping, $10 to $20
by Tom Gable | Jul 11, 2018 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France, Italy, Values | 0
The following wines were selected from among several hundred tasted in recent months and scored...
Read MoreBring in the Clones: Juggling Pinot Noir Vines, Styles
by Tom Gable | Apr 29, 2018 | Burgundy, California, Discoveries, New Zealand, Oregon | 0
Pinot Noir is a mystery to many. How can wines made from the same grape differ so much in quality,...
Read MoreWorld of Pinot Noir: Exploring Burgundy and Oregon Contrasts and Parallels
The non-profit World of Pinot Noir (WOPN) annual event is conceived to celebrate and educate...
Read MoreCork Dork: Insights into the Quest for Sommelier Status
by Tom Gable | Feb 28, 2018 | Burgundy, California, Discoveries, France, Italy, New Zealand, Research | 0
For highly entertaining insights into the world of wine, restaurants, the route to becoming a...
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