Have you ever wondered where it is believed that wine as we know it today first originated? Most average wine drinks will typically at least know that wine is aged in barrels, but it would probably come as a surprise to many of them that barrels…
Do you remember what the key factors were that made you fall in love with wine? Was it through visiting a winery or tasting a specific bottle? How about movies or television? It was actually a little of all of these for me, though I did…
This was a question that would pass through my mind from time to time. Is Cabernet Gernischt really the same as Carménère? Cabernet Gernischt had long been believed to be a nearly extinct form of Cabernet that was brought from France to China in the early…
I decided that this past weekend would be focused on comparing a few Cabernet Sauvignons from a few places around the world. I would grab a couple of fairly typical examples and then compare them to not as common wines regions. If you’ve been reading my…
It’s no secret that I love to try new wines, no matter what other people may say about them. But where would you draw the line? Must the wines all fit into traditional renditions of wine? Or would you be willing to try something truly unique?…
Summer is here in Los Angeles and the heat is picking up. Suddenly the beach is on everyone’s mind, and so is chilled sweet beverages. Super sweet cocktail drinks aren’t something I typically want, but I will try them from time to time. I can’t be…
