Ok, so I probably need to explain the (relatively) recent twitter update by VisitPortugal.com involving an interview with me focusing on my take on Portuguese wines. Below is the tweet in question, which takes you to the Facebook Notes page of We Love Portuguese Wines. [ Warning: The Portugal promotion connections get a lot more…
Category: wine industry events
Badges of Honor (And Wine) in Chile (Wines of Chile Red Blends Tasting)
Last week, I had the pleasure of “attending” a tasting meeting with a handful of Chilean winemakers. “Attending” meaning I followed along via video while tasting a handful of samples (all red blends) made by that handful of talented winemakers – me and a handful of other wine bloggers, at the invitation of Wines of…
New York, New Zealand, New Sauvignon Blancs (And Pinots)
Tasting Nobilo, Kim Crawford, Monkey Bay and Drylands new releases Or “Big Acid in The Big Apple” Last week, I was the guest of Constellation Brands (good sports that they are!) who trotted me up to New York city for a media tasting of the new releases from their New Zealand portfolio. A lot of…
Lost Grapes Get Found: Forgotten Grapes VA Tasting Event – August 18
“Doing for Forgotten Grapes what Dancing With the Stars does for forgotten celebrities.” Thus reads the tag line of Chris Kern’s website ForgottenGrapes.com, the purpose of which should hopefully at this point be glaringly obvious to you. You’ve got to like a tag line like that. Chris contacted me to invite me to one of…