My family and I went to my mothers to have our annual Thanksgiving celebration. We know what that’s all about, non-stop food from beginning to end! It has always been a reason for us to enjoy some of our favorite wines too, but this year I forgot the wine! It was going to be Riesling! ...
After many years in the fine wine business I have taken on an additional line of work: Product Marketing. My heightened awareness in this field has given me a new appreciation for the exceptional packaging of liquors, especially American Whiskey and Bourbons. The popularity of Bourbon and American Whiskey has steadily been on the rise, and besides ...
Earlier this week I was unpacking a case of Forge Cellars 2014 Riesling Classique, and was drawn to a promotional card that was enclosed. The card was about a half page size with information about their vineyards and wines – the other side was a wonderful topographical map of the Finger Lakes region; Cayuga, Seneca ...
Riesling is King of the German wine industry. When anyone mentions “German wine,” it is the first grape that comes to mind. Riesling is planted in all thirteen official wine-growing regions of Germany (called Anbaugebiet). The wines that we mostly see here in the United States come from the regions of the Rheingau, Mosel and Pfalz. ...
We will be at a convention next week staying in a hotel where bringing you own wine is not the easiest thing. A perfect solution for this, is the lovely boxed wines which are so easy and unobtrusive to bring along and offer so many benefits, such as: No glass to break or be restricted. ...
The stunner of summer! Ever since its introduction in 2014, the Wolffer Summer in a Bottle Rosé from the Hamptons, has been on fire! This year is no exception, and while they continue making more each year to keep up with demand, it continues to sell out in record time. This wine captures the essence ...
With the long, hot days of Summer not to far away Rose is in full stock and selling briskly, as it should be! I love rose in the Summer with my meals but need more variety, don’t want to get to much of a good thing! I have come to appreciate the bright, dry white ...
What is your favorite wine? I am asked this question at Vintology many times a week. While I enjoy many different wines, there is one region and one wine that comes to mind as being my favorite. I love red wines from the left bank of Bordeaux, these are Bordeaux wines that have a high ...
As the weather begins to warm up, many of us put down our bottles of red, and reach for a crisp refreshing rose. Few wines seem to capture the fun happiness of summer the way rose does. As many of you will be drinking rose in the coming months, I figured some of you might ...
I was recently spending some time with a friend at there place last weekend when a glass of wine was offered. I of course was game, after all, it was 5pm somewhere! I was a little surprised when the friendly offering was a Riesling from Alsace, it had been a long time since I had ...
