As I've mentioned before, I'm a red drinker (it didn't even stop me at my wedding, where I drank red wine all night in my white dress!). That's not to say that I won't venture to the lighter side, but I may put up a bit of a fight. I was recently perusing the Wine Folly … Continue reading Wine 3: Muscadet et Sur Lie
This week, I was fortunate enough to have scheduled a wine tasting at our local Thief Wine, at the Milwaukee Public Market, which contributed to my varietal selection this week: Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir was a wine I never tried - or at least knew I tried and gave much thought to it - until … Continue reading Wine 2: Pinot Noir
The French word nouveau means 'new', and what better way to start off the new year, than with a Beaujolais Nouveau! Beaujolais is also known as gamay, or gamay noir. One thing you'll find about a beaujolais nouveau (let's call it B.N. from here on out) is that it's recommended to drink it when its young, … Continue reading Wine 1: Beaujolais Nouveau
Each week I'll aim to pop - or crack! - open a bottle of wine from a different varietal. If I'm so lucky as to have a wine tasting, I'll have an opportunity to try many options of the same varietal. My blog will document my tasting notes, as well as highlight some varietals, wines, and vineyards I'm tasting, and perhaps share some fun anecdotes along the way. Ready to join me? No better time to start than now!
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