Category Archives: Wine – Vino – Vinho

USA Wine Laws

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

USA Wine Laws Jairo Sanchez, April 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 creative freedom to make … 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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The Six Mistakes You Are Making When Pairing Food With Wine

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Bloomberg Pusuits  June 19, 2017 WINE The Six Mistakes You Are Making When Pairing Food With Wine Think you can’t drink red with fish? That champagne goes with sweet desserts? Think again. by Elin McCoy June 19, 2017, 10:45 AM … 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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Club del Vino: Photos of the Wine Tasting of July 26, 2016

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

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Club del Vino: Photos of the Wine Tasting of July 26, 2016 Click any pictures to start the slides show!  

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Tasting No. 175 – March 28, 2016 – Wines from Chile

Posted on March 24, 2016 by alfonsosa3941

  Capri Ristorante, McLean VA   1. Presenters and Participants Wines presenters: Marcello Averbug, German Zinke Participants: Members: Mario Aguilar, Marcello Averburg, Ruth Connolly, Clara Estrada, Jaime Estupiñán, Jorge Garcia-Garcia, Emilio Labrada, Peter Lapera, Alvaro López, Orlando Mason, Ítalo Mirkow, … Continue reading →

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Tasting No. 174 – February 29, 2016 – Wines from Portugal

Posted on January 19, 2016 by alfonsosa3941

  Capri Ristorante, McLean VA 1. Presenters and Participants Wines presenters: Jairo Sanchez, Alfonso Sanchez Participants: Members: Marcello Averburg,  Ruth Connolly, Clarita Estrada, Peter Lapera, Alvaro López, Orlando Mason, Ítalo Mirkow, Jorge Requena , Alfonso Sánchez, Jairo Sánchez, Ricardo Zavaleta, German … Continue reading →

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A wine drinkers dream come true!

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

He is a wine drinkers dream come true.   A good magician is the master of sleight of hand and distraction while having a charismatic personality. However, a master magician can do all of that, plus show you something you … Continue reading →

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Oito razões para beber vinho tinto. A sua saúde agradece

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Oito razões para beber vinho tinto. A sua saúde agradece   É um fato demonstrado por vários estudos: o vinho tinto, tomado de forma moderada, faz bem à saúde. Mas a Time decidiu compilar, de uma vez por todas, todos … Continue reading →

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Keep Calm

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen
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