“How do you like the wine?” my husband asked me, after pouring a traditionally-styled 2001 Chianti Classico Riserva. “I find it blousy and a bit unfocused,” I replied. “Let’s try it in narrower glass.” Sure enough, the narrower glass reined-read more-
Founder of Offay Design Studio, Kimberly Riley is an award winning interior designer. She has over 11 years of professional design experience and brings a broad knowledge of interior design, both in residential and commercial projects. She specializes in wine-read more-
The sign outside the entrance to the winery of Angelo Gaja, in the Piedmontese village of Barbaresco, says volumes in little: Gaja—four letters on a square plaque, gray on gray, like a cornerstone on a civic monument. When Angelo Gaja-read more-
The 2009 JK Carriere Glass White Pinot Noir holds all the promise of summer in one glass. The wine is produced using the same techniques as turn-of-the-century French rosé Champagne, and though it doesn’t actually have any bubbles, it does-read more-
Tamara Belgard is a freelance writer and graphic designer living her dream in Portland, Oregon. She currently writes a wine blog called Sip with Me detailing her journey through Oregon wine. Tamara is a marketing communications guru, a lover of-read more-
This is a very pleasant Sauvignon Blanc. It is neither overblown with oak nor starkly acidic and reeking of cat urine. Rather, it has grassy flavors with white grapefruit and just a tiny background hint of gooseberry. It has a-read more-
The past week has seen a great deal of conversation—panic really—in the wine corner of the blogosphere about HR 5034. "Call your Congress-critter," you are told, "or the wine wholesalers will eat your children!" What has been lacking is an-read more-
The use of wood is obvious and provides much of the flavor. There is a lot of fruit, cherries with a little blueberry, but vanilla, butter, baking spice, and tannins all come from the wood. Bonarda is usually lighter and-read more-