Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz! This week, I’m kicking off a run of questions about the Argentine wine biz, having just returned from a two week jaunt down there (courtesy of Wines of Argentina) to judge in the 2013 Argentina Wine Awards (more on all of that – much more – in the coming…
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The Miljenko “Mike” Grgich Interview (And Recent Grgich Hills Releases)
Closing in on the ninth decade, the beret and the smile are still unmistakable. Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, now a California winemaking legend, turns 90 this year. For those who aren’t familiar with the tale, Mike’s life story could make fitting fodder for a TV wine drama: one of eleven kids; stomped his first grapes at…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 4, 2013
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…
Weekly Wine Quiz: Hard-Wired Wine Brains?
Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz! This week, we’re finishing off the series of questions related to the research cited in Master of Wine Tim Hanni’s new book, Why You Like The Wines You Like (full disclosure: I received a review copy, and I am mentioned favorably therein). Hopefully these questions have tilted your view…