E.D. & E. Green

• July 2012

  I posted this question because someone on another thread referred to Merlots as "tannic" and I don't think of them that way.  But I also realize I am less sensitive to tannins than to, for example, acidity.  I have to stop and think about whether tannins are high or medium, although I can kind of quantify them if I stop and think.I think of tann... Read More

  Forum post in the topic which varietals are most tannic?

  
  

• June 2012

  There hasn't been one of these threads here in quite some time so I thought I'd start it up again. Weather is warm here so I popped a Rosé.What are you drinking? Read More

  Forum post in the topic Whatcha drinking tonight?

  
  

• June 2012

  It's that time of year. Beer is probably the best bet, but I'm wondering what wine others like to drink with Carolina-style pulled pork and/or ribs. Read More

  Forum post in the topic Carolina BBQ

  
  

• May 2012

  1998 was the year Chateauneuf-du-Pape finally got some respect. Don’t me wrong, the wine had maintained a loyal following for years, but more often than not the wines were described as rustic, earthy and in quite a few cases, dirty.1998 was the turning point that changed that impression in consumers’ eyes, or at least those consumers who had yet... Read More

  From the article 1998 Chateauneuf Retrospective

  
  

• May 2012

  Hi everyone,I'm a newish lurker who jumped on a great fare to San Francisco from my little pocket of Missouri wine country near St. Louis in mid-August with the intent of visiting the Sonoma area as a solo traveler.  I will be arriving early afternoon on a Thursday and staying until early Monday morning.As a solo female traveler and a red fan - ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Recommendations for Sonoma...

  
  

• May 2012

  As I mentioned when I introduced myself as part of Snooth's Mentor Program, I'm a wine educator. I teach wine at a culinary school, and I instruct classes at local shops around my area in the Triangle in North Carolina. It keeps me on my toes, for sure - no matter how many times I've taught a concept or tasted a wine, something new comes up. Mos... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Teaching Wine

  
  

• April 2012

  I know there have been at least one or two conversations about buying wines at Costco, but I happened to catch the one hour documentary about Costco on CNBC, last night.  They actually spent a significant portion of the program (8-9 minutes) about wine sales.  Here is the thing that blew me away.  Apparently, annual wine sales at Costco exceed a... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Costco Wines

  
  

• April 2012

  The news that Slow Food was separating from Gambero Rosso had been a question mark in the minds of many Gambero Rosso readers, until now. With the release of Slow Wine and the Slow Wine tasting event and press conference in NYC, we now have all the answers.Essentially, Slow Food and Gambero Rosso went their separate ways over their differing set... Read More

  From the article Slow Wine Tasting Event in NYC

  
  

• March 2012

  I tried 7 dolar  Mexican cabernet-sauvignon and it was pretty tasty. Could anyone suggest some good white Mexican wines? Read More

  Forum post in the topic Mexican wines

  
  

• March 2012

  That's really nice! Read More

  Forum post in the topic How to restore merlot...

  
  

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