Category: Cabernet Sauvignon
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An Awesome Wines of Chile Tasting
I was recently invited to attend a wonderful wine tasting event. Wines of Chile hosted a Chilean Wine 4.0 Master Class at III Forks in Dallas. We tasted 16 delicious Chilean wines each hand selected by Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein. Evan has a passion for wine education; thus he President and Chief Education Officer of…
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Montes Alpha Pairs Perfectly with Fall
Montes is a well-known name in Chilean wine. In fact, Aurello Montes Sr. is considered a founding father in the modern Chilean wine industry. With over thirty-five years of oenological expertise, Montes has remained at the forefront of reshaping and reimaging Chilean wine. In 2008 Ernst and Young named him “Entrepreneur of the Year” and…
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Bordeaux: A Date Night Remedy
On a recent date night my husband and I decided to return to Bistro 31. In the spring we attended a surprise birthday party for a dear friend at Bistro 31 in Highland Park Village. It was our first time at the restaurant and we really enjoyed the location, food, atmosphere and friendly staff. We…
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Friends and Wine: The Perfect Pairing
This is my first entry into the Monthly Wine Writers Challenge. What is #MWWC11? It was developed by The Drunken Cyclist in an effort to encourage creativity in wine blogs. This month represents the 11th month of the challenge. The first month was won by The Armchair Sommelier. Each month’s winner selects the topic for…
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Tour de France for Winelovers
I taught indoor cycling classes for many years. July was my favorite time of year because I would adapt stages from the Tour de France into an hour long killer cycling class. I particularly liked to simulate the climbs through the Pyrenees Mountains. Though I still feel cycling is the best form of cardio, due…
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South African Wine is So Fine
Recently WineTastic hosted another great tasting featuring wine from South Africa. WineTastic is owned by Terry Burney and offers a great variety of wine tastings and classes, as well as an awesome selection of wines for purchase by the bottle, glass or taste. As I have written in the past, WineTastic is one of our…
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#WineWednesday fun with Protocol Studio & Cairdean Estate
I recently participated in Protocol Wine Studio’s #winechat on Twitter. #Winechat is an online, hour long educational wine experience. #Winechat is open to all, simply follow the hashtag. Furthermore, #winechat features wineries, distributors, sommeliers and wine writers in conversation with sommeliers, everyday wine enthusiasts and novices who want to learn more about wine. #Winechat is…
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How to Celebrate Earth Day? Wine Of Course!
I was invited by Crave Local to participate in their online Twitter Party called #BevChat that took place on Tuesday, April 22. The #BevChat featured wines from the Argentinean winery Piattelli Vineyards. Crave Local wanted to insure I had samples of four Piattelli wines to participate in the Twitter party but at the time my…
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