June 2011 Blog Posts (3)

Summer sipping

Summertime wine drinking provides plenty of opportunities for a diverse range of selections. The heat of North Carolina’s summers almost demands light, crisp, refreshing whites, but the indispensible grilling favorites of burgers, ribs, and steak offers a chance to crack open some big, robust reds as…

Continue

Added by Lisa Englert on June 29, 2011 at 5:23pm — No Comments

A better wine-tasting experience!

Recently I made an appointment at 'The Library' in Woodinville WA, a region where over 70 wineries have their tasting rooms. As you likely know, most tasting rooms pour about 1 ounce of wine and you sample through their offerings.

Not so at 'The Library', and the experience was one that other venues may want to consider! First, they do have a fee of $15, but don't let that scare you. This is a unique place: they are home to the wines of Boudreaux Cellars, Long Shadows and…

Continue

Added by John Von Lossow on June 28, 2011 at 8:35am — No Comments

Trust wines with track records

The hunt for an inexpensive, tasty bottle of wine is usually fun, but a recent string of bad luck made Catherine Rabb, an instructor at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, North Carolina, ponder the issue of wine reliability: What if you just want a bottle that delivers every time with no… Continue

Added by Lisa Englert on June 9, 2011 at 2:56pm — No Comments