Helpful Tips for Selecting a Wine to Bring to a Party

Posted on 17 September 2019
Posted in Gift Wine, Giving Wine, Party Wine
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Have you ever received an invitation to a dinner party at a friend of a friend’s house, your boss’s house, your new neighbor’s house, or your new significant other’s parents’ house? You’d like to bring a bottle of wine but aren’t sure what the host’s tastes are in wine, or what the host will be serving. The following list provides some tips on what to bring and what not to bring:

Montepulciano: “The Place” and “The Grape”

Posted on 10 September 2019
Posted in Italy, Montepulciano
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Montepulciano pronounced “mon-ta-pull-channo” is one of the more confusing names in the wine world, as it is both a place name and a grape name. To make matters more complex, wines made in Montepulciano are not made from its eponymous grape. Confused? Exactly!

“Hard” Cider is Not “Hard” to Enjoy

Posted on 3 September 2019
Posted in Hard Cider
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“Hard cider” is the term given to the alcoholic beverage that is made from fermented apples in order to distinguish it from the non-alcoholic version that is known simply as “cider.” Hard cider is made in virtually the same way that wine is made, via the conversion of simple sugars in the fruit into ethanol, by adding yeasts.

Tempranillo: 14 Fun Facts

Posted on 27 August 2019
Posted in California, Portugal
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1. Tempranillo is a very old variety with historical references to the grape dating back to 1807; however, it is believed that the variety was brought to the Iberian Peninsula of Spain and Portugal by the Phoenicians over 3,000 years ago.

“Explosive” Volcanic Wines

Posted on 20 August 2019
Posted in Azores, California., Campania, Canary Islands, Golan Heights, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lake County, Madeira, Mount Etna, Santorini, Sardinia, Sicily, Soave
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There is much debate in the world of wine about the impact that soil has on wine. Soil types differ by the size of particles, mineral and nutrient content, amount of decomposed organic material, and water retention capacity. Volcanic soils are different as they can be formed by a variety of events like slow flowing lava, explosively expelled rock, and airborne ash that settles to form a new layer.