Date: Friday 6/7/23Location: Antonio’s Restaurant, San Juan, PRDistributor: LuxoWineWines: It’s been a while since I’ve done a double header. It’s also a complicated thing to do when it’s supposed to be a tasting and you are…
A Wine Tasting With Master of Wine Almudena Alberca
Date: Friday 6/7/23Location: Almacen del Vino, Guaynabo, PRDistributor: B. Fernández Do titles define us, or do they serve as an expansion of our true nature and lengthen our personality? I’m sure an argument can be made…
A Road To 500 Grapes Wine Tasting
When I was in my twenties, I was in a band. It was a fun time. We recorded two albums, played amazing gigs, but I have to tell you, being an introvert and standing in front…
163 – Vitovska – 337 Grapes Left
Curious Synonyms: Vitovska Grganja, Vitovska Garganja Nerd Alert: Rare and ancient greenish-gold variety that is found predominantly in Carso, in the northeastern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. The name is of slovenian origin. Believed to be…
A Wine Tasting With Winemaker Gil Nuñez
Date: Friday 5/2/23Location: La Bodeguita de Luis, Toa BajaDistributor: LuxoWineWines: Hemingway once said “When people talk, listen completely. Don’t be thinking what you’re going to say. Most people never listen”. That’s so true today when a…
162 – Niagara – 338 Grapes Left
Curious Synonyms: Niagara White, White Concord Nerd Alert: Light-skinned hybrid variety grown mainly in the northeastern United States. Created in the New York county of Niagara in the mid-19th Century from the Concord grape variety (probably…
Synonym Grapes List: #1 Cannonau/Grenache
Grape: CannonauAlcohol: 13.5%Vintage: 2018Wine: Dolia Cannonau Di Sardegna D.O.C.Winery: Cantine di DolianovaCountry: Sardegna, ItalyDate: 12/3/22DOC: Cannonau di SardegnaDistributor: Total WineOriginal Grape Entry: RT500 #97 (8/12/21)Original RT500 List Grape: Grenache What’s this list? Well, the Repeats Lists…
161 – Tinto Velasco – 339 Grapes Left
Curious Synonyms: Graciano de Alfaro, Velasco, Blasco, Benitillo, Frasco Nerd Alert: This grape is known in la Rioja Baja and it wasn’t until the early 1990’s that it was demonstrated it wasn’t really Graciano. It is…
A Sunset With Rueda Wine Tasting
I’ve been told by many that have been involved in wine a lot longer than I have that when it comes to wines, I should try all I can, and all that is available which is…
160 – Foja Tonda – 340 Grapes Left
Curious Synonyms: Casetta, Maranela, Lambrusco a Foglia Tonda, Lambrusco Casetta Nerd Alert: This obscure red variety was planted in the Adige valley for many centuries. Grown sin ce the Middle Ages and well known in the…