Category: Winetasting

• 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…

  Michelle Williams

  November 12, 2014

  Black Box, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Carmenere, Chardonnay, Dallas, Full Circle Wines, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Wines of Chile, Winetasting

  Black Box, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dallas, Evan Goldstein, Everybody Everybody, Full Circle Wine Solutions, III Forks, Montes Alpha M, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, wine, Wine 101, Wines of Chile, winetasting

• Discovering the Colonial Wine Trail on #VAWinechat

  

  October brought another exciting edition of Virginia Wine Chat as we explored four wineries on the Colonial Wine Trail: James River Cellars, Saude Creek Winery, New Kent Winery, and Williamsburg Winery. I continue to feel so honored to participate in #VAWinechat. Although I am fairly new to the Virginia wine scene (I have now tasted…

  Michelle Williams

  November 7, 2014

  #VAWinechat, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Colonial Wine Trail, James River Cellars, Music, New Kent Winery, Ray Charles, Saude Creek Winery, Traminette, Virginia, Virginia Wines, Williamsburg Winery, Wine, Winetasting

  #VAWinechat, Chardonnay, Colonial Wine Trail, James River Cellars, James River Gewurztraminer, music, New Kent Winery, New Kent Winery Reserve Chardonnay, Ray Charles, Saude Creek Traminette Reserve, Saude Creek Vineyards, Virginia, Virginia wines, What’d I Say, Williamsburg Winery, Williamsburg Winery Trianon, wine, Winelover

• Valpolicella Day Two

  

  I awoke on my second day in Valpolicella to a sound no winemaker in the region wanted to hear: rain! This region had received an abundance of rain and if there are two weather conditions wine grapes do not like it is too little rain and too much rain. I will go in to this…

  Michelle Williams

  October 3, 2014

  Amarone, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar, Cesari, Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, JEMA, Monteci Viticoltori In Valpolicella, Ripasso, Sartori di Verona, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Winetasting

  Amarone, American Authors, Best Day of My Life, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar, Cesari, Consozio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, Corvino, Corvinone, food, Italian wine, Italy, Locando 800, Monlinara, Monteci Viticoltori In Valpolicella, music, rondinella, Sartori di Verona, travel, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico Superiore

• Celebrating Virginia Wine Month

  I have exciting news for all you winelovers out there: October is Virginia Wine Month! What? You have never had wine from Virginia? Then I have even better news for you, since today is October 1st you have 31 days to either travel to, hunt down in your local wine retailers or order online some…

  Michelle Williams

  October 1, 2014

  #VAWinechat, Cabernet Franc, Food, Grace Estates Winery, KIng Family Vineyard, Meritage, Monticello AVA, Music, Veritas Vineyard, Viognier, Virginia, Virginia Wines, Wine, Winetasting

  #VAWine Chat, Cabernet Franc, food, Grace Estate Winery, King Family Vineyard, Meritage, Monticello, Monticello AVA, Monticello Wine Trail, music, October, Robbie Thompson Band, Sweet Virginia Breeze, The Virginia Wine Club, Veritas Vineyard, Viognier, Virginia, Virginia Wine, Virginia Wine Marketing Office, Virginia Wine Month, wine, Winelover, winetasting

• FLX 2013 Riesling Launch #Winechat

  Let me begin by confessing I love Riesling! Is it just me or does Riesling seem to be smoking hot right now? According to information provided by the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance, the International Riesling Foundation claims “Riesling is the fastest growing white wine in the United States, and second only to Pinot Noir of…

  Michelle Williams

  September 17, 2014

  #winechat, Finger Lakes, Food, Friends, Metallica, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Riesling, Wine, Winetasting

  #winechat, Finger Lakes, food, friends, Fun, Metallica, music, Protocol Wine Studio, Riesling, Thai Food, wine, Winelover, winetasting

• Fifty States of Wine

  This is my second post about my experience at Texsom. You will recall from my first post that Texsom was a conference held in August at the Four Seasons Resort and Spa in Las Colinas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Though the majority of attendees were wine industry professionals, Texsom was a conference that welcomes…

  Michelle Williams

  September 10, 2014

  Arizona, Texas, TexSom, Virginia, Wine, Winetasting

  3 Libras, A Perfect Circle, Arizona, Colorado, James Maynard Keenan, Michigan, Missouri, music, New Mexico, New York, Texas, TexSom, Virginia, wine, winetasting

• Valpolicella Here I Come!

  As you are reading this article I am either on my way or have already arrived in the Valpolicella appellation of Italy. My host, Cosorzio Tutela Vino Valpolicella, has invited me to experience the wine, food and culture of this beautiful region. Because I will have limited access to WIFI and want to focus on…

  Michelle Williams

  September 1, 2014

  Amarone, Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, Food, Italian wine, Italy, Luciano Pavarotti, Media Wine, Music, Valpolicella, Wine, Wine Tour, Winetasting

  Amarone, Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, food, Fun, Italian wine, Italy, Luciano Pavarotti, Media Wine, music, Valpolicella, wine, Winelover

• Vertical to Heaven: Chappellet Tasting at TexSom

  I had the great pleasure of attending the 10th Annual TexSom Conference in Las Colinas (a suburb of Dallas) in early August. It was a fantastic event; very well organized, excellent educational seminars and top notch wine flowing at every turn. If you are a wine lover (enthusiast or connoisseur), wine writer, or industry professional,…

  Michelle Williams

  August 29, 2014

  Chappellet, Music, Napa Valley, TexSom, Vertical Tasting, Wine, Winetasting

  Chappellet, Heart, iconic winery, Led Zepplin, music, Napa Valley, Stairway to Heaven, TexSom, vertical winetasting, wine, Winelover, winetasting

• Spending the Summer of Riesling in Alsace

  The last time I participated in #Winechat was in May when we were exploring the wonderful wines of Cairdean Estate. (Click here for review) I was looking forward to once again joining the conversation, especially with a lovely Riesling from Alsace.  #Winechat is hosted by Protocol Wine Studio. It is an hour long educational wine…

  Michelle Williams

  August 25, 2014

  #winechat, Alsace, Food, France, Guns N Roses, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Riesling, Summer, Teuwen Communications, Wine, Wine Wednesday, Winetasting

  Alsace, food, France, Fun, GunsNRoses, music, Paradise City, Protocol Wine Studio, Riesling, Rocker, summer, Twitter, wine, Winelover

• A Soulful White Rose

  August’s #Winestudio Session XVI has headed east to discover “Liquid Voices of the Hudson Valley.” August #Winestudio is being sponsored by Hudson Valley Tourism and made possible by Debbie Gioquindo, Hudson Valley Wine Goddess. Did you know some of the oldest vineyards in the US are found in the Hudson Valley? The French Huguenots planted…

  Michelle Williams

  August 20, 2014

  #WineStudio, Bob Dylan, Food, Hudson Valley, Music, Whitecliff Vineyard, Wine, Winetasting

  #winestudio, Bob Dylan, food, Fun, Hudson Valley, music, White Rose, Whitecliff Vineyards, wine