Ready for Hanna

Since 2005 Bedell Cellars has been conducting an experiment with their cabernet vines. Soon after veraison, when the grapes turn from green to black, vineyard workers have been covering the ground between the rows to prevent any excess moisture from getting to the roots of the plants. Excess moisture like the rains that accompany hurricanes [...]

The Leap

One of the focuses when studying for the Diploma in Wine and Spirits is to be able to determine, through practiced tasting and writing a tasting note that conforms to the WSET standards, if the wine you’re drinking is a quality wine. In one class Lisa Granik, MW, gave us an acronym — BLIC. Which [...]

Think about this

Gwenn from Noble House was in yesterday and, guess what?, she brought some wine. One that caught the attention of most of the staff and of Larry Perrine of Channing Daughters who showed up on his way back to the South Fork, was Ponder, a 2004 cabernet from the Barossa Valley.
It’s made by Anthony “Ponder” [...]