Wine Resolutions For 2009
Date: Tue, Dec 23, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
Anyone can throw out the claim that they like to expand their palates, especially because this usually requires drinking wine, which doesn’t take much arm-twisting. But when the topic of New Year’s wine resolutions came up, I realized that it required more effort than saying, “I’d like to try more wine.” Duh. So, to take [...] No related posts.
Wine Resolutions For 2009
Date: Tue, Dec 23, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
Anyone can throw out the claim that they like to expand their palates, especially because this usually requires drinking wine, which doesn’t take much arm-twisting. But when the topic of New Year’s wine resolutions came up, I realized that it required more effort than saying, “I’d like to try more wine.” Duh. So, to take [...] No related posts.
White Elephant: Forget the gag gifts, bring memorable wines
Date: Mon, Dec 22, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
We are still building our holiday traditions here at AmericanWinery.com, the current dilemma is whether or not to hold a White Elephant gift exchange. Although most people understand the purpose of the game, many hate getting stuck with a horrible gift. To get a little more comfortable with the idea of this type of exchange, I [...] Related posts:
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Blind Tasting: American Cabernets
Date: Fri, Dec 19, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
Tasting new wines is a lot of fun. With something as subjective as wine, however, it is easy to be caught up in one’s preconceptions about wine. Whether it is the label, the appellation, or the price - our overall attitude towards a wine is inevitably influenced by factors other than its aroma and taste. [...] Related posts:
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Unique wines under $20: Roussanne, Tempranillo, and Albarino
Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
I am an admitted “Cab Girl” – with Syrah as a trusted second fave. Recently I’ve committed to getting myself out of my comfort zone, trying unique wines or varietals to develop “My Pal” (Gary Vee’s affectionate term for the palate). But an exploration of new varietals brings with it an exploration of my savings account [...] Related posts:
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The Top 10 Wine Keywords in Google for 2008
Date: Mon, Dec 15, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
‘Any Questions?’ via jamuraa It’s that time of the year where we are all inundated with meaningless top-ten lists and arbitrary rankings of celebrities somebody (apparently) cares about. The following is a list of wine related keywords. It is interesting to speculate what someone is looking for when they start their search with something like “red [...] Related posts:
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Living Wisconsin, Drinking Wisconsin.
Date: Fri, Dec 12, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
Image via Package Design Mag For better or for worse, I recently made the decision to follow my boyfriend to Wisconsin for his job. Having never before lived outside the state of Washington, I knew I was in for a wake up call. I have been very blessed to have access to all of the fantastic [...] Related posts:
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Buying “Organic” doesn’t mean you care…
Date: Wed, Dec 10, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
Grass via Wili_Hybrid For many people, buying “organic” is just a way to make themselves feel better about the detrimental effects of cost saving yet environmentally harmful corporate practices. I read a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Does being green make better wine, or just better bragging rights?” The article itself inspired some thought, and [...] Related posts:
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For your viewing pleasure: Three new videos by three great wineries.
Date: Tue, Dec 9, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
Our Flip Video project, dubbed ‘Straight From The Source’, has been steadily growing each week. As you can tell from a couple of our boxes pictured here, they’ve been getting plenty of use (and we try to reduce/re-use as much as we can around the office, no prob Mother Earth, we love ya!) Most recently we’ve [...] Related posts:
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Chocolate Mousse with Kahluha Whipped Cream
Date: Fri, Dec 5, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
When it came time to put a holiday dessert together for this feature I had a hard time dreaming up something simple and delicious. . . See, my mother has a penchant for decorative cookie trays during the holidays, and she is an incredible baker. I think all her friends would go on strike if [...] Related posts:
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Wines With a Cause: Subungulate Painters and the ‘Effervescing Elephant
Date: Wed, Dec 3, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
Effervescing Elephant I get excited about sparkling wine. Sure, it’s great for celebrations – but sparkling wine is fascinating to me because of the complex process that goes into every bottle. Because of the unique story and rich history of this particular product, I’ll drink it on a Monday night while watching football. Masquerade Wine Company winemaker [...] No related posts.
AmericanWinery.com featured on CNET News with Kara Tsuboi
Date: Tue, Dec 2, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
We’re thrilled to have been recently featured in a news segment on CNET! The video segment is titled A Toast To Online Wine and focuses on the benefits to consumers and to wineries when selling online at AmericanWinery.com The news piece also includes an interview with AmericanWinery.com founder and CEO Lloyd Benedict, as well as [...] Related posts:
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An interview with Kevin Holt of MacRostie Winery and Vineyards
Date: Wed, Nov 26, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
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An interview with Kevin Holt of MacRostie Winery and Vineyards
Date: Wed, Nov 26, 2008 Wine Tasting Winery Blogs Wine Business
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