As of the exact date of the writing this blog (March 9, 2021), Steven Spurrier, the well-known British wine merchant best known for organizing the Judgement of Paris event in 1976--where French wines were pitted against California wines--has died, at the age of 79
Sicily is an island, located off Italy, where lovely wines can be made. Here are some interesting facts about the island:
Our blog has featured discussions of red blends over the past year or two, like this one on Red Blends and this one Red Blends Redux. Red blends are very popular-selling wines because of how they are intentionally made to give your palate a full experience. What do we mean by "full experience?" Read on.
This weekend, get your groove on with City Vino, as we share wines made from the grape Grenache. The grape is known as Grenache, or Grenache Noir, in France; Garnacha, or Garnatxa in Spain; and Cannonau, in Italy. The grape is most notably found in the Southern Rhône Valley and Roussillon, in France; Priorat, Rioja, and Calatayud in Spain; Sardinia, Sicily, and Calabria in Italy; and California and Washington State, in the United States.
Love is in the air once again, as Valentine’s Day rapidly approaches this coming weekend. Many stores are filled with displays of chocolate-filled, heart-shaped candy boxes to give to the ones you love. For our weekend tastings this coming Friday and Saturday, February 12 and 13, 2021, we will feature wines to share with your love, gift to one you love, or to pair with chocolates from those heart-shaped candy boxes.
