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#summerwine #summer #summer2023 If you like, light, citrusy and refreshing white wines, here are my three best recommendations: German Riesling, Basque Txakoli, also called Txakolina and finally Sicilian Inzolia. For the Riesling, I highly recommend Weingut Thorle, Fritz Haag or Dr. Brunklin Wolf. Best Txakoli is produced by Txakoli Txomin or Bodegas Rezabal. My favourite

What makes Washington the “Tweener State” for growing grapes? Get some insights from Chris Upchurch of DeLille Cellars, located in Woodinville. He also talks terroir and describes the factors that makes a single vineyard wine stand out from a blend.

Dai Crisp is the winemaker at Lumos Wines and a leader in organic farming in Oregon’s Willamette Valley at the Temperance Hill Vineyard. He has 30 years of growing experience and tells us about his path. See all of our videos with Dai Crisp of Lumos Wines here: Subscribe to Ask a Winemaker for hundreds

Our Wine Director, Master of Wine, David Allen sets out to taste the hugely popular Yellow Tail South Eastern Australian Shiraz 2021 to see if it can justify its claims to be the world’s favorite wine brand. I think it is safe to say he was pleasantly surprised. Yellow Tail is a large Australian wine

During dinner service last night, John Jordan received a call from one of his colleagues at the local Salvation Army. Watch a quick video to find out what happened and why Director of Hospitality & Events Nitsa Knoll came to work on her day off to help her husband, Chef Todd, and Sous Chef Manuel

What is Melon de Bourgogne? Melon de Bourgogne is the white wine grape that makes the Muscadet region in France famous, but it is adored around the world. Scott Frank, Winemaker at Bow and Arrow wines in Portland talks about this grape and how his favorites taste. See our whole playlist with Scott Frank: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_IXB4XJrFh0J_M9Zolen10F

GSM Wines? 🧐 Have you ever seen ‘GSM’ on a wine label and wondered what it meant? Why can’t they make wine labels easier to understand, right? Let’s solve this mystery together as I introduce you to the powerhouse trio of the Rhone.

Classically made wines inspire “natural” winemaker Frank Cornelissen which might seem contradictory given his reputation, but here he explains why it is logical. Frank Cornelissen sat with Ask a Winemaker in December of 2013. See all of our videos with Frank Cornelissen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_J8ee7_bIqp8ynkfDYYo8nt See all of our videos with Italian Winemakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMaZbwrU1ms&list=PLddUmDhg4G_KY_eWOUI7iOLl4XuE4W0cx&index=2 Ask a Winemaker

Brittany Snow, Chrissie Fit, and Kelley Jakle drink and taste wine in their time in wine country. #brittanysnow #pitchperfect #chrissiefit #kelleyjakle #bardenbellas

Chef Dave Beran of Pasjoli in Los Angeles prepares a roasted rack of lamb, served as chops with roasted grapes, fennel and olive butter—all fine-tuned to go with a Gigondas. Wine Spectator’s Hilary Sims and Julie Harans explain how adaptable this recipe is for home chefs and why a Grenache-based wine makes for the ultimate

Punchdowns in winemaking are a critical part of extracting collor and tannin from red grapes. At Domaine de L’Ecu in the Loire Valley, Fred Niger is experimenting with a form of punchdowns that is softer and less aggressive. Watch all the videos of Fred Niger: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_IA3Rm8_ZIG26ugc-OUPQDz Watch all of our Winemaking 101 series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_IPyaCdujShOPm8H_dhO1yl

Come check out our unique “wine on tap” system. 20 Different varietals of locally made, handcrafted wine using grapes sourced from some of the best vineyards in California and Washington state!

What is Colorino? This minor red grape imparts a lot of color into red blends, often in Tuscany where it plays a role in Chianti and Chianti Classico. Elisabetta Fagiuoli of Sono Montenidioli describes it as a grape that is inky and dark but too heavy. Our Wine Education 101: Grape Varieties series is here:

Michael Shaps Wineworks is a Virgnia based custom crush facility, making some of the best wines on the east coast. Tom Simmons and Jason Davis joined Michal Heny of Michael Shaps Wineworks to talk about how HRP assisted with the wastewater issues that come from the wine making process. For the play hard section, Tom

Pioneering grape grower Charlie Barra talks briefly about the early wine market in the United States and his experience selling to Robert Mondavi off of a handshake agreement. Charlie’s Cabernet Sauvignon from Barra of Mendocino in Ukiah Californa is featured in Pioneer, a Cabernet sold exclusively by Standard Market, Bakersfield and the Standard Grill in

the regular wines are free to taste 👅 a tour in miyoshi winery 2023

Winemaker Gabrielle Simmers of &Co describes Hawke’s Bay and the Sauvignon Blanc that she makes there. Few of her neighbors make Sauvignon Blanc in the region, which is known more for reds. Gabrielle makes “The Supernatural”, a Sauvignon Blanc from limestone soils. She sat down with Ask a Winemaker at Red and White Wines in

Il Cascinone Head Winemaker, Carlo Manera, presents the Avamposti range. A collection of wines made from traditional, native varieties made in modern, innovative ways.

Qveri (kveri) are large clay winemaking vessels used in primarily in Georgia. There are as many types of amphora as there are barrels and in this video winemaker Fred Niger from Domaine de L’Ecu talks about some of the differences. See all of our videos on Amphora and Kveri (qveri) : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_JTWgyCVGgrFMwnB_xjrC_U Watch more videos