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You know about all the wine tasting rules. Right? Well, today, we’re going to break one of the most important rules, the order you taste the wines.
Why is this rule so important? The traditional tasting order helps make sure that you get the most out of every wine you drink. You don’t run the risk of dulling your palate or making a wine taste too acidic.
Why is it okay to break this rule? It’s wine, for goodness sakes. You’re allowed to have fun with wine. You’re allowed to break the rules.
Woo hoo! We held our virtual OTBN yesterday, and it was fun. Today I’m going to share the results of our Virtual OTBN with you.
[Read more…]If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you probably know the acronym OTBN. It stands for Open That Bottle Night. This wonderful evening was created by the Wall Street Journal wine writers in 1999 as a time to get people to open up the very special bottles of wine they may have been saving for just a little bit too long. The date for OTBN is the last Saturday in February. In 2021, it’s time for our very first virtual OTBN. Read all about it here.
Every few years, WineShop At Home, the Napa winery I’m affiliated with, comes out with a Black Muscat. It is a delightful wine but one that I don’t know much about. So, I decided to do some research. Here’s what I learned. Thank you to thebacklabel and Stanne’s Vineyards for their help with this article.
[Read more…]I recently learned that, for the first time ever, WineShop At Home, the Napa winery I’m with, is going to make some wines this year using South African grapes. How cool is that. The news prompted me to do a little research, which I will share with you today. Thank you to Decanter, The Manual and WineCoolerDirect for their help with this article.
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