Category Archives: tasting

Live wine blogging from Walla Walla, take two: the red wines

By Remy Charest | Published: June 26, 2010
Today, the Wine Bloggers Conference was more focused on the terroir of Walla Walla: the geology, the producers, the varieties, the soils, the climate, the combination of things that are giving shape to this wine region. The well-organized winery visits, with three distinct stops for each group of bloggers, were very successful and allowed a [...]
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Live white wine blogging from Walla Walla, Washington

By Remy Charest | Published: June 25, 2010
The American Wine Bloggers Conference has just begun on a strong note: good tacos from the Walla Walla taco trucks, good tastings, meeting with fellow bloggers (many who I only knew online), an interesting keynote speech from Steve Heimoff, the Wine Blog Awards, and good breakout sessions on blogging, in various fashions. Twitter is on [...]
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Tasting Note: Il Frappato 2007, IGT Sicilia, Ariana Occhipinti

By Remy Charest | Published: May 28, 2010
I’ve been a fan of Arianna Occhipinti’s wines for close to two years, now, since I tasted her nero d’avola, Il Siccagno, at Terroir SF, with a couple of friends I’d met at the first Wine Bloggers’ Conference (read the blog post, in French, right here). Since then, the wines have started to be imported [...]
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The Greatest Wine Story Ever Told (isn’t always about the greatest wine…)

By Remy Charest | Published: April 12, 2010
For the second time, I had the chance to take part in a collective feature published on Spotlight Toronto. After Ontario’s best rieslings, it was time for all participants to tell everyone their greatest wine story. In some cases, that means a great bottle, one of the world’s best. But in most cases, it meant a [...]
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Tasting Note: Le Cigare Volant 1997, Bonny Doon Vineyards

By Remy Charest | Published: January 28, 2010
It is with great sadness that I share the passing of a great wine. Born in Santa Cruz, California, in 1997, Le Cigare Volant was made of grenache, syrah, cinsault and mourvèdre. Its early departure was due to premature oxydation, caused by the use of an improper synthetic cork. Commemorative donations can be made to [...]
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