Merlot, the Noble Grape, Deserves Respect
I am tired of the Merlot bashing. Merlot is a noble grape and deserves some respect. Yes, Merlot did suffer from over planting which in turn led to some thin…
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I am tired of the Merlot bashing. Merlot is a noble grape and deserves some respect. Yes, Merlot did suffer from over planting which in turn led to some thin…
It’s August and it’s hot! Now is the time to dive into a chilled Sauvignon Blanc, the perfect summertime sipper. We think well made Sauvignon Blanc is a great wine…
The KensWineGuide.com Tasting Panel recently tasted Oregon Chardonnays blindly. We all know that Oregon is well known for its world class Pinot Noir. As a reader of KensWineGuide.com you also…
After our Riesling tasting we decided to sweeten it up a bit and we moved into Dessert wines. In my opinion, there is no better way to close an evening…
We recently conducted a blind tasting of Riesling and Dessert wines. In this post we will cover the Riesling results. In addition to the blind tasting, we received several other…
The KensWineGuide.com Tasting Panel blindly tasted 17 distinctive Pinot Noirs. Most of the major Pinot producing regions were represented. The only exception was there were no submissions from Oregon. Pinot…
On February 29ththe KensWineGuide.com Tasting Panel met to review Italian red wine varietals. We broke the tasting into 3 distinct groups. We reviewed 5 Chianti Classicos and recommended 3 of…
The KensWineGuide.com Tasting Panel recently tasted 19 Syrah and Shiraz wines. The tasting was blind and we had 11 panelists including Kara Kukall, Beverage Manager from Legal Sea Foods. In…
Zinfandel is known to many as America’s red wine grape. Many Americans will celebrate this heralded grape at the ZAP Wine Festival in San Francisco at the end of this…
In November the Ken’s Wine Guide Tasting Panel tried 16 sparkling wines and Champagne. We wanted to make some recommendations for New Year’s Eve and other festive holiday celebrations. Of…