Bookshelf: Amber Revolution
Buy on Amazon Book Review: Amber Revolution Author: Simon J. Woolf If you’re a serious wine lover, wine history buff, natural wine enthusiast, or in the industry, then you need to get a copy of Amber Revolution. Amber Revolution charts the contemporary rise of amber (a.k.a., orange) wines. But the book does more than this, […]
12 WSET Diploma Test Taking Strategies: Unit 3
If you’re a WSET Diploma student, you know that the Unit 3 Exam, Wines of the World, is a beast of a test. As soon as I walked out of the exam room, I wrote down EXACTLY what I would have done differently to better prepare myself. While there’s no substitute for actually knowing the […]
Bookshelf: The Emperor of Wine
Elin McCoy pours through the life of the legendary Rober Parker. If you drink wine, you’ve heard of Parker or at the very least been influenced by his life’s work – the 100 Point Wine Scale.
Exploring Priorat Red Wines
Tucked away in the northeast corner of Spain, Priorat boasts an ancient wine-growing culture rooted in Catalunya’s history. Priorat red wine blends use Garnacha Tinta and Samsó (Cariñena), producing high alcohol, deep, rich red wines with red fruit, black fruit, and spice. Priorat employs the “Els Noms de la Terra” classification system, featuring five wine […]
What Is Barossa Wine?
Australia’s Barossa zone is known for rich, powerful Shiraz wines that account for 50% of the region’s plantings, as well as elegant Rieslings grown higher up in the Eden Valley. Check out Barossa’s classic offerings.
Why Is New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc So Good?
New Zealand wine growers and winemakers have spent the last 20 years perfecting their knowledge of vineyard selection, clonal selection, and winemaking techniques to create consistent Sauvignon Blanc at all price points. Today, they dominate the market.
Bookshelf: Red, White, and Drunk All Over
Natalie MacLean is every wine lover’s private behind-the-scenes guide to the world of wine. Sip through the pages of this easy-reading book and learn along with me.
How Do they Decide What Wine Grapes to Plant?
Have you ever wondered how a winegrower decides to plant one grape variety over another? Some choices Mother Nature drives, but there’s actually a lot more behind deciding what grapes to plant in a new vineyard. Deciding what type of grape to plant where involves a complicated heuristic that takes into account environmental and non-environmental […]
Trellis: Just Another Wine Blog…
Seven Things About the Trellis Wine Blog I don’t think the word ‘manifesto’ lends itself particularly well to a wine blog… far too serious and reminiscent of mid-20th century dictators and polished black boots. But in the spirit of capturing intent, I suppose that’s what this first post is. There are plenty of wine blogs, […]