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Apple Hill Wineries

bwtcom — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:08:02 +0000

Author: Rick Keel The Apple Hill wineries are scattered among apple orchards just off of highway 50 in the Sierra Foothills in El Dorado County in California. Most are in the town of Camino with a few in Placerville. The area is known for its rural ambiance and apple orchards offering pies and cider. The wineries [...]

Wine Numbers: 9892

bwtcom — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:32:52 +0000

9,892 feet is the altitude of Argentina’s Bodega Colomé, which is the world’s highest commercial vineyard.

Chenin Blanc and the Loire Region

bwtcom — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:44:09 +0000

Author: Lindsay Alston Chenin Blanc is a white grape variety that appears to produce wines built to last eternally. While many Chenin Blanc wines are somewhat insipid, at their best they compete with the finest of any varietal. For the most part the best Chenin Blanc wines start young, with a level of acidity that disprove [...]

The Mourvèdre Grapes in Blending

bwtcom — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:04:28 +0000

Author: Lindsay Alston The names Mataró and Mourvèdre may come from the towns of Mataró in Cataluña and Murviedro near Valencia, suggesting an origin on that coast. Though the origin of the grape may be Catalonian or Spanish, the name Mourvèdre is of French descent. The grape was accepted in the 16th century, and extends [...]

Wine Tasting Bike Tour from Vienna

bwtcom — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:05:02 +0000

Do you like biking and enjoy wines? If you answer yes, this special offer is not to miss. The discounted wine tour comes from Vienna in Austria and will be available till August 31. You’ll be getting a 10% off if booking now. The tour will last about 8-9 hours and you’ll be riding your [...]

The Life and Times of Red Zinfandel

bwtcom — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:02:01 +0000

Author: Lindsay Alston Red Zinfandel, also known as Zinfandel, is a type of red grape that is planted in over 10 percent of California’s vineyards. Usually, it is a robust Red Zinfandel, but in the USA it has also become a blush wine called White Zinfandel. White Zinfandel has over six times the sales of [...]

Wine Numbers: 400

bwtcom — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:32:19 +0000

400 years: That is the age of world’s oldest grape vine located in Maribor, Slovenia. With an age of over 400 years it is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest vine in the world. Local and French vine genetics experts from Paris confirmed the age by conducting precise measurements, besides it is [...]

How to Read a Wine Label

bwtcom — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:35:20 +0000

Author: David Cowley When was the last time you went to a nice restaurant and ordered a bottle of expensive wine? When the waiter or waitress brought it over, did he or she show you the label before uncorking it? Did you understand anything on that label, or did you simply scan it [...]

Dom Perignon: Myths and Reality

kinomondovino — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:30:54 +0000

Everybody heard about the legendary French monk who is said to be the one who invented the champagne - Dom Perignon. His name is also usually associated with one of the finest champagnes in the world from the famous house of Moet et Chandon. Most of you probably know that Dom Perignon wasn’t the first [...]

Discounted Barossa Valley and Victor Harbor wine tours

bwtcom — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:07:58 +0000

Special offer for these discounted wine tours in Australia will be available till August 31, 2008 and offers you 15% discounts on the regular price. Both tours start from Adelaide and our guides will pick you up at your hotel at 9:30 in the morning for a 8 hours tour into the kingdoms of [...]