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  Boston Wine Expo: A Huge Success

  January 25, 2009 / Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Eiswein, Expo, France, Germany, Lirac, Malbec, Pinot Noir, Port, Red Wine, Riesling, Semillon, Shiraz, Spanish, Sparkling Wine, Syrah, Tempranillo, White Wine, Wine, Wine Tour, Zinfandel

  Today we went off to the Boston Wine Expo, had a hugely great time. The wife and I bought the mother-in-law and got her to explore a lot of new grape varietals from regions all over the world. We started the event with a great keynote by Gary Vaynerchuk at WineLibrary.com. This was a double-blind tasting with eight wines from regions around the world, we each had eight glasses in front of us to taste with Gary, pick out flavors [...]

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  Chardonnay, The Other White Wine

  December 20, 2007 / Champagne, Chardonnay, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine

  Chardonnay, like other wines, is a type of wine which takes the name of a grape. The Chardonnay grape is a green grape, unlike Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir grapes which are purplish blue grapes. The Chardonnay grape is used to make Chardonnay wines, of course, but it’s also used to create sparkling wines and Champagne. “Chardonnay is a versatile grape. In cold regions such as Chablis, it shows crisp acidity and flavours of green hay with the flinty [...]

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