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Category Archives: Wine Blogging Wednesday
Wine Blogging Wednesday 56: a Kosher Wine from Utiel-Requena
It’s always nice when Wine Blogging Wednesdays lead us off the beaten track, and allows us to expand our views on the world of wine. I mean, drink AND learn? How could you go wrong?
WBW 56 is certainly such an opportunity, with the kosher wines theme thought out by the Corkdork, just in time for [...]
Also posted in Spain, red wine, wine blog Tagged Bobal, Corkdork, Elviwines, kosher wines, Makor, Utiel-Requena, WBW 56 2 Comments
Wine Blogging Wednesday 55: North vs South – a bipolar roundup
It’s always fascinating to see the many ways people can interpret a proposition. So what did the participants in the 55th Wine Blogging Wednesday make of this idea of confronting North vs South?
From Michigan Riesling to Tasmania Pinot Noir, from Spanish Garnacha to Tennessee Chambourcin, there sure were a lot of possible pairings (and threesomes, [...]
Also posted in dessert wines, red wine, tasting, white wine, wine blog Tagged Cab Franco Files, cabernet sauvignon, chambourcin, chardonnay, chenin blanc, daiginjo sake, dessert wines, Finger Lakes, grenache, ice wine, Lenn Thompson, Long Island, Malbec, Michigan, Niagara, North vs South, Shiraz, Spain, syrah, Washington merlot, WBW 55, Wine Post 11 Comments
Wine Blogging Wednesday 55: North vs South, just across the Loire
The North vs South theme I proposed for Wine Blogging Wednesday provides bloggers with certain guidelines (use the same grapes, so you can compare), but also with a lot of leeway. Thousands of miles of leeway, really.
If you wanted, you could pick similar wines from the other side of the world. The antipodes, really. Spanish [...]
Also posted in France, Loire, alcohol level, red wine, wine, wine and food Tagged 2005, Bourgueil, cabernet franc, Charles Joguet, Chinon, Clos du Chêne Vert, Domaine de la Butte, limestone, Mi-Pente, North vs South, Touraine, WBW 55, Wine Blogging Wednesday 13 Comments
Wine Blogging Wednesday 55: North vs South
I’m so stoked about hosting the 55th edition of the Wine Blogging Wednesday. It’s a nice number, too. A kind of symmetry, even, since I joined in on this collective tasting event for WBW 44.
As a Québécois frequently discussing wines with my American wine blogger friends, I thought that the perfect theme for “my” Wine [...]
Also posted in Canada, United States, winemaking Tagged North vs South, WBW 55, wine tasting 56 Comments


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Wine Blogging Wednesday 70: tempranillo blanco and other Spanish wonders