Category Archives: Wine – Vino – Vinho

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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Annual Tasting Summary 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Annual Tasting Summary 2020 Overview: Year 2020 was a challenging one for the Club. The Covid-19 pandemia forced us to suspend our tastings in person starting in March. In June we decided to go virtual with only one wine or two … Continue reading →

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Annual Tasting Summary 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Cecilio Augusto Berndsen

Annual Tasting Summary 2019 Overview: In 2019 the CV held 11 tastings including 47 different wines.  The Group ranked the bulk of them between good and excellent. Twenty-two wines received one or more ratings as “exceptional” and 16 got one or … 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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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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