2016 and 2017 Amavi Syrah Side-by-Side Tasting
2016 and 2017 Amavi Syrah side-by-side tasting was a unique opportunity. When all things are the same, it always fascinates us how much of a...
Tasting Flight
Hood Crest New Wine And Spirit Releases. September 2021 Tasting
by Serge Z
It's always fun to visit Hood Crest Winery in the Columbia Gorge wine region of Oregon, and a delight to speak with Tess Bard, owner...
Georgian Wine Tasting
by Serge Z
Georgian Wine Tasting was our chance to go back to the beginning of the world’s winemaking history. The earliest archeological evidence suggests that wine was...
Eight Rosé Wines Tasting Challenge 2021
by Serge Z
For Eight Rosé Wines Tasting Challenge 2021, we picked wines from the Old World regions: France, Italy, and Germany. Last year Rosé challenge is here....
Aridus Wine Company
by Serge Z
Aridus Wine Company was an unexpected discovery. What comes to mind when you think of Arizona? We think of Saguaro – the tree-like cactus native...
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Tasting Battle
by Serge Z
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc of 2020 vintage was meant for the memorable day of December 20th of 2020. And we tasted it precisely at 20:20...
Troon Vineyard Oregon Winery
by Serge Z
Troon Vineyard is among a handful of organic and certified Biodynamic wineries of Southern Oregon. We watched Troon’s progress for over a decade, and their...
Grüner vs Grüner: Comparing Austrian Grüner Veltliner Wines
by Serge Z
Ried Kremser Wachtberg Kremstal DAC Reserve 2017 and Gruber Röschitz Weinviertel 2019 both made from Austria’s signature grape variety – Grüner Veltliner, pronounced ‘groo-ner velt-LEE-ner’. The...
Bestheim Exception Pinot Noir Vertical Tasting 2014, 2015
by Serge Z
Pinot Noir is among the most sensitive grapes when it comes to terroir. Bestheim Exception Pinot Noir of 2014 and 2015 vintages is a shining...
American vs French Pinot Noir Tasting
by Serge Z
We love Pinot Noir and enjoy challenging American vs French Pinot Noir producers in one tasting. “Pinot Noir country. My grape. The one varietal that...
