Jon does an excellent job of explaining what the Wine Wheel is all about. I had never heard of it, but it’s definitely a great resource if you want to help develop your sense of smelling, and describing, wine. Check out the website too, http://www.winearomawheel.com, you can even buy a t-shirt. Please drink responsibly.
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Chef Dave makes another visit to the GlenRo Shoppe, today he tries a 2008 Hogue Chardonnay and an ’07 Castle Rock Pinot Noir, both great values. Learn more here about how to judge white wine coloring, “straw vs. green”, as well as concepts about how oak flavoring is added to wine. Did you know they used [...] Chef Dave joins Jon Haight for another episode of wine education. In addition to talking about 2 new wines (Edna Valley Vineyards Chardonnay and a Merlot from Maison Nicolas), they discuss sniffing techniques, chardonnay facts and describe a vintage chart. A successful filming which includes a few welcome interruptions from GlenRo customers (check out the [...] Check out Larry again, this time he shows us some of the best kept secrets in wine…Chilean that is. He talks about why they are such a great value, either here at GlenRo or at your favorite local wine shop. Please send us any questions you have about wine or suggestions for future wine reviews, [...] Join Jon and Chef Dave for another exciting and educational wine tasting. Check out some new grapes with which you may not be familiar, Sicily’s Nero d’Avola produced by Lamur and a Viognier from France, Tortoise Creek. Learn about some these less common varietals. Enjoy and stay tune for more! New reviews of affordable great wines along with the usual tutorial of grapes and regions. Roy Nealon, owner of GlenRo Spirit Shoppe, and Jon Haight, wine educator and expert, talk about two great tasting values. Find them here or at your local wine shoppe. Jon Haight and Dave explore two great-valued wines at Glen-Ro Spirit Shoppe. The first is an Australian Chardonnay, Tin Dog, followed by Che Gaucho, a Malbec from Argentina, both around $10. Excellent tasting magnums…just be sure you have enough people around to drink it. Enjoy! Meet Jon Haight, expert wine educator and consultant at the Glen-Ro Spirit Shoppe in Monroe, CT. Today, in our first of weekly wine reviews, we try 3 great wines. Stay tuned for many more wine tastings and the basics of wine etiquette…enjoy! |
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