Buy Collectible Wines While The Prices Are Low and Availability Is High
Ken In these hard economic times you should take the view of smart financial folks like Warren Buffett and be looking for good wine investments when the market is off. Buy…
Wines Pairings For Thanksgiving Dinner
This week I thought it would be appropriate to tackle one of the most-asked wine-and-food questions posed to the well-known wine author Kevin Zraly throughout the year: “What’s your favorite…
Beaujolais Grand Cru Wines Are Great Values
As we approach Thursday, November 20, 2008, and the release of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau, I would like to share with you some of my favorite wines of this region.Â…
Sparkling Wines and Champagne Recommendations for Your Holiday Parties
This year we decided to schedule our Champagne and Sparkling Wine blind tasting well before the holidays. We wanted you to have the reviews and recommendations well in advance of…
Very Good Cabernets, but the Best Will Cost You
We recently hosted a Cabernet Tasting Panel and found many of the Cabs to be Very Good. However, we also found that you will have to spend some money to…
Luxury Sonoma Wine Reviews And Blogger Conference Wrap Up
The final day of the Wine Bloggers Conference in Santa Rosa started off with some breakout sessions. The topics varied, but the session that I found most interesting was on…
Reviewing Wine At The Wine Bloggers Conference — Day 2
For most attendees of the Wine Bloggers Conference, Day 2 started off with some vineyard walks lead by our conference organizers Zephyr Wine Adventures. I understand that everyone had fun.…
Wine Bloggers Conference Day 1
Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA. I arrived here mid-day yesterday in San Francisco and made the hour plus ride up to Santa Rosa for the first U.S. based Wine Bloggers…
Chardonnay…Where’s the Oak?
This year's blind tastings of Chardonnays left me and our three Ken’s Wine Guide Tasting Panels with more questions than answers. As you know Chardonnay is the most popular white…
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…