Protect your right to choose!!! Stop H.R. 5034
Help us stop HR 5034, a bill submitted to the House of Representatives in Washington DC. HR 5034 is a bill that threatens to end direct shipping of wine from wineries to consumers.
It is an act of anti-commerce and fear mongering by wine wholesalers and distributors. Contact your representative to vote NO on HR 5034.
Read more →Vintuba TV- Annual Life Cycle of the Vine
FYI not your plumbers Bud break either:
Contrary to popular believe not all the action in the winemaking process happens in the cellar, some of the most fascinating activity takes place in the vineyard throughout the four seasons. Take a quick look at this short video on the life cycle of the vine so that you can better understand what is going on in the vineyards year round. For more detailed info see below:
Vintuba TV – Decanting Wine
Ever wondered why and when you should decant a wine? Check out our latest video and find out.
Read more →We’re bringing Malbec back… a Cahors story.
We’re brining Malbec back. Them Argentines don’t know how where its at. Mendoza let us make up for the things you lack. (Sung to the tune of Justin Timberlake’s “Sexy Back”)
If you think you know Malbec and have not yet tasted the Malbec based wines from Cahors, you have missed out.
Read more →Podcast 21 Napa Cellars
In episode #21 ChrisO “Everyman’s Wine Snob” and JonM “Wine Snob’s Everyman” review, discuss, banter, argue, and throw out a bevy of analogies about the new value wines from Napa Cellars.
Read more →Alto Adige this is the way we Südtirol
Alto Adige/Südtirol meet wine lover, wine lover meet Alto Adige (aka Südtirol). Now the two of you may not have ever met before or perhaps you just met in passing, but it’s about time you get to know each other better! That is why I am so excited to be writing this post. You see I love introducing you to new things. Now you may be saying, wait a minute, Alto Adige is not a new thing, and you would be right, but what is new is the newfound passion for producing fresh vibrant white wines and deep inky reds from both local and international varieties.
Read more →Oh to live on Mt. Veeder with the Fontanella’s and the colored balloons.
Ok so perhaps a stretch on the Niel Young lyrics but the sentiment sure is there. It would totally rock to live on Mt Veeder like the Fontanella’s. You see Jeff and wife Karen have something of a paradise property where Jeff crafts some exceptional wines for his own label, as well as for custom crush clients.
Read more →How I got thrown in the Vintank with Gisele Bündchen Part 1
I love wine. This probably will not come as a surprise to any of you. Why else would I author a wine blog right? Spend my nights drinking and studying this elixir of life? What I love about wine is the journey of discovery, meeting the people, finding new and unique wines, and sharing both with you, the reader of this blog. On Monday of this week my journey of discovery took me to an event hosted by Paul Mabray of Vintank in Napa. Paul is the godfather of all things tech and wine on the west coast, but more than that, he has the ability to get some pretty amazing people in the same room and let them get to know each other and make connections.
Read more →Switzerland-more than just cuckoo clocks and great chocolate
Switzerland is not generally known abroad for its wines. Several factors contribute to that: the climate is much different from that of sun-drenched California, production is expensive due to the cost of real-estate and labor costs are well above the EU, and especially South America. In a world accustomed to increasingly powerful wines at competitive prices, Swiss wines will have a difficult time against wines from Argentina, Australia and Chile, for example…. Read more
Read more →Puttin’ the dubya back in wine! Texas style y’all…
All sorts of things probably spring to mind when I say Texas – big, oil, Houston we have a problem, wide open spaces, women with big hair, Texas twangs, over the top state pride, cowboys, former presidents who are cowboys – but my guess is that wine probably doesn’t really make it onto most people’s list.
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