Month: September 2015
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Volcanic Wine: Erupting with Flavor
Imagine an explosion of epic proportions. Hot lava, rocks and gas billowing from the earth with mammoth force. The sky quickly filling with massive plumes of smoke as viscous magma oozes down the sides of the mountain engulfing everything in its path. The immediate result of the erupting volcano’s pyroclastic flows, heavy falls of ash…
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Anna de Codorníu Announces SHARE Partnership
Spain’s #1 Sparkling Wine to Support Leading Network for Women Facing Breast and Ovarian Cancers Anna de Codorníu, Spain’s leading, premium sparkling wine, has announced a partnership with SHARE, a national organization that provides informed peer support, empowerment and educational resources to women affected by breast and ovarian cancers. The partnership encompasses a significant charitable…
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Pairing Wine with Art through Vino Mosaics
Today on Rockin Red Blog I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine who is a wonderful wine artist. His name is Ryan Sorrell. I met Ryan through social media and was immediately impressed with the pictures I saw of his art. After months of planning my husband and I finally met…
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“The Winds of War” Live-blogged, 8: Honeymoon in Lisbon, wine in Boston!
The Winds of War returns! In this installment Herman Wouk provides us some insight to the US involvement in WWII before entering the war through the “Lend-Lease” program. We also catch back up with Pug, Byron and Rhoda. If that is not enough, it concludes with delicious wines and Cheez-Its! Grab a glass and follow…
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We Will Drink No Wine Before It’s Time
Patience is a virtue; however, it is a virtue that frequently eludes me, especially when it comes to wine. Once a wine bottle is uncorked (or unscrewed) it needs time to breathe. You would too if you were trapped in a bottle for 1, 2 or 10 years. It needs to stretch a bit some…
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The Natural Wonders of Abruzzo
Imagine a place where nature is wild and uncontaminated. A region flanked by mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. It is lush and green in the spring, summer and fall, and covered in glistening snow in the winter. It is filled with picturesque medieval towns, castles, modern resorts and fantastic food…
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Celebrate California Wine Month Along the CA Highway 1 Discovery Route
Enjoy Downtown and Rural Wine Tasting on the Pacific Coast Wine Trail and Taste through the award-winning Pinots and Chardonnays of the Edna and Arroyo Grande Valleys, some of California’s Coolest Winegrowing Regions. California Wine Month, held every September during harvest, makes travel to the three award-winning wine regions found along CA’s Highway 1 Discovery Route even more exciting.…
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Iconic Winery Retrospective: Maison Trimbach
Is Stuart Pigott correct when he claims in his book Best White Wine on Earth, that Riesling is the best white wine on earth? It may not be the best but it is certainly high up on the list. Winefolly states, “Riesling wine has emerged as the most collectible wine among top connoisseurs and sommeliers…
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