When it comes to learning about wine, sometimes it is hard to beat a good book. Over the years, we have collected many of the best wine books and read through resource after resource to improve our knowledge. So in this one, we thought we’d share five of our favorite books about wine to help … Read more
When it comes to French Sauvignon Blanc, most drinker’s first thoughts go to the popular region of Sancerre. But in the USA, we’ve often find that high quality Sancerres are hard to come by, and when we do find them, they’re often north of $40 which is a hard pricepoint for us for this particular … Read more
When I visited Sicily in 2019, I was able to stop at only one winery, Gambino Vini on the slopes of Mount Etna. While I regret not being able to try more wineries during my visit, I really fell in love with this producer and always have a few bottles on hand to enjoy at … Read more
In our never-ending quest to try new wine clubs, we stumbled upon Naked Wines at the recommendations of several friends. This wine club takes a different kind of approach than conventional wine programs where members become de facto “investors” of artisan wineries around the world. But rather than being part owner, the perk comes back … Read more
I have a love/hate relationship with Sauvignon Blanc (and blends) from France. On average I really enjoy the grape, but to get the intensity and complexity I generally prefer out of French wines it almost always feels like you have to start out at $40/bottle (if not more) to get to a quality point that … Read more
Before I started to learn about wine, I was always enamored by the concept of dessert wine. Emphasis should be made on the word concept, if only because I could rarely afford to try any of the expensive bottles. Dolce was one such dessert wine whose marketing spoke to me as a casual wine shopper. … Read more
When it comes to learning how to taste wine properly, there are an untold number of approaches out there. You can go to the extreme and research the bottle/wine region in great detail to know what the wine is supposed to be like (all before even opening a bottle). You can follow one of a … Read more
During our first visit to Washington, we wanted to head out to the eastern side of the state to go wine tasting. But we quickly found out that many wineries operate wine tasting rooms near Seattle as opposed to in the wine regions proper. So we stuck with wineries near Seattle and it ended up … Read more
When it comes to French Sauvignon Blanc, if you know a bit about regions your mind may first go to Sancerre in the Loire Valley. While this region does make stellar bottles, we often find the prices in the USA to be just a bit more than what we’d prefer for the respective bottles. Thankfully, … Read more
When we decided to visit friends in Seattle, we knew we wanted to get out to experience several Washington wineries. At first, we had our hearts set on hitting a proper wine region like those found in the Columbia Valley towards the eastern side of the state. But we quickly scrapped that plan when we … Read more
