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 starting out because the inclination to leave wine in the glass, to me, is not innate. But it wasn’t…
Wine Stories
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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 for both cases. Regardless, I think it’s quite easy to identify them. Nothing, to me, says experience like humbleness…
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 of people…not an easy endeavour. So most nights, we’d be playing and I’d be wanting the set to end…
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 large group of our society are waiting someone finishes talking so that they can sell their position and win…
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 are literally wines with the same name I reviewed for RT500. The Synonyms List is the same DNA but…
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 the only way to make good palate memory. Granted, when they started in wine down here in Puerto Rico,…
A Martin Codax Wine Tasting
I remember a story from a famous music group from the 1970’s called Blondie. For the longest time people assumed that was the name of the singer, Debbie Harry. I guess it’s a sociological assumption since most bands name with what sounds like a persons name tend to be that of the singer. Well the…
A Donald Patz Wine Group Tasting
Donald Patz is a household name. He’s been involved with California wines since the late 80’s and was one of the founders of famed brand Patz & Hall. After selling his part in the business he decided to start various independent projects which he shared with us recently.
An Exploratory Tasting of Rieslings From Around The World
I make no secrets that my favorite white grape is Riesling. Ever since my first conscious encounter with it almost 8 years ago I knew it to be love at first gulp. Since then I’ve continued to enjoy it but for the past few years I’ve been wanting to explore and compare how this noble…
Grape VS Grape: Chardonnay (Spain & Australia)
How can the same grape create such different results depending on the location where it was cultivated? There are those that say it’s the terroir, others claim it’s the weather conditions, others award the responsibility solely to the winemakers. If we can use humans as an example of how while being ‘the same‘ we can…