Wine Review: Smith-Madrone — Remarkable Wine At Alluring Prices
Smith-Madrone Winery & Vineyards produces only estate wines from the winery’s dry-farmed vineyards. The 200-acre estate ranch encompasses the vineyard, planted over a century ago. Today the vines cover thirty-four acres in various stages of production. The tributary name of the winery honors the Smith brothers and…
Teneral Cellars — Wines Empowering Beyond The Glass
Inequities in the wine industry are very much in the spotlight these days, as they absolutely should be! Most importantly, a lack of inclusion for blacks and people of color to women’s mistreatment needs to remain at the forefront of the wine industry’s conversation until…
Perfect Paring: Dopff & Irion Crustaces Wine And Coconut Curry Shrimp
Sometimes you just need to try something different. There is nothing more exciting than being adventurous when it comes to food and wine. I love exploring different types of wine and food pairings to see what works and what doesn’t. Recently, I paired Dopff &…
Wine Insiders — The Real Deal Review Is Super Helpful
I was recently provided with an opportunity to sample several wines from the direct-to-consumer online wine shop Wine Insiders. My goal in this write-up is to offer readers my real deal review about their wines and online wine shop. In these unusual times, more and more…
Quick Sip: Tamellini Soave 2017
This ‘Quick Sip’; Tamellini Soave 2017, produced in Veneto, Italy, in the sub-region of Soave, and made of 100% Garganega grapes. Brothers Gaetano and Pio Francesco, cofounders of Az. Agr. Tamellini has a long history in vineyard cultivation, but it wasn’t until 1998 when they…
Perfect Pairing: Shrimp And Mussel Pasta Paired With Papagiannakos Assyrtiko
Lately, seafood has been on my mind. Let me tell you when I start pondering what seafood dish to make, my brain starts moving one hundred miles per hour. Of course, this time, it landed on shrimp and mussel pasta. It was so good, so…
Bottle Notes: The FMC Chenin Blanc 2016 — Ken Forrester
During my early wine tasting years, I spent much time trying to navigate my way through the world of wine. At that time, The FMC Chenin Blanc wasn’t even close to being on my radar. Oh… what in the world was Chenin Blanc? I have…
Wines To Try: Miriam Alexandra Chenin Blanc 2018
I recently received a shipment of wine from NakedWines.com. One of the wines that were in this shipment is a wine that I have ordered in the past; Miriam Alexandra Chenin Blanc 2018. Now according to the Nakedwines site, “89% of 3,821would repurchase this wine”—like me. …
