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A tasting of one of California’s top sparkling wine producers

Sonoma county is relatively well known for a number of reputable sparkling wine producers, who make bubblies in the traditional Champagne method (i.e. second fermentation in the bottle). In my mind,...

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Wine Pairing Principles for Thanksgiving… and Beyond

Holidays like Thanksgiving can pose some serious wine pairing paralysis. With the cacophony of flavors and textures involved in a meal whose primary goal is to stuff oneself until bursting, what wine...

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8 delicious Kosher wines to celebrate each night of Hanukkah

This year, Hanukkah begins early, marked by sunset on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Hanukkah is known as the “Festival of Lights”, commemorating Israel’s freedom from the oppressive Syrian-Greek rule...

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The Promiscuous Pinot Noir: the family tree of Austria’s red grapes

Rumor has is that one day, a long, long time ago, the ancient grapes Traminer and Pinot Meunier got together for some fun. Well, one thing led to another and they ended up crossing. Not long after,...

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What’s your “electric chair” food and wine pairing?

When hanging out with fellow food obsessed friends and wine nerds, I often throw the following question out to the crowd to see the responses it will elicit: If forced to choose, what would be your...

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South Africa produces wines that bridge the gap between old world and new world

I recently enjoyed a tasting of South African Wines led by Zingo Munger of Cape Classics, an importer of a wide, well rounded range of South African Wines. After some discussion among the other...

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Why not drink the most wonderful wine?

With the headache of Thanksgiving wine pairing officially behind us, it’s time to focus on the real holiday wine season. It is, after all, the most wonderful time of the year. You can practically smell...

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50% off the 2010 Cork’d Holiday Gift of the Year, TastingRoom.com

We’ve been searching high and low, hours on end, trying to compile the very best wine gifts for your loved ones this holiday season. As we immersed ourselves in research of vintage reports, scores, and...

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4th Annual American Fine Wine Competition will highlight America’s brightest,...

I was recently invited to participate in a “Celebrity Press Judging” for the 4th Annual American Fine Wine Competition that offered a sneak peek at some of this year’s vinous contenders! As the name...

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Cork’d: The Final Tasting Note

Today marks a bittersweet day for Cork’d as we announce it will wind down operations. After 1.5 years, CEO, Lindsay Ronga will move on to other opportunities. “Working with Gary and Jon marked a...

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