Category: Wine

Not Just Blending In

It was years ago – I might have even been working in a different state at the time – when this happened: I was helping a customer pick out a selection of wines, making recommendations for stuff she hadn't tried that she might like. She seemed to get more excited with each bottle...

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2 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 11:42 AM - Categories: Wine

Malbec: On the Rise

  I bought a bottle of Coppola Diamond Label Malbec on my way home last night. I don't usually drink the varietal, but I had malbec on my mind, so I figured I'd pick up a bottle.

  Ten or fifteen years ago, everybody was drinking merlot. It was easy to pronounce, and it was widely produced in a fruit-forward style. Then, the hot thing was Australian shiraz ...

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2 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 1:25 PM - Categories: Wine

A Question of Etiquette: Part II

  It was a couple of weeks ago when I went back to my hometown for a friend's wedding. While in town, I stopped by the house I was raised in and checked in on my parents. We all had a good time.

  But I noticed something. They have a cute little wine rack. It holds about six wine bottles....

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15 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 5:15 PM - Categories: Wine

Inexpensive Bordeaux: An Oxymoron???

Bordeaux is one of the most prestigious wine growing regions in the world. It is tough finding that inexpensive gem from Bordeaux, mainly because they are not rated by major critics. Everyone thinks red when they think about Bordeaux. The white wines, including Sauternes...

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1 comments - Posted by Jon Bernardoni at 1:30 PM - Categories: Wine

Food Pairing: At a Chinese BYO

My fiancee and I found ourselves heading to a local Chinese restaurant, popular for their delicious and modern  Asian cuisine and also their $5 corkage fee ... What wine should we take? My first recommendation for pairing with Chinese is almost always a  crisp, refreshing white (perhaps an Alsatian). On our last visit, once I realized it was a BYO place...

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 1:42 PM - Categories: Wine

New and Notable

I'm always searching for great values in the world of wine to share with anyone who will listen. Here are a few new wines and notable values that I've been able to taste recently and thought you might like. Come on in, check them out, and be sure to ask the folks in the stores if...

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 1:12 PM - Categories: Wine

Focus on Vibrant Rioja

Yesterday Binny's held an internal training seminar about Rioja for wine consultants. We discussed the region, watched a video from Rioja's recent marketing blitz, and tasted a few wines....

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3 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 3:30 PM - Categories: Wine