This beautiful picture of the Douro Valley in northern Portugal is from the Symington Family Estates facebook page. If you want…
Rock-ing Out at Pinot in The City -Willamette Valley Wineries
We just finished a blockbuster week of Pinot in The City organized by the Willamette Valley Wineries Association. WVWA held a full…
Some Stars of the Loire – Pascal Jolivet and Saget La Perrière
The annual Spring to the Loire trade and media tasting event organized by Loire Valley Wines took place several weeks…
The Case for the Canaries
In deciding on a title for this piece on Canary Island wines, their name just seems to beg for alliteration…
The Art of Blind Tasting and More, SCS Bootcamp 2018
In wine writer Jon Bonné’s new book, The New Wine Rules, he writes Rule #3 for a consumer is “a…
Planet Bordeaux, Sustainability, The Yoga of Wine
“We see everywhere the spread of a change in awareness concerning the horribly destructive effects of chemical products that have…
Books, Brands and Bordeaux
I am in the midst of reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury which I decided to read after seeing that…
O Riesling, Alsace Rieslings, Musings On Rieslings for 2018
If you taste an Alsace Grand Cru riesling or a Wachau Smaragd riesling it will convert you to a riesling…
Last Minute Wine Related Gifts Serious and Silly Found in Chicago
Its almost the week before Christmas 2017, Hanukkah starts in a couple of days, Secret Santa’s, stocking stuffers, it is…
Green-Up for Energy During the Holidays and Afterwards
Harvest Juicery ginger shots are my secret weapon to feeling energized during the holidays and after. The B-Power smoothie is another “good…
Traveling By The Glass - Posts by Jeannie Boutelle 