Welcome to Betty's Wine Musings, where you'll get fabulous wine tasting tips and wine tasting notes, discover personalized wines, and more! Whether you are a wine veteran or just getting started, there’s always something more to explore about the wonderful world of wine.
Since I’m really looking forward to The Rhone Rangers’s upcoming webinar on White Rhone wines, I decided to devote this article to the Rhone Rangers, a wonderful non-profit dedicated to promoting American Rhone varietal wines. In case you’re not familiar with the Rhone wine region, it’s in the southeast of France, just above Provence.
Three cheers for my wine tasting group. This weekend, we did a Bordeaux tasting, where we compared Left Bank and Right Bank wines. How fun is that! Please read all about it here. Thank you to VinePair for their help with this article.
[Read more…]When I think of the Loire Valley, I immediately think of Chenin Blanc and Rosé. I know that if there’s Rosé in the Loire Valley, there’s got to be red wine there too. But truth be told, I can’t think of what red wine grows there. Time to do a little Google research to figure things out. Thank you to LoireValleyWine.com, WineFolly.com and WineTraveler.com for their help with this article.
Ready to hear something amazing? China is the second largest cultivator of wine grapes in the world – just after Spain – and they are seriously focused on expanding and refining their place in the wine world. In light of this information, I thought it was a good time to explore Chinese wine. Thank you to CelebrationsWineClub.com, Bloomberg, NewYorker.com and ChinaTravel.com for their help with this article. If you missed my recent blog posts about Asian wine in Napa Valley, please check out my articles on Kieu Hoang Winery and Yao Family Wines. [Read more…]
We all know about wonderful Malbec from Argentina and incredible Carménère from Chile. What about amazing Mexican wine? With Cinco de Mayo just behind us, I thought it was a good time to take a look at this country’s wine. [Read more…]
