If you’re following our Casual Winers Wine 101 program, you will have learned about this type of wine. Rieslings from Alsace, France are light and dry. They are NOT to be confused with their across the border German Rieslings which are often sweet. The German will add grape juice or sugar to their Rieslings which …
Pinot Noir is my wife’s favorite red and as I’ve tasted more and more of these I’m really liking them. They are lighter than your bolder reds like Cab, Merlot, Zinfandel or Syrah wines. They don’t leave heavy acidic ending. They are dry and have a smoothness or silkiness to them. They go down easy …
Wine makers typically recommend you let your red wine breathe some time before drinking. It gives the wine time to “open up” as they say to get you the best flavor possible. A traditional way to do that is to open the bottle, pour it into a decanter and wait. Decanters, because of their shape, …
My wife, Any Tere, and I were visiting good friends and Casual Winers, Andrew and Kathy Kitchura in Sacramento a few weeks back. The trip included a super drive over to Napa which is an hour and a half from them. In February, we’ll be covering all we experienced while there and so much we …
This is the first French white wine we are tasting. It’s from the Loire Valley in northwestern France. This is Sauvignon Blanc country. This is a very easy tasting wine. It is somewhat light, but not too much so. It has beautiful color. See how interestingly we describe it in the video. Smells of pear. …
As we continue with our French theme this month, we are tasting a Bordeaux blend. If you read our article on French wines, you’ll remember that Bordeaux wines come from two sides of the river. You have the left and right bank with the right bank producing Merlots. This ones from St-Emilion on this right …
This one is definitely in the running as my house wine…even though it happens to be French. I know! It shocks me too. I thought I would stay true to my Italian…but now I’m torn. I may have found a new love! Lucky for you, you can try it too. It’s available at Publix, Target …
Our theme this first month of the New Year is French. France is the top wine exporter in the world. The US, with California leading the way, is the largest producer of wine, but the US doesn’t export as much. Our guest taster is Jovi Martinez Talaya. She’s the owners of Clementine’s Wine Gourmet. We …
