Category Archives: wine and food

California wines for Obama's inauguration – and thoughts about wine at the White House

By winecase | Published: January 19, 2009
I have to say that Americans sure know how to throw a big party. Case in point, Barack Obama’s inauguration, which is drawing an incredible line-up of artists over these few days, and millions of people in tow, to witness this historic occasion. It may be presumed that, at some of these functions, wine will be [...]
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Wine Blogging Wednesday 53: Would you like some Slovenian chardonnay with your breakfast?

By winecase | Published: January 15, 2009
You know, it isn’t just by chance that Jeff Stai, from the Twisted Oak Winery, wound up with the Twitter nickname Eljefetwisted. I mean, a man that calls his wines Pig Stai, Potty Mouth or River of Skulls is obviously not walking on the straight and narrow – and thank God, because his wines are [...]
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Tasting Note: Capitel Croce 2002, Veneto IGT, Anselmi

By winecase | Published: January 11, 2009
Roberto Anselmi is one of the great prides of the Veneto region, and especially, of the Soave appellation. So much so that he left the appellattion. Indeed, Anselmi thought that the authorities were not hard enough on Soave producers, when it came to ensuring quality. So instead of being associated with a level of wines he [...]
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Gravner in the morning, arvine at noon, Sagrantino for dinner – and some thoughts about Swiss drinking and driving laws.

By winecase | Published: December 31, 2008
What an interesting day in wine tasting yesterday was. It started out almost accidentally, when I stopped by the tasting room of Christophe Abbet, an excellent vigneron based in Martigny, in Switzerland, to get a couple of bottles of his wines to bring home to Quebec (including a bottle of the delightful Ambre, a slowly-matured dessert [...]
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Moscato for the Holidays

By winecase | Published: December 24, 2008
It’s a little late for Christmas wine recommendations, I realize. But it’s still early for New Year’s, so that’s still all right. Especially when you suggest a wine that is as festive as it is (relatively) inexpensive, so much so that it could be pulled out for any excuse for a celebration. The wine is moscato, or [...]
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