Category Archives: Wine History

Tasting No 273 – January 28, 2025 – Wine from the Kakheti Region of Georgia  

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Tasting No 273 – January 28, 2025 – Wine from the Kakheti Region  of Georgia             Capri Ristorante, McLean VA Presenters: Patricia Meduña and Laura Bocalandro Participantes: S. Ardila; M. Averbug; L. Bocalandro J. Brakarz; R. Connolly; C. Estrada; J. … Continue reading →

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Tasting No 263 – March 26, 2024 – Wines from Sardinia

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Tasting No 263 – March 26, 2024 – Wines from Sardinia              Capri Ristorante, McLean VA   Tasting Overview   The main objective of this tasting is to explore wines from the Island of Sardinia, Italy Type of tasting: … Continue reading →

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Roman emperors and winemaking

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Roman ruins reveal how emperors used winemaking in a lavish power play The Villa of the Quintilii is only the second site in the world known to use wine in this way By Charlotte Lytton, Washington Post,   July 23, 2023 … Continue reading →

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Robert Parker’s Tasting in HongKong

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Robert Parker’s Tasting in Hong Kong   “”91,063 views Oct 24, 2015 PARKER´S TASTING – THE MAGICAL 20 This has been the largest Bordeaux tasting ever organized and by far the best presentation of wines I have attended. Parker clearly demonstrated, … Continue reading →

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The Wines of Finger Lakes

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

The Wines of Finger Lakes by Alfonso Sanchez. 1017 The Finger Lakes region in upstate New York has recently been the subject of reviews and writing by various wine commentators. Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast have given ratings of 90 … Continue reading →

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A Short Panoramic View of White Wines

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

A Short Panoramic View of White Wines By Alfonso Sanchez, 2017 (These notes are mostly based on Katherine Cole’s book Complete Wine Selector (Absolute Press, UK, 2013) supplemented by some personal experiences), Generally speaking, red wine drinkers consider whites one … Continue reading →

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Características del Vino Tempranillo

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Tempranillo Miguel Segóvia En la forma mas breve posible  estimo oportuno  comentar sobre tres aspectos que condicionan la uva del vino Tempranillo 1) La uva,     2) su elaboracion,       3) marco regulador 1) Características de la … Continue reading →

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Grapes Varietals – a pictorial parade

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Grapes Varietals – a pictorial parade Presentación de 26 cepas vinícolas en la estancia El Cuadro, Casablanca, Chile. La estancia también posee un museo del vino, gran salón para cata, parque, comedores y otras instalaciones y programas para atender a visitantes. … Continue reading →

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78 Years Later – United States Wine Shines in the World

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

78 Years Later –  United States  Wine Shines in the World During the history of wine the grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae) was not the only obstacle the wine industry had to overcome. On the opposite side of the Atlantic the “Dry Law” … Continue reading →

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