The third Friday of September is upon us so that means it is almost International Grenache Day. No, we don’t need a “wine holiday” to drink wine, but I always think its fun to toast the day, particularly when it’s dedicated to a varietal that doesn’t get a lot of
EDS719 was pretty good but now its time for the August edition. And oh August, how I have a love-hate relationship with you! It can be brutally hot as evidenced by the continuous slate of 100+ degree days we had
“Making the past a strength. An influence. Demanding precision, subtlety. Imagining the finest of wines, generous, ambitious. The continuation of our story. A story of a name, a winery rooted at the heart of Hermitage.” – Ferraton Père & Fils
I fell in love with the wines of the Rhone Valley, the Southern Rhone’s Chateauneuf-du-Pape specifically, very early on in
While sucking big time in so many ways – Prince, David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Ali, Janet Reno amongst so many others leaving us; Brexit; Zika; lying Ryan Lochte; Syria; Nice; Orlando; the U.S. election (we could be here all day) – it was a great year for the Corkscrew Concierge’s
So here we are once again celebrating International Grenache Day, which is the third Friday in September. Grenache is one of those
And my love affair of Oregon’s Willamette Valley continues. Not long after the likes of David Lett, Charles Coury and Dick Erath laid the foundation
I’m seriously always amazed when lil’ ole Corkscrew Concierge gets recognized or honored for wine stuff. Like really. Even with all the study and learning
Are you a rosé fan? Do you look forward to all the new releases in the spring? Many of us are drinking copious amounts of
