Google “GSM” and you’ll find no mention of wine on that first page of results. For a wine lover, GSM stands for the grapes Grenache (Greh-NAH-sh), Syrah (Seer-AH), and Mourvèdre (More-VED-rah) – three red beauties delicious on their own, but magical when blended together. Winemakers around the world love blends. Why? Because you can highlight…
Category: Cheap Wine
What Is Rosé?
Are all rosés from the famous Provence region in southern France? NO!!! They are from all over the world with varying styles. Rosés can be vastly different – some are sweet, some are off dry (aka slightly sweet), and others are totally dry (no perceived sweetness). So how do you know what you’re getting in…
The Gambler’s Wine
You won’t know if it’s sweet or dry, unless the bottle tells you (or of course, you could taste). It could also be still (no bubbles) or sparkling! That’s the tricky thing about the Chenin Blanc (shenin blawnk). Depending on when the winemaker stops the sugar fermentation, there could be a little Residual Sugar (RS)…
Sparklers!
Just in time time for New Year’s Eve (well, if you’re like me and you didn’t select your Champagne for toasting yet because you still have a few more days), here’s a little info on some sparkling wines and a few that you might try, of course under $25. Cheers to saving and sipping in…
What is all the fuss about Pinot Noir?
I finally get it. After visiting Sonoma for a few days, I actually found a couple of Pinot Noirs I liked. AND one from Napa too. But this is really unusual for me. So I wanted to dig into what made these Pinots palatable for me, and most of the others so meh. A Pinot…
Why you need a tasting group
I have just come off an amazing few days in Napa and Sonoma. It wasn’t amazing just because these are beautiful places and there were great wines (all true). It was remarkable because over the past two years a group of people that were complete strangers to me are now a second family to me,…
Hurricane Party Wine
“Why don’t you come upstairs on Saturday? We have bottled water, candles and salami and I just bought a bunch of Italian wines for my Veneto study.” On Wednesday I had done a blind tasting of Italian wines at the Vin Master which inspired me to skip several chapters in the Certified Specialist of Wine…
Frost on the Grapes
O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the forest call; Tomorrow they may form and go. O hushed October morning mild, Begin the hours of this day slow. Make the day seem to us less brief. Hearts…
Summer Whites
I know we’re rapidly approaching fall and everyone is screaming “PUMPKIN SPICE” but here in the South it continues to be 90+ degrees everyday,
What’s a CSW?
In March I was about to elope, but I had a very important conversation I needed to have before I went.
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