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Tasting No. 231 (Virtual) – June 28, 2021- California Red Blends
Tasting Overview This tasting is the last of a series of six dedicated to red blends of the Americas. In this occasion we have two wines, one from Napa (based on Carignan and Grenache) and another from Paso Robles … Continue reading
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Tagged Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, Petite Sirah, red blends, Syrah, Viognier
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Tasting No. 230 (Virtual) – May 24, 2021- Red Blends from California Central Valley and Napa
Tasting Overview Each year, California produces millions of liters of good quality table wines with a growing number producing high quality vintage wines. In 2017, the U.S was the 4th largest producer of wine in the world, and 90% of … Continue reading
Tasting No. 229 (Virtual) – April 26, 2021 – Red Blends from California Central-South Coast
Tasting Overview: The Central-South Coast of California (from San Francisco to Santa Bárbara) has earned a reputation for its excellent Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. These wines are produced in the valleys running east to west to the Pacific … Continue reading
Tasting No. 228(Virtual) – March 29, 2021 – Red Blends from California North Coast
Tasting Overview: This tasting includes two red blends from California’s North Coast. California’s North Coast AVA is vast, covering more than 3 million acres (1.2 million ha) of land to the north of San Francisco. Its large size should not … Continue reading
Tasting No. 227 (Virtual) – February 22, 2021 – Red Blends from the South Cone
Tasting Overview: This tasting focuses on two red blends, one from Argentina and another one from Chile. These two countries became well known in the wine world until a couple of decades ago for their red varietals. Cabernet Sauvignon and … Continue reading
Tasting No. 226 (Virtual) – January 25, 2021- Red Blends from Washington State
Tasting Overview: This is the first of a series of tastings dedicated to red blends of the Americas. Winemakers have been blending red grapes for ages. Sometimes it was the result of harvesting and cofermenting different varietals planted … Continue reading
Tasting No. 225 (Virtual) – December 14, 2020 – Pinotage
Tasting Overview: Pinotage is a red grape a variety emblematic of South Africa but has made inroads to other regions in the world. A hybrid between Pinot Noir and Cinsault (Hermintage), hence its name, can produce bad to excellent wines … Continue reading
Tasting No. 224 (Virtual) – November 23, 2020 – Aglianico
Tasting Overview: Aglianico is together with Nebbiolo and Sangiovese one of the three main varietals of Italy. The aim in this tasting of the varietal program is to assess and discuss the character and properties of this less known varietal … Continue reading
Tasting No. 223 (Virtual) – October 26, 2020 – Valpolicella
Tasting Overview This tasting is part of our varietals tasting program but is not strictly about a particular grape variety. Instead is about a particular kind of wine, the Valpolicella, that is always made of the same handful … Continue reading
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Tagged Corvina, Italy, Molinara, Rodinella, Tuscany, Valpolicella
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