Category Archives: Wine Regions

Tasting No 251 – March 28, 2023 The Diversity of Wine in Chile

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Tasting No 251 – March 28, 2023, 12:30 pm The Diversity of Wine in Chile  Heritage wines, underrated grapes and iconic wines Capri Ristorante, McLean VA    Tasting Objective and Overview The main objective of this tasting is to taste … Continue reading →

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Tasting No 246 – October 25, 2022 – Wines from Northern Spain

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Tasting No 246 – October 25, 2022 –12:30 pm           Wines from Northern Spain                                               … Continue reading →

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Tasting No 234 – September 28, 2021 – Wines from Moldova

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Tasting No 234 – September 28, 2021 – Wines from Moldova                                                  Capri Ristorante, McLean VA   Tasting Overview   The objective of this tasting is to explore wines from local grape varieties and traditional Vitis Vinifera from Moldova. Moldova, … Continue reading →

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USA Wine Law and Regulations

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

USA Wine Law and Regulations   Suggested by  Jairo Sanchez, 2019 Following please find a summary of USA Wine Laws and regulations taken from Wine Bible, Second Edition, 2015, from author Karen McNeil. Although winemakers in the USA have considerable … 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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Tasting #155 – May 27, 2014 – Wines from Uruguay – Capri Restaurant

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Tasting #155 – May 27, 2014 – Wines from Uruguay – Capri Restaurant, McLean VA   1. Participants, Presenters, Birthday of the month. Alfonso Caycedo, Cecilio-Augusto Berndsen, Clara Estrada, Eduardo Velez, Italo Mircow, Jairo Sanchez, Jorge Garcia-Garcia, Marcello Avergug, Mario Aguilar, Omar Rodriguez, Orlando Mason, Ricardo … Continue reading →

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A Photographic Record of a Visit to Wineries of Virginia

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen
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A Photographic Record of a Visit to Wineries of Virginia On May 20th. 2014 J.L. Colaiacovo, Marcello Averbug, German Zincke, Alvaro Lopes e Cecilio-Augusto Berndsen visited Breaux and Doukaine wineries on Loundon County. Here some photos taken by Marcello and Cecílio-Augusto. … Continue reading →

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Tasting 154 – April 28, 2014 – Argentinian Wines Different from Malbec – Capri Restaurant

Posted on April 27, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

    Contents of this post Presenters and Participants Wine List Menu Wines Details Ratings of the Wines 1. Presenters and Participants Presenters: Juan Luis Colaiacovo,  Hugo Benito, Alvaro López Type of Testing:  Blind Participants:  Mario Aguilar, Leonor Barreto, Cecilio-Augusto … Continue reading →

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Vinho da Copa de 2014 Faces

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

 Vinho da Copa do Mundo 2014        Faces Podem onze castas de uvas fazer um vinho campeão? FACES tinto usou como critério de composição o esquema tático do time brasileiro, com onze castas de terroir distintos do sul … Continue reading →

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Tasting 153 – March 31, 2014 – Red Blends from East US – Capri Restaurant

Posted on March 26, 2014 by alfonsosa3941

    Contents of this post Presenters and Participants Wine List Menu Wines Details Regional Notes Ratings by Participants 1. Presenters and Participants Presenters: Jairo Sánchez and Alfonso Sánchez Type of Testing:  Blind Participants: Marcello Averburg,   Rolando Castaneda, Alfonso Caycedo, … Continue reading →

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