Tag: #winestudio

• Dazzling Willamette Valley Chardonnays

  

  As November begins it is time for a new session of #Winestudio. I am super excited about November’s session titled, “The Importance of Being a Willamette Valley Chardonnay” and will feature six beautiful Oregon Chardonnays over the course of the month. So strap in because I am sure as you read my articles this month…

  Michelle Williams

  November 10, 2014

  #WineStudio, Chardonnay, Cooper Mountain Cellars, Eyrie Vineyards, Food, Protocol Wine Studio, REM, Willamette Valley

  #winestudio, Chardonnay, Cooper Mountain 2012 Old Vine Chardonnay, Cooper Mountain Cellars, Eyrie Original Vine 2012 Reserve Chardonnay, Eyrie Vineyards, food, I Believe, music, November, Oregon, Oregon Wines, Protocol Wine Studio, REM, Willamette Valley, wine, Winelover

• Rinascimento Wine Importers on #Winestudio

  As September is coming to a close so is another great session of #Winestudio. September’s #Winestudio has been sponsored by Justin Gallen, owner of Rinascimento Wine Importers. Rinascimento imports fine Italian wine that is either organic or biodynamically crafted into California. If you live in California take a look at the rear labels when you…

  Michelle Williams

  September 29, 2014

  #WineStudio, Barbera, Barolo, Food, G.D.Vajra, Italian wine, Italy, Jimmy’s Food Store, Johnny Lang, Music, Piedmont, Protocol Wine Studio, Rinascimento

  #winestudio, Albe, Barbera, Barolo, food, Fun, G.D. Vajra, GD Vajra 2009 Barolo Albe, GD Vajra Barbera D’Alba, Italian wine, Italy, Johnny Lang, Johnny Lang Still Rainin, music, Protocol Wine Studio, Rinascimento, Still Rainin, Twitter, wine, Winelover

• September is Italian Wine Month

  Though I did not realize it until now, September is shaping up to be my month of Italian wines. I spent the first week in Valpolicella visiting wineries, tasting wine and eating a lot of Italian food. Upon returning from Italy, September’s #Winestudio began with this month’s sponsor Justin Gallen. Justin owns and operates Rinascimento…

  Michelle Williams

  September 24, 2014

  #WineStudio, Food, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Red wine, Rose, Wine

  #winestudio, Aglianico, Agricola Cirelli Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo, Chris Cornell, food, Italian wine, Italy, Like a Stone, Montepulciano d’Abbruzzo, music, Musto Carmalitano Aglianico del Vulture, Protocol Wine Studio, Rinascimento, Rinascimento Wine Importers, Serra del Prete, wine, Winelover

• Millbrook Winery: I Love NY

  The last winery we visited on #WineStudio’s August journey through the Liquid Voices of Hudson Valley was Millbrook Vineyards and Winery. Millbrook Winery has been called the “Hudson Valley flagship winery” by the New York Times as well as “a great place to visit” by The Wall Street Journal. The hour long #WineStudio class tasting…

  Michelle Williams

  September 5, 2014

  #WineStudio, Cabernet Franc, Food, Hudson Valley, Music, New York, Protocol Wine Studio, Recipe, Rolling Stones, Summer, Tocai Friulano, Wine

  #winestudio, Cabernet Franc, food, Fun, Hudson Valley, Millbrook Vineyards and Winery, Protocol Wine Studio, Rolling Stones, summer, Tocai Friulano, wine, Winelover

• Tuesday Night’s Alright for Bubbles

  The next stop on August #Winestudio Session XVI took us to the oldest continuously operating winery in the United States: Brotherhood Vineyards. You will recall from my article “A Soulful White Rose” reviewing Whitecliff Vineyard’s White Rose wine that the French Huguenots were the first to plant grape vines in the Hudson Valley in 1677.…

  Michelle Williams

  August 27, 2014

  #WineStudio, Brotherhood Winery, Chardonnay, Food, Gary Wright, Hudson Valley, Music, New York, Protocol Wine Studio, Wine, Wine Wednesday

  #winestudio, Brotherhood Winery, bubbles, Chardonnay, Charmat Method, Dream Weaver, food, Fun, Gary Wright, Hudson Valley, music, New York, Protocol Wine Studio, Sparkling Chardonnay, 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

• Burgundy Wine in Virginia: Absolutely!

  As you know #Winestudio celebrated the Independent Spirit of US winemakers in July. The idea was to focus on wine from states other than the big three: California, Oregon and Washington. We enjoyed La Garagista 2013 “Coup de Foudre” Pétillant Naturel sparkling wine from Vermont; McPherson Cellars Les Copains 2013 Dry Rosé from Texas; Wollersheim…

  Michelle Williams

  August 11, 2014

  #WineStudio, Ankida Ridge Vineyards, Burgundy, Fleet Foxes, Food, Le Metro Wine Underground, Music, Pinot Noir, Protocol Wine Studio, Virginia, Wine

  #winestudio, Ankida Ridge Vineyards, Burgundy, Fleet Foxes, food, Independent Spirit, Le Metro Wine Underground, music, Pinot Noir, Protocol Wine Studio, summer, Virginia, wine

• Texas Wisconsin Two-Step on #Winestudio

  The third week of  #WineStuio’s focus on the independent spirit of US winemakers brought us to McPherson Cellars in Lubbock, Texas and Wollersheim Winery in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. This tasting was particularly exciting for me because my husband was born and raised in Wisconsin and I am a Texas gal! Furthermore, neither one of…

  Michelle Williams

  July 28, 2014

  #WineStudio, Food, Le Metro Wine Underground, McPherson Cellars, Music, Protocol Wine Studio, Red wine, Rose, Texas, Wine, Winetasting, Wisconsin, Wollersheim Winery

  #winestudio, Delta Rae, Domaine du sac, food, French Wine, Fun, hamburger, hotdog, Independent Spirit, Le Metro Wine Underground, Les Compains, McPherson, music, Protocol Wine Studio, Ray LaMontagne, summer, Tex-Mex, Wollersheim Winery

• Go Your Own Way with La Garagista and #WineStudio

  It’s July and time for a new Protocol #WineStudio session.  #WineStudio is a virtual wine tasting that takes place on Twitter each Tuesday at 6pm PST. Please check out Protocol Wine Studio’s web site to learn more and follow along on Twitter using #Winestudio. This month Protocol, along with assistance of Le Metro Wine Underground,…

  Michelle Williams

  July 21, 2014

  #WineStudio, Brianna, Fleetwood Mac, La Garagista, Le Metro Wine Underground, Music, Petillant Naturel, Protocol Wine Studio, Sparkling Wine, Wine

  #winestudio, Brianna, Fleetwood Mac, Go Your Own Way, La Garagista, Le Metro Wine Underground, music, Petillant Naturel, Protocol Wine Studio, Sparkling Wine, Vermont, wine, Winelover