New Travel Bag Takes the Hassles Out of Wine Travel
Ken Wine enthusiasts are always looking for interesting wines to share with family and friends, but getting those bottles from point A to point B has become increasingly difficult given today’s…
Very Good White Wine Recommendations
In October we conducted two tastings of several different white wine varietals. We focused on the less common white varietals. We wanted to cover a lot of different varieties over…
Our Favorite Wine Ice Cream and Sorbet
Wine-flavored ice creams and sorbets are a hot new trend in gourmet desserts. These ice creams and sorbets are delicious treats for adults. We tried many. Our favorites are listed…
Things to Consider When Building a Wine Cellar; Refrigeration Systems
Written by Evan L. Goldenberg, Architect, AIA Design Build Consultants Inc. Building a Wine Cellar? In this article (Part 2) we will discuss the various methods of refrigeration, if any,…
Exploring the Finger Lakes Wine Trails
Not far from our college alma maters in Syracuse, New York lies a terrific wine region called the Finger Lakes. This August we decided to make the trek to this…
The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Blind Tasting Results Are In
Our winner for the second consecutive year was the 2004 Sebastiani “Alexander Valley” $32 Cabernet! Last year the 2003 won this event. Congrats go out to the winemaker, Mark Lyon,…
Destinations for Wine Lovers in the Finger Lakes Wine Region
Ken and I began our wine tasting adventures on Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes wine region on a foggy Monday morning in early August. After a fun morning of…
A Tale of Two Wine Tastings
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” * or at least that is how it felt as the KensWineGuide.com Tasting panel got together for 2…
Alice White Pulls Off The Upset In Pinot Noir Tasting
There is a certain football analyst that I am fond of who likes to say “And that is why they play the games.” He says that because, just because one…
Merlot Madness!! Washington Merlots Were the Winners
In June the KensWineGuide.com tasting panel sat down with so many Merlots that we had to divide them into 2 different tasting groups. The first week we tasted the more…