On Wednesday the 28th Phil, President of In Vino Veritas, invited over a few friends from IVV and their alumni group Millésimes, for a private blind tasting. On the agenda the main objective was practice and preparation for the upcoming 2009 blind tasting competitions. There are many student competitions throughout France I am sure, but [...]
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Blind Tasting Competition Prep
Posted in Wine Tastings, tagged domaine de la pinte, arbois, René Carroi, sancerre, Eurl Thierry Puzelat, touraine, Château des Vaults, Domaine du Closel, Savennières, Muenchberg, Domaine Ostertag, Château Cap de Mourlin, saint-emilion, corbineau, Château des Tours Reserve, Côtes-du-Rhone, Yannick Amirault, bourgueil, pedro ximenez, alvear on 29 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stunning Wine Photograghy by Andy Katz
Posted in Random Tidbits, tagged andy katz, Photography on 27 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Andy Katz is a professional photographer who’s taken a liking to wine. “The photographs created by Andy Katz have taken him around the globe. From the Old Country in Eastern Europe to the California wine country, which he now calls home, his subjects are as diverse as his travels and adventures. The images in Katz’s [...]
In Vino Veritas Tasting – Vacqueryas
Posted in Wine Clubs, Wine Tastings, tagged azalais, grenache, In Vino Veritas, lopy, oumage, rhone, sang des cailloux, un sang blanc, vacqueyras on 24 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past Thursday marked the last In Vino Veritas tasting of the first Semester. Marie-Carmen Benavides, Sales Manager at Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux, presented 5 of her Domaine’s labels, 4 reds and 1 white. I must note that this is the second tasting in a row that began with dry, tannic, full-bodied reds and [...]
Drink like you give a damn
Posted in Random Tidbits, tagged biodynamic, etica, fair trade, live a little, lomas de cauquenes, melania, neu direction, organic, wandering grape on 21 January 2009 | 9 Comments »
“Drink like you give a damn” is a trademark of Etica
German, tied for my best friend in the whole world, is a life-long political activist, born in Mexico. He currently works in D.C. where he is the National Chair for the League of United Latin American Citizens’ Immigrant Affairs Commission. His prime mandate is immigration and human rights. [...]
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