“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
After tasting the lovely wines of the Willamette Valley
So you know how there’s always a “national something day” trending on social media? It’s national egg day, dog day, or whatever the heck else day. Well there are also various national and international wine days. And while most of these days have no true significance, I always think it’s
Alicante Bouschet. Hear it, learn it, remember it, pronounce it (Ah-lee-KAN-tay Boo-SHAY) – and drink it. This signature red wine of Portugal’s Alentejo (that’s “Ah-len-TAY-zhoo”
You have to be doing something right to be able to make wine for nearly 100 years. Enter Pasqua wine. So often we accomplish great
“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
