Common Man Cocktails get their first guest, the folks at HelloVino, they’re developing the worlds first fully mobile wine pairing tools to make life easier for the wine consumers. Our first guest appearance, Jim from HelloVino arrives at the studio with a few bottles of Ecco Domani’s Pinot Grigio and we pull out some watermelon [...]
Gewürztraminer, one of my favorite wine varieties. It’s slightly spicey, hence the gewürtz terminology which is German for “spicy” and traminer a family of grape varieties similar if not the same as Savagnin. I’ve found very complex Gewürztraminer wines, although I can’t say Fetzer is one of the more complicated I’ve had. But, it’s a [...]
We’ve been in search for a good low cost slightly sweet riesling for some time now. There are many new wine drinkers out there that aren’t into big red wines and we want to find something to start them out with – a sweet riesling is a good beginner. The Radiance riesling is very pale [...]
This episode we’re going to put aside the wine snobbery and give boxed wine a try. We cover a great selection of box wine and tetra-pak’s while keeping it real. There is a time and a place for all styles of wine in all types of containers. We’re here to give you some examples, explain [...]
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 [...]
When experimenting with Ice Wines or Eiswein, it may be in your best interest to try a lower cost brand first then work your way up. We started with a 2006 Covey Run Reserve and have moved on to a 2004 Höpler Eiswein, a product from Burgenland Austria. Ice Wines are sweeter, lighter and mild [...]
The holiday season is upon us and New Years Eve is right around the corner. Although bubbly wine, particularly Champagne is a popular way to ring in the New Year, it’s not the only option. A sweet cost conscious white wine, much like a bottle of 2004 Blue Nun, may be just the thing you [...]
This week we’re celebrating thanksgiving with a whole ton of creative drinks from the team. We’ve got brandy and eggnog, limonchello, beer, gewürztraminer white wine, Bordeaux red wine and more. What better way to celebrate Turkey day than with an alcohol you love? We’d like to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving with your [...]
The gewürz grape is a floral variety with lots of unique scents and smells. The 2003 Valckenberg Gewürztraminer Pfalz fits into this category perfectly by reflecting all that is Gewürztraminer at a cost of roughly USD $11.99. This is a white wine with a rosey peach nose and a pale yellow color. Gewürz is German [...]
Grüner Veltliner is a style of grape primarily found in Austria and, in many ways, competes well against the Chardonney grape. Many of us are used to a Riesling coming out of this area of the world, so a Grüner Veltliner based wine was a slight difference, not as refreshing and sparkling as a cold [...]
