Orchard Fresh

• November 2017

  According to a YouGov poll, forty-one percent of Americans enjoy wine with Thanksgiving dinner. It's no wonder we spend so much time planning our drink menus. Turkey Day wines have been discussed on Snooth at length over the past ten years. Tastes have evolved to include more than just the mainstays. Traditions have been shattered, and most meal... Read More

  From the article The One and Only Wine You Need This Thanksgiving

  
  

• October 2017

  According to the Wine Institute, in 2015, over 28 million liters of wine were produced by sixty-three different wine producing countries. There are currently 195 different countries in our world, which means that a whopping one third of it is making wine. We all cherish our favorite wine countries and regions, but there are some superior wine pr... Read More

  From the article This Wine Region is Trending

  
  

• July 2017

  Stephen, any comments on the Aussie wines and their prices towards the top of this list?  Clos du Rouge Gorge, young vines, in the Roussilon A Connoisseur's Cellar, Part 10 of 8: some fine bits towards the endWe might get another round, but after today there will be a break for at least a little while from this relentless assault of interesting ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Aussie Wine in the US

  
  

• June 2017

  In case you haven’t heard, June 17th is Chenin Blanc Day. And like so many wine lovers, one of the first places I go for great Chenin Blanc is South Africa. While South Africa is considered part of the New World, at this point, the country’s vines are quite venerable. The first vintage of South African wine was recorded in 1659. Meanwhile, the f... Read More

  From the article Chenin Blanc Strikes Back

  
  

• March 2017

  This damn radiation therapy really poops me out at times - can't imagine how chemo patients go through - I've worked outside with decent weather lately and then drive there and back and I'm done...fried.  The local market sent over a couple new wines on their shelf for me to try so I did.The 2015 Laya is a Garncha Tintoroera 70%/Monastrell 30% b... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Weekday Wines - Post Pictures...

  
  

• March 2017

  When you spend more than two weeks in a place you soak in a lot about it. Taste all the wine you want at home, but there’s simply no substitute for standing in the dirt where the wine is grown or for tasting it alongside those who shepherd it into existence. These things are certainly true of a recent trip I took to New Zealand, which saw me cri... Read More

  From the article Aromatic Whites are New Zealand's Secret Star

  
  

• February 2017

  I am hoping to get some input on what Aussie wine the Snooth Community is seeing on the shelves [either retail or restaurants] in your local areas.US wine in Australia is still very much limited to the bigger wine companies egArgyle Pinot NoirStags LeapBerringerEtudeOccasionly the big guns from Napa will appear on the Auction Sites.I am always h... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Aussie Wine in the US

  
  

• December 2016

  We talked a lot about sparkling wine last week but there is a lot more to cover. The biggest sparkling wine day of the year, New Year's Eve, is right around the corner. Opening a bottle of sparkling wine can be a a dangerous proposition. There's a lot of pressure under that cork! But if you like living on the edge, there's always sabrage. When t... Read More

  From the article Holiday Sparkling Bottle Pick List

  
  

• December 2016

  Italy is well known for many things and one of them is an inordinate number of different wine grapes. The variety (400-500) is practically dizzying. That sort of diversity is also present in Italian sparkling wine where a number of traditions persist. One of the best known is Prosecco. These wines are made with the Glera grape and fermented in s... Read More

  From the article World Class Sparkling Wine for Your Holiday Table

  
  

• November 2016

  This is not your first Thanksgiving rodeo. It's not ours, either. We've brought you a panoply of Thanksgiving table wine suggestions over the past ten years. There was the time we assured you that Thanksgiving wines wouldn't break your bank. In fact, we've discussed Thanksgiving value wines time and time again. We've been here for you during Tha... Read More

  From the article The Ultimate Thanksgiving Wine List

  
  

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